Dell VMAX 950F vs HPE 3PAR StoreServ 20800
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell EMC VMAX 950F represents the final, fastest evolution of the VMAX all-flash architecture, upgraded with Intel Xeon Broadwell 18-core processors and 32Gb Fibre Channel connectivity. The HPE 3PAR StoreServ 20800 is an enterprise highest-capacity Tier-1 storage system scalable up to eight active controller nodes in a massive point-to-point mesh active crossbar topology.
| Dell VMAX 950F | HPE 3PAR StoreServ 20800 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | May 2017 | Jun 2015 |
| Form factor | system bay multi-cabinet | Enterprise multi-bay rack array |
| Cpu platform | Up to 8 V-Bricks (16 directors), Intel Xeon Broadwell 18-core processors (288 total cores) | — |
| Memory max (GB) | 16,384 | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 480x 2.5-inch SAS SSDs across high-density DAE enclosures | — |
| Raw capacity | Up to 4.4 PB effective all-flash storage | Up to 15PB raw capacity (over 40PB effective) |
| Network onboard | Front-end ports supporting 32Gb/16Gb FC, 10GbE iSCSI, and 16Gb FICON | — |
| Power supply | Redundant multi-cabinet high-voltage power distribution units with battery vaults | — |
| Controller nodes | — | Up to 8 active controller nodes |
| Form factor | — | Multi-rack enterprise system with dedicated controller frames |
| Interconnect | — | High-bandwidth active point-to-point mesh backplane |
| Max drives | — | Up to 1,920 SAS HDDs or SSDs |
| Host ports | — | Up to 160 host ports (32Gb/16Gb FC, 10GbE iSCSI) |
| Availability | — | Six-nines (99.9999%) availability standard |
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