IBM FlashSystem 7300 vs Pure Storage FlashArray //X70
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The IBM FlashSystem 7300 is an enterprise NVMe all-flash storage system delivering high throughput and low latency for mission-critical core banking, ERP, and AI analytics. The Pure Storage FlashArray //X70 was a 3U high-performance enterprise all-NVMe storage array designed for large-scale enterprise consolidation, core banking, and high-concurrency database workloads.
| IBM FlashSystem 7300 | Pure Storage FlashArray //X70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | IBM | Pure Storage |
| Status | current | end-of-sale |
| Released | Mar 2022 | Jun 2017 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 3U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack | — |
| Controllers | Dual active-active | — |
| Cache memory | 1536GB | — |
| Max drives | 24 NVMe FCM/SSD (expands to 792) | — |
| Host interfaces | 32Gb FC, 100Gb/25Gb/10Gb Ethernet, NVMe-oF | — |
| Max raw capacity | 4.5PB in 2U (up to 40PB expanded) | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 3U enclosure |
| Operating system | — | Pure Storage Purity//FA |
| Raw capacity | — | Up to 1.3PB raw with DirectFlash shelves |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 4PB effective with data reduction |
| Drive media | — | NVMe DirectFlash Modules (4.5TB, 9.1TB, 18.2TB) |
| Connectivity | — | 32Gb/16Gb FC, 25GbE/10GbE iSCSI, and NVMe-oF |
| Nvram | — | Dual hot-swappable NVRAM modules |
| Data reduction | — | Inline deduplication and compression |
| Management | — | Pure1 and Purity GUI |
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