Dell PowerVault ME5012 vs HPE MSA 2060
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerVault ME5012 is an entry-level 2U hybrid SAN/DAS storage array designed for small-to-medium enterprises, video surveillance archives, and high-capacity backup repositories. The HPE MSA 2060 is a flash-ready hybrid storage array engineered to provide affordable application acceleration for small and medium businesses (SMB) and branch office deployments.
| Dell PowerVault ME5012 | HPE MSA 2060 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Feb 2022 | Sep 2020 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active controllers, Intel Xeon 8-core processor per controller (16 cores total) | Dual Active/Active ASIC-accelerated Storage Controllers |
| Memory max (GB) | 32 | 24 |
| Drive bays | 12x 3.5-inch SAS/NL-SAS/SSD drives in base array; expands up to 264 drives via ME412/ME424/ME484 DAEs | 2U24 SFF or 2U12 LFF base chassis; supports up to 9 drive expansion enclosures (up to 240 SFF or 120 LFF drives) |
| Raw capacity | Up to 240TB raw in base enclosure (up to 2.4 PB with expansion shelves) | Up to 921TB SFF or 2.16PB LFF raw capacity with expansion enclosures |
| Network onboard | 4 host ports per controller (8 ports total) supporting 32Gb/16Gb FC, 25GbE/10GbE iSCSI, or 12Gb SAS | 4 host ports per controller (8 ports total): 16Gb Fibre Channel, 10GbE iSCSI, or 12Gb SAS |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 580W power supplies | Dual redundant 580W hot-plug AC power supplies |
| Cpu sockets | — | 2 |
| Memory slots | — | — |
| Memory type | — | 12GB System Cache per Controller (24GB total per array) |
| Pcie slots | — | — |
| Gpu support | — | — |
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