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Dell PowerVault NX440 NAS Rack (1U) Intel Xeon E E-2124 vs Dell UNITY 480

17specifications compared
11differ
6identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault NX440 NAS Rack (1U) Intel Xeon E E-2124:16 TB
- UNITY 480:6 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- PowerVault NX440 NAS Rack (1U) Intel Xeon E E-2124:4
- UNITY 480:12
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault NX440 NAS Rack (1U) Intel Xeon E E-2124:4
- UNITY 480:25
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault NX440 NAS Rack (1U) Intel Xeon E E-2124:HDD
- UNITY 480:SSD
Storage drive interface
- PowerVault NX440 NAS Rack (1U) Intel Xeon E E-2124:Serial ATA III
- UNITY 480:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Storage drive size
- PowerVault NX440 NAS Rack (1U) Intel Xeon E E-2124:3.5"
- UNITY 480:2.5"
Storage drive sizes supported
- PowerVault NX440 NAS Rack (1U) Intel Xeon E E-2124:3.5"
- UNITY 480:2.5"
Processor frequency
- PowerVault NX440 NAS Rack (1U) Intel Xeon E E-2124:3.3 GHz
- UNITY 480:1.8 GHz

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Comparison of NX440, UNITY 480
72 specifications	A Dell PowerVault NX440 NAS Rack (1U) Intel Xeon E E-2124 Model NX440 View product	B Dell UNITY 480 View product
Storage7 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	16 TB	6 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	12
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	4	25
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	SSD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	4 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Near Line SAS (NL-SAS), Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	3.5"	2.5"
HDD speedKnown for one	7200 RPM	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 6
Mezzanine cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quantity of mezzanine cards (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel Xeon E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	E-2124	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	1.8 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	4.3 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI3	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory1 differ
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	16 GB	192 GB
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (1U)	Rack (2U)
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance1 differ
TypeDiffers	NAS	Storage server
Device class	Large Enterprise Business	Large Enterprise Business
Remote administrationKnown for one	iDRAC9 Enterprise	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NFSv3, NFSv4, NFSv4.1; CIFS (SMB 1), SMB 2, SMB 3.0, SMB 3.02, and SMB 3.1.1; FTP and SFTP; FC, iSCSI and VMware Virtual Volumes (VVols) 2.0
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows Storage Server 2016	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one	Standard Edition	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	350 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable currentKnown for one	10 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 - 240 V
Number of phasesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power cable connector 1Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C13 coupler
Power cable connector 2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	C14 coupler
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	AC	AC
Power cables quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Unity XT HFA Field Install Kit Pair of C13/C14 cables (Highline Power) or C19/C20 cables (480/680 Lowline Power).
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Storage drive controllerKnown for one	SATA 6Gbps 512n	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 Gbit/s
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UNITY 2X4 PORT IO 16GB FC
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10GBASE-T
Ports & interfacesidentical
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	447.2 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	795.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	87.2 mm
Weight (empty)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25.9 kg

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