Dell Unity 500F vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell EMC Unity 500F is a high-performance 2U all-flash storage array configured with dual 10-core Intel Xeon processors and 128GB of memory cache. The ThinkSystem DM5000H is a 2U midrange unified hybrid storage system running Lenovo ONTAP, based on OEM NetApp FAS2750 hardware.
| Dell Unity 500F | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM5000H | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2016 | Sep 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active Storage Processors, 2x Intel Xeon E5-2660 v3 (10 cores, 2.6 GHz per SP) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 128 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 25x 2.5-inch SAS SSDs in base DPE; expands up to 500 flash drives across DAEs | 24x 2.5-inch SFF hot-swap drive bays in 2U base chassis |
| Raw capacity | Up to 2.1 PB raw all-flash capacity | Up to 2.16 PB raw capacity across up to 144 drives |
| 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 | Dual redundant 913W AC hot-swap power supplies |
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