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PowerMax

Dell PowerMax is an enterprise-class, end-to-end NVMe storage array designed for mission-critical workloads, offering ultra-high performance, real-time AI/ML-driven optimization, advanced data reduction, and zero-trust security.

Unmatched Energy Efficiency: PowerMax Delivers Up to 80% Power Savings and Real-Time Monitoring

Dell PowerMax stands out with its breakthrough energy efficiency, providing up to 80% power savings per effective terabyte compared to previous models, while offering real-time power and environmental monitoring across array, rack, and data-center levels, and backed by data reduction guarantees of 5:1 for open systems and 3:1 for mainframe workloads.

  • Faster performance Up to 50% better response times
  • Industry's best Guaranteed 5:1 data reduction
  • Faster replication Up to 17x more network throughput

PowerMax: Secure, Smart, Scalable, and Sustainable

  • Resilient and secure

    Protect data with Zero Trust, ransomware detection, mission-critical availability, and up to 65M snapshots for cyber recovery.

  • Automated operations

    Boost performance with AI-driven optimization, self-healing, and seamless workload mobility at the lowest latency.

  • Modern scale-out architecture

    Scale effortlessly with independent compute/media expansion, NVIDIA BlueField DPU tech, and predictable performance anywhere.

  • Breakthrough energy efficiency

    Cut power use by up to 80% with real-time monitoring, high density, and guaranteed data reduction (5:1 open, 3:1 mainframe).

Compare PowerMax

Model Workload Data Type Response Times Max Capacity Data Reduction Guarantee Nodes Per Array Max Number of Devices/Secure Snapshots
PowerMax PowerMax 2000 Block, file, IBM i, virtualized applications <100 microseconds 1.2 PBe 3.5:1 data reduction (Open) 2-4 controllers 64K LUNs / 65M snapshots View Spec Sheet
PowerMax PowerMax 2500 Open systems, mainframe, IBM i, file, virtualized applications <60 microseconds 8 PBe 5:1 data reduction (Open),
3:1 data reduction (Mainframe) 		2 or 4 nodes 64K LUNs / 65M snapshots View Spec Sheet
PowerMax PowerMax 8000 Open systems, mainframe, IBM i, file, virtualized applications <100 microseconds 4.5 PBe 3.5:1 data reduction (Open) 2-16 controllers 64K LUNs / 65M snapshots View Spec Sheet
PowerMax PowerMax 8500 Open systems, mainframe, IBM i, file, virtualized applications <60 microseconds 18 PBe 5:1 data reduction (Open),
3:1 data reduction (Mainframe) 		2-16 nodes 64K LUNs / 65M snapshots View Spec Sheet

Get a PowerMax Demo

Experience PowerMax with a free demo and gain hands-on experience through virtual labs.