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Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array vs TerraMaster TD2 Thunderbolt 3

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  • 12specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 2identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 4 more storage drives installed than the TerraMaster TD2 Thunderbolt 3 (4 vs 0). The Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array has 80 TB more total installed storage capacity than the TerraMaster TD2 Thunderbolt 3 (80 TB vs 0 TB). The TerraMaster TD2 Thunderbolt 3 has 28 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Dell PowerVault ME5212 disk array (40 Gbit/s vs 12 Gbit/s). 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 TD2 Thunderbolt 3.

  • Storage drives installed
    • Yes
    • No
  • Installed storage drive type
    • HDD
    • No
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 4
    • 0
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 80 TB
    • 0 TB
  • Data transfer rate
    • 12 Gbit/s
    • 40 Gbit/s
  • Chassis type
    • Rack (2U)
    • Desktop
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • 580 W
    • 90 W
  • Width
    • 483 mm
    • 119 mm

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60 specifications
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Dell

PowerVault ME5212 disk array

Model ME5212

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TerraMaster

TD2 Thunderbolt 3View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
Number of storage drives installedDiffers40
Total installed storage capacityDiffers80 TB0 TB
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one2
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSerial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5,3.5"
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers12 Gbit/s40 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
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 oneNo
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one2
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.4
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Desktop
Product colourKnown for oneGrey
LED indicatorsKnown for oneHDD, Power
CoolingKnown for oneYes
Noise levelKnown for one18.6 dB
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one8 cm
Built-in displayKnown for oneNo
Device classKnown for oneLarge Enterprise Business
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers580 W90 W
Number of power supply units11
Power consumption (typical)Known for one65.6 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
DC output voltageKnown for one12 V
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYes
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm119 mm
DepthDiffers618.7 mm173 mm
HeightDiffers87.9 mm227 mm
WeightKnown for one1.4 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one220 mm
Package depthKnown for one200 mm
Package heightKnown for one258 mm
Package weightKnown for one2.2 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, Thunderbolt
Number of adapters includedKnown for one1 pc(s)
Screws includedKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 60 °C
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneCCC, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KC, RoHS
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
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512e

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