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Dell ME524 disk array vs TerraMaster D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop

13specifications compared
9differ
4identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop has 3 more storage drives installed than the Dell ME524 disk array (5 vs 2). The Dell ME524 disk array has 7 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the TerraMaster D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop (12 Gbit/s vs 5 Gbit/s). The Dell ME524 disk array has 490 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the TerraMaster D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop (580 W vs 90 W). Device class: Large Enterprise Business on the Dell ME524 disk array, Home & Home Office on the TerraMaster D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop. Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell ME524 disk array, Desktop on the TerraMaster D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop.

Number of storage drives installed
- ME524 disk array:2
- D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop:5
Data transfer rate
- ME524 disk array:12 Gbit/s
- D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop:5 Gbit/s
Device class
- ME524 disk array:Large Enterprise Business
- D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop:Home & Home Office
Chassis type
- ME524 disk array:Rack (2U)
- D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop:Desktop
Product colour
- ME524 disk array:Black
- D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop:Black, Grey
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- ME524 disk array:580 W
- D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop:90 W
Width
- ME524 disk array:48.3 mm
- D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop:225 mm
Depth
- ME524 disk array:54.8 mm
- D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop:136 mm

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Comparison of ME524, D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop
49 specifications	A Dell ME524 disk array Model ME524 View product	B TerraMaster D5-300C 60TB 5x12TB Seagate IronWolf 5 Bay NAS Desktop View product
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	2	5
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 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	5 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design3 differ
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Home & Home Office
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Desktop
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD, Power
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.8 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	8 cm
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, CCC, KC
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	580 W	90 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
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
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	macOS
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	48.3 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	54.8 mm	136 mm
HeightDiffers	8.79 mm	227 mm
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	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
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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