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Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array vs TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3

15specifications compared
13differ
2identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3 has 1 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array (5 vs 4). The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 19 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3 (24 vs 5). The TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3 has 16 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array (40 Gbit/s vs 24 Gbit/s). Installed storage drive type: SSD on the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array, HDD on the TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3. Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array, Desktop on the TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3.

Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:SSD
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:HDD
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:4
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:5
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:24
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:5
Data transfer rate
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:24 Gbit/s
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:40 Gbit/s
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Product colour
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Black
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:Grey
LED indicators
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Yes
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:HDD, Power
Width
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:483 mm
- D5 Thunderbolt 3:225 mm

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Comparison of ME5024, D5 Thunderbolt 3
51 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array Model ME5024 View product	B TerraMaster D5 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	SSD	HDD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	5
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	5
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	24 Gbit/s	40 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	15.36 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	3.84 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Desktop
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, Power
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 cm
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Device classKnown for one	Large Enterprise Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
DC output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	176 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	227 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, Thunderbolt
Number of adapters includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Screws includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 100%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	-100 - 12192 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Controller interface typeKnown for one	32Gb FC Type-B 8 Port Dual Controller	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source

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