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Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3

11specifications compared
8differ
3identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 4 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (8 vs 4). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 48 TB more total installed storage capacity than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (80 TB vs 32 TB). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 16 TB more storage drive capacity than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (20 TB vs 4 TB). Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array, Desktop on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3.

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:4
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:80 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:32 TB
Storage drive capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:20 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:4 TB
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:580 W
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:300 W
Width
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:483 mm
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:184 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:618.7 mm
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:315 mm
Height
- PowerVault ME5212 disk array:87.9 mm
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:266 mm

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Comparison of ME5212, D8 Thunderbolt 3
56 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array Model ME5212 View product	B TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	8
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	80 TB	32 TB
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 TB
Storage drive capacityDiffers	20 TB	4 TB
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, 5, 10
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	HDD	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
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	Aluminium
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD, Power, SSD
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 dB
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 cm
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	300 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
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
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	184 mm
DepthDiffers	618.7 mm	315 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	266 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	397 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	381 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, Thunderbolt
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
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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