Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell ME524 disk array vs TerraMaster D2-320 disk array Desktop Black

11specifications compared
9differ
2identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell ME524 disk array has 2 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the TerraMaster D2-320 disk array Desktop Black (12 Gbit/s vs 10 Gbit/s). The Dell ME524 disk array has 540 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the TerraMaster D2-320 disk array Desktop Black (580 W vs 40 W). The TerraMaster D2-320 disk array Desktop Black has 70.7 mm more width than the Dell ME524 disk array (119 mm vs 48.3 mm). Only the Dell ME524 disk array has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell ME524 disk array, No on the TerraMaster D2-320 disk array Desktop Black.

Storage drives installed
- ME524 disk array:Yes
- D2-320 disk array Desktop Black:No
Installed storage drive type
- ME524 disk array:HDD
- D2-320 disk array Desktop Black:No
Data transfer rate
- ME524 disk array:12 Gbit/s
- D2-320 disk array Desktop Black:10 Gbit/s
Device class
- ME524 disk array:Large Enterprise Business
- D2-320 disk array Desktop Black:Home & Home Office
Chassis type
- ME524 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D2-320 disk array Desktop Black:Desktop
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- ME524 disk array:580 W
- D2-320 disk array Desktop Black:40 W
Width
- ME524 disk array:48.3 mm
- D2-320 disk array Desktop Black:119 mm
Depth
- ME524 disk array:54.8 mm
- D2-320 disk array Desktop Black:154 mm

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Comparison of ME524, D2-320
52 specifications	A Dell ME524 disk array Model ME524 View product	B TerraMaster D2-320 disk array Desktop Black Model D2-320 View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	No
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	44 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, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers	12 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	4.8 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	2.4 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
Instant Secure Erase (ISE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	10000 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 colour	Black	Black
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23.8 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	8 cm
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	40 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.4 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	48.3 mm	119 mm
DepthDiffers	54.8 mm	154 mm
HeightDiffers	8.79 mm	222 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	258 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 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
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	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
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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