The document compares Dell EMC's PowerStore 9000T storage array against a competitor's NVMe-based array, showing the PowerStore 9000T offers superior data reduction, IOPS, response time, and bandwidth. It further highlights that clustering PowerStore arrays allows for faster storage provisioning compared to the competitor. Overall, the PowerStore 9000T enhances storage efficiency and performance while reducing management workload.

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*Dell EMC PowerStore 9000T vs. Vendor A array
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Dell EMC PowerStore 9000T cluster vs. Vendor A array cluster
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We tested the Dell EMC™
PowerStore™
9000T against the NVMe™
-based array
of a competitor (“Vendor A”). The Dell EMC PowerStore 9000T:
✓ Had a higher data reduction ratio*
✓ Supported more input/output operations per second (IOPS)*
✓ Responded in less time*
✓ Had greater bandwidth*
In addition, when we grouped two PowerStore 9000T arrays into a cluster that
automatically balanced storage during provisioning, our admins provisioned storage for
virtualized environments on this cluster in less time than on the Vendor A array cluster.
Enable greater data reduction, storage performance,
and manageability with the Dell EMC PowerStore 9000T
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The Dell EMC PowerStore 9000T
The latest storage offering from Dell EMC, the PowerStore 9000T presents an all‑flash, NVMe solution for organizations.
The Intel®
Xeon®
Scalable processor-powered array takes up just 2U of rack space, enabling enterprises to save on data
center costs by delaying the need to expand to new rooms or even buildings. Organizations can scale up and out by
clustering PowerStore 9000T arrays together and augmenting storage performance and capacity without increasing the
management workload.
Maximize storage efficiency
Accomodate more users with faster storage performance
Process more data with higher bandwidth
Protect users and applications from experiencing wait times
Cut storage provisioning time for IT staff
Dell EMC PowerStore 9000T Vendor A array
32 TB
32 TB
[OVERALL EFFICIENCY 9.6:1]
[OVERALL EFFICIENCY 3.1:1]
3.3TB
10.1 TB
Lower is better | 256KB 100% write workload UP TO
3xTHE DATA
REDUCTION*
218,054 IOPS
142,042 IOPS
Higher is better | 4KB 100% write workload
UP TO
53%MORE IOPS*
25,612 MB/s
11,358 MB/s
Higher is better | 256KB random read workload
UP TO
125%MORE BANDWIDTH*
0.70 ms
1.48 ms
Lower is better | 32KB random read workload at 360,000 IOPS
UP TO
52%LOWER LATENCY*
8 m 57 s
1 m 25 s
Lower is better | Time to provision 8 LUNs UP TO
5.3xFASTER STORAGE LUN PROVISIONING
TO VIRTUALIZED ESXI™
ENVIRONMENTS
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Dell EMC PowerStore
9000T cluster
Vendor A array cluster