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Seagate Exos E 5U84 vs TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3

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  • 21specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 5identical
  • 34known for one product only

Key differences

The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 752 TB more maximum supported storage capacity than the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 (1008 TB vs 256 TB). The TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 has 33 Gbit/s more data transfer rate than the Seagate Exos E 5U84 (40 Gbit/s vs 7 Gbit/s). The Seagate Exos E 5U84 has 1,650 W more power supply unit (PSU) capacity than the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3 (2200 W vs 550 W). Only the Seagate Exos E 5U84 has USB connectivity. Supported storage drive interfaces: SAS on the Seagate Exos E 5U84, Serial ATA on the TerraMaster D16 Thunderbolt 3.

  • Maximum supported storage capacity
    • Exos E 5U84:1008 TB
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:256 TB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Exos E 5U84:SAS
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • Exos E 5U84:3.5"
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:2.5,3.5"
  • RAID levels
    • Exos E 5U84:0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 50
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:0, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
  • Data transfer rate
    • Exos E 5U84:7 Gbit/s
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:40 Gbit/s
  • USB connectivity
    • Exos E 5U84:Yes
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:No
  • Product colour
    • Exos E 5U84:Black, Metallic
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:Black, Grey
  • Power supply unit (PSU) capacity
    • Exos E 5U84:2200 W
    • D16 Thunderbolt 3:550 W

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Comparison of Exos E 5U84, D16 Thunderbolt 3
55 specifications
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedNoNo
Installed storage drive typeNoNo
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 TB
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers1008 TB256 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSASSerial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers3.5"2.5,3.5"
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 3, 5, 6, 10, 500, 1, 5, 10, 50, JBOD
Data transfer rateDiffers7 Gbit/s40 Gbit/s
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneNL-SAS, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connectivityDiffersYesNo
Thunderbolt technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Thunderbolt versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DisplayPort versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
RJ-45 ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Remote management portKnown for oneRJ-45 (Gigabit)Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffersBlack, MetallicBlack, Grey
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source35 dB
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 cm
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC, CCC, KC
Chassis typeKnown for oneRack (5U)Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CoolingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap fan moduleKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers2200 W550 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers21
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source210 W
AC input voltageDiffers180 - 240 V100-240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
System requirementsidentical
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemacOS
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers483 mm550 mm
DepthDiffers933 mm136 mm
HeightDiffers220 mm440 mm
WeightKnown for one135 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source580 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source270 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source710 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, Thunderbolt
Screws includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 70 °C-20 - 60 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 100%Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS

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