Dell Unity 550F vs Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000H
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell EMC Unity 550F is an enterprise all-flash storage array powered by dual 14-core Intel Xeon Broadwell processors and 256GB of system cache. The ThinkSystem DM7000H is an enterprise modular hybrid storage array powered by Lenovo ONTAP, based on OEM NetApp FAS8200 architecture.
| Dell Unity 550F | Lenovo ThinkSystem DM7000H | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2017 | Sep 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 3U rack |
| Cpu platform | Dual active-active Storage Processors, 2x Intel Xeon E5-2660 v4 (14 cores, 2.0 GHz per SP) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 256 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 25x 2.5-inch SAS SSDs in base DPE; expands up to 1000 flash drives across DAEs | Modular controller head requiring external DM240S (2.5-inch) or DM120S (3.5-inch) drive shelves |
| Raw capacity | Up to 8.0 PB effective all-flash capacity | Up to 5.76 PB raw capacity across up to 480 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 hot-swap AC power supplies |
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