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Dell PowerVault ME5084 Storage server Rack (5U) Intel® Xeon® vs Dell PowerVault MD424

19specifications compared
7differ
12identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault ME5084 Storage server Rack (5U) Intel® Xeon®:107.52 TB
- PowerVault MD424:23.04 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault ME5084 Storage server Rack (5U) Intel® Xeon®:28
- PowerVault MD424:6
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault ME5084 Storage server Rack (5U) Intel® Xeon®:84
- PowerVault MD424:24
Chassis type
- PowerVault ME5084 Storage server Rack (5U) Intel® Xeon®:Rack (5U)
- PowerVault MD424:Rack (2U)
Width
- PowerVault ME5084 Storage server Rack (5U) Intel® Xeon®:483 mm
- PowerVault MD424:444 mm
Depth
- PowerVault ME5084 Storage server Rack (5U) Intel® Xeon®:981 mm
- PowerVault MD424:497 mm
Height
- PowerVault ME5084 Storage server Rack (5U) Intel® Xeon®:222.3 mm
- PowerVault MD424:86.8 mm

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Comparison of ME5084, PowerVault MD424
37 specifications	A Dell PowerVault ME5084 Storage server Rack (5U) Intel® Xeon® Model ME5084 View product	B Dell PowerVault MD424 View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	107.52 TB	23.04 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	28	6
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	84	24
Installed storage drive type	SSD	SSD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacity	3.84 TB	3.84 TB
Storage drive interface	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	2.5,3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	1, 5, 6, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor family	Intel® Xeon®	Intel® Xeon®
Networkidentical
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	FC, SFP+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (5U)	Rack (2U)
Product colour	Black	Black
Performanceidentical
Type	Storage server	Storage server
Device class	Large Enterprise Business	Large Enterprise Business
Backup functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SnapshotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply location	Built-in	Built-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	2200 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50/60 Hz
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	483 mm	444 mm
DepthDiffers	981 mm	497 mm
HeightDiffers	222.3 mm	86.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rate	24 Gbit/s	24 Gbit/s
Bytes per sectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	MiniSAS
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	8 - 85%
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 12000 m
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3050 m
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C

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