Dell PowerStore 1200T vs Pure Storage FlashArray //X20 R4
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerStore 1200T represents the second-generation refresh of Dell's mainstream mid-range all-flash array, powered by updated Intel Ice Lake Xeon processors. The Pure Storage FlashArray //X20 R4 is a modern 3U all-NVMe flash array powered by Intel Xeon Scalable processors and PCIe Gen 4 architecture.
| Dell PowerStore 1200T | Pure Storage FlashArray //X20 R4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Pure Storage |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Jun 2022 | Jun 2023 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 3U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active nodes, Intel Xeon Silver 4314 (16 cores per node, 32 cores per appliance) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 384 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 25x 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs in base DPE; expands up to 93 NVMe drives via NVMe DAEs | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 3.5 PB effective capacity per appliance | Up to 345TB raw |
| Network onboard | 4-port 25GbE Mezzanine card; dual I/O module slots for 32Gb FC, 25GbE/100GbE, or NVMe/TCP | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 1800W Platinum power supplies | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 3U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon Scalable multi-core processors per controller (PCIe Gen 4) |
| Operating system | — | Pure Storage Purity//FA |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 1.1PB effective with 3.3:1 data reduction |
| Drive media | — | NVMe DirectFlash Modules (DFMs: 4.5TB, 9.1TB, 18.2TB, 36.4TB) |
| Connectivity | — | 10GbE/25GbE/100GbE iSCSI, NVMe/TCP, NVMe/RoCE, and 16Gb/32Gb/64Gb FC |
| Data reduction | — | Always-on inline deduplication and compression |
| Management | — | Pure1 AI-powered management |
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