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Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs Seagate 2big RAID

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  • 9specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 3identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 52 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Seagate 2big RAID (80 TB vs 28 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 11.56 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Seagate 2big RAID (12 Gbit/s vs 0.44 Gbit/s). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 266 mm more width than the Seagate 2big RAID (483 mm vs 217 mm). Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, Desktop on the Seagate 2big RAID.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 80 TB
    • 28 TB
  • Data transfer rate
    • 12 Gbit/s
    • 0.44 Gbit/s
  • Chassis type
    • Rack (2U)
    • Desktop
  • Width
    • 483 mm
    • 217 mm
  • Depth
    • 618.7 mm
    • 118 mm
  • Height
    • 87.9 mm
    • 88.5 mm

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40 specifications
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Dell

PowerVault ME5212 disk array

Model ME5212

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B

Seagate

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Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Total installed storage capacityDiffers80 TB28 TB
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s0.44 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one4
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one20 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizeKnown for one3.5"
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYes
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for oneYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
Design1 differ
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Desktop
Product colourKnown for oneBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm217 mm
DepthDiffers618.7 mm118 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm88.5 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUSB Type-C, USB Type-C to USB Type-A
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Other featuresidentical
Minimum storage drive spaceKnown for one600 MB
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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84717020
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512e
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one580 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYes

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