Dell Unity 300F vs HPE Nimble Storage AF20
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell EMC Unity 300F is an entry all-flash 2U unified storage array engineered for cost-effective virtual desktop infrastructure, departmental databases, and branch-office consolidation. The HPE Nimble Storage AF20 is an entry-level 4U all-flash array combining enterprise-class flash performance with simplified management and predictive cloud telemetry.
| Dell Unity 300F | HPE Nimble Storage AF20 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2016 | May 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 4U rack all-flash array |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active Storage Processors, 2x Intel Xeon E5-2609 v3 (6 cores, 1.9 GHz per SP) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 48 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 25x 2.5-inch SAS SSDs in base DPE; expands up to 150 flash drives across DAEs | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 1.0 PB raw all-flash storage capacity | 6TB to 46TB raw all-flash |
| Network onboard | 4-port 10GBASE-T embedded; 2x I/O module slots per SP supporting 16Gb FC or 10GbE optical | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug power supplies with integrated battery backup modules | — |
| Form factor | — | 4U rack-mount chassis |
| Controller model | — | Dual active-standby all-flash controllers |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 168TB effective with data reduction |
| Storage media | — | Hot-swappable enterprise SATA SSDs |
| Connectivity | — | 16Gb/32Gb FC, 10GbE/25GbE iSCSI |
| Availability | — | Guaranteed 99.9999% data availability |
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