HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7450c vs NetApp EF-Series EF560
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7450c is a purpose-built Tier-1 all-flash storage array engineered to provide sub-millisecond response times and predictable IOPS for high-transaction enterprise workloads. The NetApp EF560 was a 2U high-performance all-flash array delivering up to 650,000 IOPS and sub-800 microsecond response times for enterprise database and latency-sensitive block workloads.
| HPE 3PAR StoreServ 7450c | NetApp EF-Series EF560 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | HPE | NetApp |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-support |
| Released | Jun 2014 | Jan 2015 |
| Form factor | 4U rack all-flash array | 2U rack |
| Controller nodes | 2 or 4 active controllers | — |
| Form factor | 2U to 4U controller enclosure | — |
| Drive type | All-SSD flash configuration | — |
| Max drives | Up to 240 enterprise SSDs | — |
| Deduplication | Hardware-accelerated inline deduplication via 3PAR Gen4 ASIC | — |
| Host ports | 16Gb FC and 10GbE iSCSI/FCoE | — |
| High availability | Persistent Cache and Persistent Ports standard | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 2U enclosure |
| Processor | — | Intel Xeon processors per controller |
| Memory | — | 24GB system memory per HA pair with battery-backed cache |
| Drive bays | — | Up to 24x internal 2.5-inch 12Gb SAS SSDs, expandable to 120 drives with DE224C/DE5600 shelves |
| Supported drives | — | 12Gb SAS SSDs (400GB to 3.8TB) |
| Maximum raw capacity | — | Up to 384TB raw per HA pair |
| Host connectivity | — | HIC slots supporting 56Gb InfiniBand, 16Gb FC, 10GbE, and 12Gb SAS |
| Storage protocols | — | FC, iSCSI, SAS, InfiniBand SRP |
| Clustering | — | High-availability active-active dual controller pair |
| Management | — | NetApp SANtricity OS |
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