Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs QNAP TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey

10specifications compared
5differ
5identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 480 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the QNAP TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey (580 W vs 100 W). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 44 mm more width than the QNAP TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey (483 mm vs 439 mm). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 327.7 mm more depth than the QNAP TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey (618.7 mm vs 291 mm). Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, Rack (1U) on the QNAP TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey.

Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Rack (2U)
- TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey:Rack (1U)
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:580 W
- TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey:100 W
Width
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:483 mm
- TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey:439 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm
- TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey:291 mm
Height
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:87.9 mm
- TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey:44 mm

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Comparison of ME5212, TR-004U/4TB-RED
37 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product	B QNAP TR-004U/4TB-RED disk array Rack (1U) Black, Grey Model TR-004U/4TB-RED View product
Storageidentical
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
Data transfer rateKnown for one	12 Gbit/s	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
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
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
Design1 differ
Device classKnown for one	Large Enterprise Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Rack (1U)
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Grey
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 cm
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	100 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	439 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	291 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	44 mm
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
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%

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