Dell Unity 300F vs NetApp AFF A-Series AFF8020
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 NetApp All Flash FAS 8020 (AFF8020) was a 3U entry-level all-flash storage system introducing dedicated flash performance to mid-sized data centers.
| Dell Unity 300F | NetApp AFF A-Series AFF8020 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-support |
| Released | May 2016 | Jun 2015 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 3U modular rack |
| 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 | Connects to DS2246 SAS SSD drive shelves |
| Raw capacity | Up to 1.0 PB raw all-flash storage capacity | — |
| 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 | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual modular controllers in 3U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 48GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM |
| Supported drives | — | SAS SSDs (400GB, 800GB, 1.6TB, 3.8TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 1.9PB raw per HA pair |
| Host connectivity | — | PCIe slots supporting 16Gb/8Gb FC, 10GbE, and 1GbE |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB |
| Clustering | — | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) |
| Management | — | NetApp Clustered Data ONTAP |
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