Dell Isilon F800 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5100F
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell EMC Isilon F800 is a high-performance 4U 4-node all-flash scale-out NAS system built for demanding 4K/8K broadcast editing, genomics sequencing, and massive concurrent analytics. The ThinkSystem DM5100F is Lenovo's mainstream unified all-NVMe storage array running Lenovo ONTAP, OEM-partnered from the NetApp AFF A250.
| Dell Isilon F800 | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5100F | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2017 | Oct 2020 |
| Form factor | 4U 4-node chassis | 2U rack |
| Cpu platform | 4x Intel Xeon E5-2697A v4 (16 cores per node, 64 cores per chassis) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 1,024 | — |
| Drive bays | 60x 2.5-inch SAS SSDs per chassis (1.6TB, 3.2TB, or 15.4TB flash drives) | 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays supporting NVMe SSDs |
| Raw capacity | 96TB to 924TB raw flash capacity per 4U chassis | Up to 368 TB raw NVMe flash in base 2U chassis |
| Network onboard | Front-end: Dual 40GbE QSFP+ or Dual 10GbE SFP+ per node; Back-end: Dual 40GbE QSFP+ | — |
| Power supply | Quad redundant hot-plug 1450W power supplies | Dual redundant 1200W AC hot-swap power supplies |
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