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Dell ME524 disk array vs Dell PowerStore 500T

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  • 14specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 5identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerStore 500T has 5 more storage drives installed than the Dell ME524 disk array (7 vs 2). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 13,435.2 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell ME524 disk array (13440 TB vs 4.8 TB). The Dell ME524 disk array has 1" more storage drive size than the Dell PowerStore 500T (3.5" vs 2.5"). Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell ME524 disk array, SSD on the Dell PowerStore 500T.

  • Installed storage drive type
    • ME524 disk array:HDD
    • PowerStore 500T:SSD
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • ME524 disk array:2
    • PowerStore 500T:7
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • ME524 disk array:4.8 TB
    • PowerStore 500T:13440 TB
  • Storage drive size
    • ME524 disk array:3.5"
    • PowerStore 500T:2.5"
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • ME524 disk array:580 W
    • PowerStore 500T:1450 W
  • Number of power supply units
    • ME524 disk array:1
    • PowerStore 500T:2
  • Width
    • ME524 disk array:48.3 mm
    • PowerStore 500T:444.5 mm
  • Depth
    • ME524 disk array:54.8 mm
    • PowerStore 500T:795 mm

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Comparison of ME524, PowerStore 500T
37 specifications
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDSSD
Number of storage drives installedDiffers27
Total installed storage capacityDiffers4.8 TB13440 TB
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25
Storage drive sizeDiffers3.5"2.5"
Storage drive capacityKnown for one2.4 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one12 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one10000 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Chassis typeRack (2U)Rack (2U)
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rack railsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers580 W1450 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers12
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source200 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source47 - 63 Hz
Power cable connector 1Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceC13 coupler
Power cable connector 2Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceC14 coupler
Power cable currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 A
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers48.3 mm444.5 mm
DepthDiffers54.8 mm795 mm
HeightDiffers8.79 mm86.4 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC
Packaging contentKnown for onePower 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 oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 65 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Performanceidentical
Bytes per sectorKnown for one512eUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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 U3Unknown — not stated by the source

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