Product comparison · 2 disk arrays

Dell PowerStore 500T vs TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3

20specifications compared
18differ
2identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 has 1 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerStore 500T (8 vs 7). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 13,408 TB more total installed storage capacity than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (13440 TB vs 32 TB). The Dell PowerStore 500T has 17 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 (25 vs 8). Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerStore 500T, Desktop on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3. Product colour: Black on the Dell PowerStore 500T, Aluminium on the TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3.

Number of storage drives installed
- PowerStore 500T:7
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Total installed storage capacity
- PowerStore 500T:13440 TB
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:32 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerStore 500T:25
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:8
Chassis type
- PowerStore 500T:Rack (2U)
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Desktop
Product colour
- PowerStore 500T:Black
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:Aluminium
LED indicators
- PowerStore 500T:Yes
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:HDD, Power, SSD
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
- PowerStore 500T:1450 W
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:300 W
Number of power supply units
- PowerStore 500T:2
- D8 Thunderbolt 3:1

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Comparison of PowerStore 500T, D8 Thunderbolt 3
51 specifications	A Dell PowerStore 500T View product	B TerraMaster D8 Thunderbolt 3 View product
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	7	8
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	13440 TB	32 TB
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	25	8
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 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, 5, 10
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
USB connectivityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Thunderbolt versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Desktop
Product colourDiffers	Black	Aluminium
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, Power, SSD
CoolingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 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	9 cm
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, CCC, KC
Device classKnown for one	Large Enterprise Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack railsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	1450 W	300 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers	2	1
AC input voltageDiffers	200 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	47 - 63 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power cable connector 1Known for one	C13 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for one	C14 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable currentKnown for one	20 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	444.5 mm	184 mm
DepthDiffers	795 mm	315 mm
HeightDiffers	86.4 mm	266 mm
WeightDiffers	3.6 kg	5.3 kg
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	397 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	381 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	AC	AC, Thunderbolt
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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