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Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs Dell PowerStore 500T

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  • 13specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 4identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerStore 500T has 3 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (7 vs 4). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 13,360 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (13440 TB vs 80 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 1" more storage drive size than the Dell PowerStore 500T (3.5" vs 2.5"). Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, SSD on the Dell PowerStore 500T.

  • Installed storage drive type
    • HDD
    • SSD
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 4
    • 7
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 80 TB
    • 13440 TB
  • Storage drive size
    • 3.5"
    • 2.5"
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • 580 W
    • 1450 W
  • Number of power supply units
    • 1
    • 2
  • Width
    • 483 mm
    • 444.5 mm
  • Depth
    • 618.7 mm
    • 795 mm

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39 specifications
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Dell

PowerVault ME5212 disk array

Model ME5212

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Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDSSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers47
Total installed storage capacityDiffers80 TB13440 TB
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one25
Storage drive sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
Storage drive capacityKnown for one20 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Data transfer rateKnown for one12 Gbit/s
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYes
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
Designidentical
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Chassis typeRack (2U)Rack (2U)
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Rack railsKnown for oneYes
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers580 W1450 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers12
AC input voltageKnown for one200 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one47 - 63 Hz
Power cable connector 1Known for oneC13 coupler
Power cable connector 2Known for oneC14 coupler
Power cable currentKnown for one20 A
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm444.5 mm
DepthDiffers618.7 mm795 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm86.4 mm
WeightKnown for one3.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 65 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512e
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one12Gb SAS 8 port
Built-in processorKnown for oneYes
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 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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