Dell PowerStore 3200T vs Pure Storage FlashArray //X50 R4
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerStore 3200T is a second-generation mid-range enterprise all-flash array driven by dual Intel Xeon Ice Lake processors, delivering elevated throughput and lower latency for latency-sensitive applications. The Pure Storage FlashArray //X50 R4 is an enterprise midrange all-NVMe storage system delivering high-throughput block and file data services on PCIe Gen 4 hardware.
| Dell PowerStore 3200T | Pure Storage FlashArray //X50 R4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Pure Storage |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Jun 2022 | Jun 2023 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 3U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active storage nodes, Intel Xeon Gold 5318Y (24 cores per node, 48 cores per appliance) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 768 | — |
| 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 4.2 PB effective capacity per appliance | Up to 880TB raw |
| Network onboard | 4-port 25GbE Mezzanine; 2x I/O module slots per node supporting 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 |
| Operating system | — | Pure Storage Purity//FA |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 2.9PB effective with inline data reduction |
| Drive media | — | NVMe DirectFlash Modules (DFMs up to 36.4TB) |
| Connectivity | — | 64Gb/32Gb FC, 100GbE/25GbE/10GbE iSCSI, and NVMe-oF (TCP/RoCE) |
| Data reduction | — | Inline deduplication and adaptive compression |
| Management | — | Pure1 SaaS management platform |
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