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Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array vs Dell PowerStore 500T

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerStore 500T has 3 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array (7 vs 4). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 13,424.64 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array (13440 TB vs 15.36 TB). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 870 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array (1450 W vs 580 W).

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:4
- PowerStore 500T:7
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:15.36 TB
- PowerStore 500T:13440 TB
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:580 W
- PowerStore 500T:1450 W
Number of power supply units
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:1
- PowerStore 500T:2
Width
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:483 mm
- PowerStore 500T:444.5 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:547.8 mm
- PowerStore 500T:795 mm
Height
- PowerVault ME5224 disk array:87.9 mm
- PowerStore 500T:86.4 mm

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Comparison of ME5224, PowerStore 500T
40 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5224 disk array Model ME5224 View product	B Dell PowerStore 500T View product
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	7
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	15.36 TB	13440 TB
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	3.84 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	2.5,3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	24 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
Designidentical
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rack railsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	1450 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers	1	2
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	47 - 63 Hz
Power cable connector 1Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C13 coupler
Power cable connector 2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C14 coupler
Power cable currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 A
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	444.5 mm
DepthDiffers	547.8 mm	795 mm
HeightDiffers	87.9 mm	86.4 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
Packaging contentKnown for one	Power Cord - C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America, Guam, North Marianas, Philippines, Samoa, Vietnam)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	512e	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Connector(s)Known for one	32Gb FC 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

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