Dell PowerMax 2000 vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000H
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerMax 2000 is an enterprise all-NVMe storage system built on modular PowerMax Bricks, delivering sub-millisecond response times for latency-critical transactional databases. The ThinkSystem DM7000H is an enterprise modular hybrid storage array powered by Lenovo ONTAP, based on OEM NetApp FAS8200 architecture.
| Dell PowerMax 2000 | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000H | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2018 | Sep 2018 |
| Form factor | system bay / standard rack | 3U rack |
| Cpu platform | 1 or 2 PowerMax Bricks (2 to 4 directors), Intel Xeon Broadwell multi-core processors | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 2,048 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 96x 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs / NVMe SCM drives across dual Brick enclosures | Modular controller head requiring external DM240S (2.5-inch) or DM120S (3.5-inch) drive shelves |
| Raw capacity | Up to 1.7 PB effective storage capacity | Up to 5.76 PB raw capacity across up to 480 drives |
| Network onboard | Front-end I/O modules supporting 32Gb/16Gb Fibre Channel, 10GbE iSCSI, and NVMe-oF | — |
| Power supply | Redundant hot-plug 2000W system power supplies with SPS battery backup units | Dual redundant hot-swap AC power supplies |
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