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Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs TerraMaster D2 Thunderbolt 3

11specifications compared
7differ
4identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 2 more storage drives installed than the TerraMaster D2 Thunderbolt 3 (4 vs 2). The TerraMaster D2 Thunderbolt 3 has 28 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (40 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 540 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the TerraMaster D2 Thunderbolt 3 (580 W vs 40 W). Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, Desktop on the TerraMaster D2 Thunderbolt 3.

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:4
- D2 Thunderbolt 3:2
Data transfer rate
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:12 Gbit/s
- D2 Thunderbolt 3:40 Gbit/s
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D2 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:580 W
- D2 Thunderbolt 3:40 W
Width
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:483 mm
- D2 Thunderbolt 3:119 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm
- D2 Thunderbolt 3:173 mm
Height
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:87.9 mm
- D2 Thunderbolt 3:227 mm

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Comparison of ME5212, D2 Thunderbolt 3
54 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product	B TerraMaster D2 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	2
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
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, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	40 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Desktop
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD, Power
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 cm
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, CCC, KC
Device classKnown for one	Large Enterprise Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	40 W
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
DC output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	119 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	173 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	227 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, Thunderbolt
Number of adapters includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Screws includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 60 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
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
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source

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