Dell PowerVault ME5084 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6400H
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerVault ME5084 is an ultra-dense 5U hybrid storage array that delivers massive data capacity across eighty-four top-loading 3.5-inch drive bays in dual pull-out drawers. The ThinkSystem DE6400H is an enterprise-class hybrid block storage array powered by end-to-end NVMe controller technology and SANtricity OS.
| Dell PowerVault ME5084 | Lenovo ThinkSystem DE6400H | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Feb 2022 | Jan 2023 |
| Form factor | 5U rack | 2U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active controllers, Intel Xeon 8-core processor per controller (16 cores total) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 32 | — |
| Drive bays | 84x 3.5-inch SAS/NL-SAS/SSD drives in base array (dual drawer); expands up to 336 drives across expansion shelves | 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap bays supporting NVMe SSDs and SAS HDDs/SSDs via expansion |
| Raw capacity | Up to 1.68 PB raw in 5U base enclosure (up to 6.7 PB fully expanded) | Up to 5.76 PB raw capacity across up to 384 drives |
| Network onboard | 4 host ports per controller (8 ports total) supporting 32Gb/16Gb FC, 25GbE/10GbE iSCSI, or 12Gb SAS | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 2200W Platinum power supplies | Dual redundant 1200W AC hot-swap power supplies |
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