Dell PowerStore 5200T vs Pure Storage FlashArray //X70 R4
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerStore 5200T is a second-generation high-end enterprise all-flash array utilizing 3rd Generation Intel Xeon Scalable (Ice Lake) processors to deliver maximum transaction throughput and low latency. The Pure Storage FlashArray //X70 R4 is an enterprise all-NVMe storage array delivering high-end transaction throughput and massive capacity consolidation.
| Dell PowerStore 5200T | Pure Storage FlashArray //X70 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 6338N (32 cores per node, 64 cores per appliance) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 1,152 | — |
| 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 5.0 PB effective capacity per appliance | Up to 1.76PB 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 | — | Dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors per controller (PCIe Gen 4) |
| Operating system | — | Pure Storage Purity//FA |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 5.8PB effective with inline data reduction |
| Drive media | — | NVMe DirectFlash Modules (DFMs: 9.1TB, 18.2TB, 36.4TB, 75TB) |
| Connectivity | — | 64Gb/32Gb FC, 100GbE/25GbE/10GbE iSCSI, and NVMe-oF (TCP/RoCE) |
| Data reduction | — | Always-on inline deduplication and compression |
| Management | — | Pure1 AI-driven storage management |
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