IBM Storwize V7000 Gen3 vs Pure Storage FlashArray //X50
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The IBM Storwize V7000 Gen3 is an all-flash NVMe enterprise storage system delivering high-density flash throughput. The Pure Storage FlashArray //X50 was a 3U midrange enterprise all-flash NVMe array delivering high IOPS and multi-petabyte effective storage for Oracle, SQL Server, and VMware estates.
| IBM Storwize V7000 Gen3 | Pure Storage FlashArray //X50 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | IBM | Pure Storage |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Nov 2018 | May 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 3U rack |
| Form factor | 2U rack | — |
| Controllers | Dual active-active | — |
| Cache memory | 1152GB | — |
| Max drives | 24 NVMe FCM/SSD (expands to 760) | — |
| Host interfaces | 32Gb/16Gb FC, 25Gb/10Gb iSCSI, NVMe-oF | — |
| Max raw capacity | 3.5PB in 2U (up to 32PB expanded) | — |
| Controller configuration | — | Dual active-active controllers in 3U enclosure |
| Operating system | — | Pure Storage Purity//FA |
| Raw capacity | — | Up to 670TB raw with DirectFlash shelves |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 2PB effective |
| 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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