Dell PowerStore 5200Q vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100H
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerStore 5200Q is a high-performance, capacity-dense 2U all-flash storage platform running dual Intel Xeon Gold 28-core controllers with 1.15TB of system RAM. The ThinkSystem DM7100H is Lenovo's highest-capacity unified hybrid enterprise storage array running Lenovo ONTAP, based on NetApp FAS8300 and FAS8700 hardware architecture.
| Dell PowerStore 5200Q | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7100H | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | May 2024 | May 2020 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 4U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active storage nodes, Intel Xeon Gold 6258R (28 cores per node, 56 cores per appliance) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 1,152 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 25x 2.5-inch NVMe QLC SSDs in base enclosure; expands up to 96 NVMe drives across expansion shelves | 4U modular controller enclosure requiring external DM240S (2.5-inch) or DM120S (3.5-inch) expansion shelves |
| Raw capacity | Up to 5.9 PB effective capacity per appliance utilizing 30.72TB QLC NVMe drives | Up to 8.64 PB raw capacity across up to 720 drives |
| Network onboard | 4-port 25GbE Mezzanine card; 2x I/O module slots per node supporting 32Gb FC, 25GbE iSCSI, or NVMe/TCP | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 2200W Platinum power supplies | Quad redundant hot-swap AC power supplies |
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