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Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs TerraMaster D8 HYBRID

10specifications compared
9differ
1identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 2 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the TerraMaster D8 HYBRID (12 Gbit/s vs 10 Gbit/s). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 490 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the TerraMaster D8 HYBRID (580 W vs 90 W). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 304 mm more width than the TerraMaster D8 HYBRID (483 mm vs 179 mm). 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 TerraMaster D8 HYBRID.

Storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Yes
- D8 HYBRID:No
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:HDD
- D8 HYBRID:No
Data transfer rate
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:12 Gbit/s
- D8 HYBRID:10 Gbit/s
Device class
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Large Enterprise Business
- D8 HYBRID:Home & Home Office
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D8 HYBRID:Desktop
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:580 W
- D8 HYBRID:90 W
Width
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:483 mm
- D8 HYBRID:179 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm
- D8 HYBRID:154 mm

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Comparison of ME5212, D8 HYBRID
55 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product	B TerraMaster D8 HYBRID View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	No
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express, Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5,M.2
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
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
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design2 differ
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Home & Home Office
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Desktop
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21 dB
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 cm
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, CCC, KC
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	90 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40.8 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
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MacOS
Linux operating systems supportedKnown 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	179 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	154 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	222 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	275 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	186 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	300 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
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	0 - 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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