NetApp AFF A90 vs Pure Storage FlashArray //XL70
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The NetApp AFF A90 is an active-active enterprise all-flash storage array designed for demanding transaction processing, virtualization clusters, and data analytics. The Pure Storage FlashArray //XL70 is a 5U enterprise modular all-NVMe storage system designed for high-throughput transactional databases and consolidated enterprise workloads.
| NetApp AFF A90 | Pure Storage FlashArray //XL70 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | NetApp | Pure Storage |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | May 2024 | Dec 2021 |
| Form factor | 4U rack | 5U rack |
| Controller configuration | Dual active-active controllers in 4U enclosure | Dual active-active modular controllers in 5U enclosure |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable multi-core processors per controller | Intel Xeon Scalable multi-core processors per controller |
| Memory | 512GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM write caching | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 48x internal NVMe SSDs in 4U chassis, expandable with NS224 shelves | — |
| Supported drives | NVMe TLC SSDs (1.9TB to 30.7TB) | — |
| Maximum raw capacity | Up to 260PB in a 24-node cluster | — |
| Host connectivity | PCIe expansion slots supporting 100GbE, 25GbE, 10GbE, 64Gb FC, and 32Gb FC | — |
| Storage protocols | NVMe/FC, NVMe/TCP, FC, iSCSI, NFS, SMB, S3 | — |
| Clustering | Up to 24 nodes (12 HA pairs) | — |
| Management | NetApp ONTAP 9 | Pure1 and Purity GUI |
| Operating system | — | Pure Storage Purity//FA |
| Raw capacity | — | Up to 3.3PB raw |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 10PB effective with data reduction |
| Drive media | — | NVMe DirectFlash Modules (DFMs: 9.1TB, 18.2TB, 36.4TB) |
| Connectivity | — | 64Gb/32Gb FC, 100GbE/25GbE iSCSI, and NVMe-oF |
| Data reduction | — | Always-on inline deduplication and compression |
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