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Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4200H 2U12

9specifications compared
5differ
4identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Device class
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Large Enterprise Business
- ThinkSystem DE4200H 2U12:Small & Medium Business
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:580 W
- ThinkSystem DE4200H 2U12:913 W
Width
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:483 mm
- ThinkSystem DE4200H 2U12:447 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm
- ThinkSystem DE4200H 2U12:536 mm
Height
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:87.9 mm
- ThinkSystem DE4200H 2U12:87 mm

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Comparison of ME5212, ThinkSystem DE4200H 2U12
47 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product	B Lenovo ThinkSystem DE4200H 2U12 View product
Storageidentical
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1470000 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SAS
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, 3, 5, 6, 10
Data transfer rate	12 Gbit/s	12 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage drives installedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	80 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	20 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-Plug supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Host portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45, USB C
Design1 differ
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Small & Medium Business
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Maximum number of controllers supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Cache size (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Maximum number of hosts supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	913 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
Hot-swap PSUKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	447 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	536 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	87 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	29 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 50 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3050 m
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	12Gb SAS 8 port	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source

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