Dell PowerStore 500T vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM3200F
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerStore 500T is an entry-level all-flash enterprise storage appliance designed to bring NVMe performance, hardware-accelerated inline data compression, and unified block, file, and vVols storage to mid-market organizations. The ThinkSystem DM3200F is Lenovo's entry-level unified all-flash NVMe storage array, powered by Lenovo ONTAP and built on NetApp modern all-flash architecture.
| Dell PowerStore 500T | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM3200F | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | May 2021 | May 2024 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active storage nodes, Intel Xeon Silver 4214 (12 cores per node, 24 cores per appliance) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 192 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 25x 2.5-inch NVMe SSDs in base DPE; expansion DAE support up to 97 drives | 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap bays supporting NVMe SSDs |
| Raw capacity | Up to 1.2 PB effective capacity with 4:1 data reduction guarantee | Up to 734 TB raw NVMe flash in 2U base chassis |
| Network onboard | 4-port 25GbE / 10GbE Mezzanine card per node; optional 32Gb Fibre Channel I/O modules | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 1450W Platinum power supplies | Dual redundant 1200W AC hot-swap power supplies |
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