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Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs Seagate Exos E 5U84

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 3identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 5 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Seagate Exos E 5U84 (12 Gbit/s vs 7 Gbit/s). The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 1,620 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (2200 W vs 580 W). The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 1 more power supply units than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (2 vs 1). Only the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, No on the Seagate Exos E 5U84.

  • Storage drives installed
    • Yes
    • No
  • Installed storage drive type
    • HDD
    • No
  • Data transfer rate
    • 12 Gbit/s
    • 7 Gbit/s
  • Chassis type
    • Rack (2U)
    • Rack (5U)
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • 580 W
    • 2200 W
  • Number of power supply units
    • 1
    • 2
  • Depth
    • 618.7 mm
    • 933 mm
  • Height
    • 87.9 mm
    • 220 mm

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44 specifications
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Dell

PowerVault ME5212 disk array

Model ME5212

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B

Seagate

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Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one1008 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)NL-SAS, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive size3.5"3.5"
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSAS
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s7 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one4
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one80 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for one20 TB
Hot-Plug supportKnown for oneYes
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYes
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPM
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for oneYes
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one8
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one2
Remote management portKnown for oneRJ-45 (Gigabit)
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Rack (5U)
Product colourKnown for oneBlack, Metallic
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYes
CoolingKnown for oneYes
Hot-swap fan moduleKnown for oneYes
Device classKnown for oneLarge Enterprise Business
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers580 W2200 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers12
AC input voltageKnown for one180 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width483 mm483 mm
DepthDiffers618.7 mm933 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm220 mm
WeightKnown for one135 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 80%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 100%
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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