NetApp AFF C80 vs Pure Storage FlashArray //C90 R4
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The NetApp AFF C80 is an enterprise capacity-optimized all-flash storage system utilizing high-density QLC NVMe solid-state drives. The Pure Storage FlashArray //C90 R4 is the high-capacity premier system of the FlashArray //C family, scaling up to 8.9PB of effective all-flash storage in enterprise data centers.
| NetApp AFF C80 | Pure Storage FlashArray //C90 R4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | NetApp | Pure Storage |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Oct 2024 | Jun 2023 |
| Form factor | 4U rack | 3U rack |
| Controller configuration | Dual active-active controllers in 4U enclosure | Dual active-active controllers in 3U enclosure |
| Processor | Intel Xeon Scalable multi-core processors per controller | Dual Intel Xeon Scalable processors per controller (PCIe Gen 4) |
| Memory | 512GB system memory per HA pair with NVRAM | — |
| Drive bays | Up to 48x internal NVMe QLC SSDs, expandable with NS224 shelves | — |
| Supported drives | NVMe QLC SSDs (15.3TB, 30.7TB, 61.4TB) | — |
| Maximum raw capacity | Up to 350PB in a 24-node cluster | — |
| Host connectivity | PCIe slots supporting 100GbE, 25GbE, 10GbE, and 32Gb/64Gb 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 AI-powered management |
| Operating system | — | Pure Storage Purity//FA |
| Raw capacity | — | Up to 2.7PB raw with expansion shelves |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 8.9PB effective with data reduction |
| Drive media | — | NVMe DirectFlash QLC Modules (DFMs: 24.7TB, 49TB, 75TB) |
| Connectivity | — | 64Gb/32Gb FC, 100GbE/25GbE/10GbE iSCSI, and NVMe-oF |
| Data reduction | — | Inline deduplication and compression |
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