Dell PowerStore 3000X vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerStore 3000X is a 2U converged storage platform equipped with Dell's AppsON capability, running VMware ESXi hypervisors directly on the dual storage controller hardware. The ThinkSystem DM5000H is a 2U midrange unified hybrid storage system running Lenovo ONTAP, based on OEM NetApp FAS2750 hardware.
| Dell PowerStore 3000X | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | current | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2020 | Sep 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active storage nodes, Intel Xeon Gold 6248 (20 cores per node, 40 cores per appliance) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 768 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 25x 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs / NVMe SCM drives in base enclosure; expands up to 96 NVMe drives across DAEs | 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays in 2U base chassis |
| Raw capacity | Up to 3.5 PB effective capacity per appliance | Up to 2.16 PB raw capacity across up to 144 drives |
| Network onboard | 4-port 25GbE Mezzanine; 2x I/O module slots per node supporting 32Gb FC or 25GbE optical | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 1800W Platinum power supplies | Dual redundant 913W AC hot-swap power supplies |
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