IBM Storage FlashSystem 5300 Review
StorageReview.com, Friday, September 13th, 2024
The IBM FlashSystem 5300 is IBM's answer to high-performance, cost-effective storage for the entry-level enterprise market.
This 1U storage array features IBM's FlashCore Modules, offering up to 1.8PB of effective storage capacity. The 5300 also packs features like AI-powered data management to provide high-speed storage with built-in data protection and reduction capabilities.
The IBM FlashSystem 5300 provides a top-line performance throughput of up to 28.6GB/s. Compared to the FlashSystem 5200, the 5300 achieves a 1.45x increase in real-world IOPS, from 270,000 to 400,000, and a 1.3x improvement in bandwidth, rising from 21GB/s to 28GB/s. These figures are based on a 16k block size, 70% reads, 30% writes, and a 50% cache hit workload.