Dell PowerEdge MX5016s vs HPE Synergy D3940
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerEdge MX5016s is a single-width scale-out storage sled designed for the 7U PowerEdge MX7000 modular enclosure. The HPE Synergy D3940 Storage Module is a direct attached storage module with 40 SFF drive bays that fits a Synergy 12000 frame.
| Dell PowerEdge MX5016s | HPE Synergy D3940 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | current | end-of-sale |
| Released | Sep 2018 | — |
| Form factor | blade | Synergy 12000 frame storage module |
| Drive bays | Up to 16x 2.5-inch hot-pluggable SAS/SATA drives | 40 SFF (2.5in) drive bays |
| Pcie slots | Dual 12Gb/s SAS fabric expanders connecting to Fabric C | — |
| Power supply | Shared redundant power from PowerEdge MX7000 7U chassis | — |
| Interface | — | 12Gb SAS (6Gb SATA drives also supported) |
| Host connection | — | HPE Synergy 12Gb SAS Connection Module |
| Frame | — | HPE Synergy 12000 Frame |
| Max compute modules | — | up to 10 per frame |
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