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Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array vs TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3

15specifications compared
13differ
2identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 4 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array (8 vs 4). The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 16.64 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array (32 TB vs 15.36 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array has 16 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (24 vs 8). Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array, Desktop on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3. Product colour: Black on the Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array, Aluminium on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3.

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:4
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:15.36 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:32 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:24
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Storage drive capacity
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:3.84 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:4 TB
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Product colour
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Black
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Aluminium
LED indicators
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:Yes
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:HDD, Power, SSD
Width
- PowerVault ME5024 disk array:483 mm
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:184 mm

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Comparison of ME5024, D8 Thunderbolt 3
54 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5024 disk array Model ME5024 View product	B TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	8
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	15.36 TB	32 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	8
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 TB
Storage drive capacityDiffers	3.84 TB	4 TB
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
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	24 Gbit/s	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	Aluminium
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, Power, SSD
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 dB
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 cm
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, CCC, KC
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	300 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
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	184 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	315 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	266 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	397 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	381 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, Thunderbolt
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
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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