Dell Unity XT 480XT vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell Unity XT 480 is a mid-range hybrid flash enterprise storage array engineered to deliver high IOPS and throughput for mixed SAN and NAS workloads. The ThinkSystem DM5000H is a 2U midrange unified hybrid storage system running Lenovo ONTAP, based on OEM NetApp FAS2750 hardware.
| Dell Unity XT 480XT | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | current | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2019 | Sep 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active storage processors (SPs), Intel Xeon Skylake 8-core (1.8 GHz) per SP | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 192 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 25x 2.5-inch drives in base DPE; expands up to 750 drives across SAS DAEs | 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays in 2U base chassis |
| Raw capacity | Up to 4.0 PB raw capacity | Up to 2.16 PB raw capacity across up to 144 drives |
| Network onboard | 4-port 10GbE / 1GbE embedded; 2x I/O module slots per SP supporting 16Gb/32Gb FC or 25GbE optical | — |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 1800W Platinum power supplies | Dual redundant 913W AC hot-swap power supplies |
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