NetApp AFF C80 vs Pure Storage FlashArray //E
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 //E is a high-capacity all-flash array designed to replace legacy 7200 RPM spinning hard drive arrays in corporate data centers.
| NetApp AFF C80 | Pure Storage FlashArray //E | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | NetApp | Pure Storage |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Oct 2024 | May 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 | — |
| 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 and Purity REST API |
| Operating system | — | Pure Storage Purity//FA |
| Raw capacity | — | From 1PB to 4PB raw |
| Effective capacity | — | Up to 10PB effective with data reduction |
| Drive media | — | NVMe DirectFlash QLC Modules (up to 75TB) |
| Connectivity | — | 32Gb/16Gb FC, 100GbE/25GbE/10GbE iSCSI, NFS, and SMB |
| Data reduction | — | Inline deduplication and compression |
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