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Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array

23specifications compared
7differ
16identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:HDD
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:SSD
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:15.36 TB
Storage drive capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:20 TB
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:3.84 TB
Storage drive size
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:3.5"
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:2.5"
Data transfer rate
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:12 Gbit/s
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:24 Gbit/s
Depth
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:547.8 mm
Connector(s)
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:12Gb SAS 8 port
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:32Gb FC 8 port

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Comparison of ME5212, ME5224
27 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product	B Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array Model ME5224 View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	SSD
Number of storage drives installed	4	4
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	80 TB	15.36 TB
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers	20 TB	3.84 TB
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5"
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	24 Gbit/s
Hot-Plug support	Yes	Yes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)	Yes	Yes
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Device class	Large Enterprise Business	Large Enterprise Business
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sector	512e	512e
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	580 W	580 W
Number of power supply units	1	1
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	483 mm	483 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	547.8 mm
Height	87.9 mm	87.9 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Packaging contentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)
Other features1 differ
Connector(s)Differs	12Gb SAS 8 port	32Gb FC 8 port
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Compatible operating systems	Windows 2025 (inc. Hyper-V), Windows 2022 (inc. hyper-V) RHEL 9.5, 8.10 SLES 15 SLES 15 SP6, SLES 12 SP 8 VMware 9.0 and 8.0 U3	Windows 2025 (inc. Hyper-V), Windows 2022 (inc. hyper-V) RHEL 9.5, 8.10 SLES 15 SLES 15 SP6, SLES 12 SP 8 VMware 9.0 and 8.0 U3

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