Dell Unity 300F vs Pure Storage FlashArray //M10
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 Pure Storage FlashArray //M10 was a 3U entry-level all-flash storage array designed for midsized businesses, remote offices, and entry virtualization clusters.
| Dell Unity 300F | Pure Storage FlashArray //M10 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Pure Storage |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-support |
| Released | May 2016 | Mar 2016 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 3U 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 | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 1.0 PB raw all-flash storage capacity | Up to 25TB raw |
| 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 active-active controllers in 3U enclosure |
| Operating system | — | Pure Storage Purity//FA |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 65TB effective with data reduction |
| Drive media | — | 12Gb SAS Flash Modules |
| Connectivity | — | 16Gb/8Gb FC, 10GbE/1GbE iSCSI |
| Nvram | — | Dual NVRAM modules with supercapacitor backup |
| Data reduction | — | Inline deduplication and compression |
| Management | — | Pure1 and Purity GUI |
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