Catalogue · Pure Storage
Pure FlashArray//X50 R5
Midrange · all-flash · dual controller - Mid-size FlashArray//X for consolidating databases, virtualization and file on low-latency NVMe flash.
| Platform | |
|---|---|
| OEM | Pure Storage |
| Family | FlashArray |
| Class | Midrange |
| Architecture | Dual controller (HA pair) |
| Status | Current |
| Released | 2025 |
| Operating system | Purity//FA |
| Controllers | 2 |
| Nodes | n/a |
| Cache / memory | n/a |
| Availability | 99.9999% |
| Capacity and media | |
| Media | All-flash |
| Drive types | NVMe SSD |
| Drive note | DirectFlash Modules (NVMe); module sizes not listed in the data sheet |
| Flash drive sizes | n/a |
| HDD sizes | n/a |
| Maximum drives | n/a |
| Controller enclosure | 3U |
| Expansion | 3U–6U total system height including expansion shelves (shelf model and count not named in the data sheet) |
| Raw capacity | 256 TB |
| Cluster maximum | n/a |
| Effective maximum | 900 TB |
| Data reduction | Effective capacity assumes a 5:1 average data reduction (always-on inline deduplication, compression and pattern removal; thin provisioning excluded) after HA, RAID and metadata overhead and GB-to-GiB conversion |
| Protection | n/a |
| Protection note | RAID scheme not named in the data sheet; effective figures allow for HA, RAID and metadata overhead. SafeMode Snapshots on by default; ActiveCluster synchronous replication (zero RPO) for block and file per the FlashArray product page. Object (S3) per the FlashArray product page ('block, file, and object'). |
| Performance and connectivity | |
| Maximum IOPS | n/a |
| Maximum throughput | n/a |
| Latency | 250 µs |
| Conditions | Latency is the FlashArray//X R5 'as low as 250µs' family claim, not a per-model figure. Raw 256TB / 224TiB; effective 900TB / 810TiB as published. power_w = typical watts of the 3U base (1,101–1,350 W typical–peak, 200–240V). Host port counts/speeds not given in the current data sheet. Released 2025 per Pure's Sept 2025 launch blog. Pure Storage now trades as Everpure; purestorage.com URLs redirect to everpuredata.com. |
| Protocols | Fibre Channel, iSCSI, NVMe over FC, NVMe over RoCE, NVMe over TCP, NFS, SMB / CIFS, S3 object |
| Fibre Channel | - |
| Ethernet | n/a |
| Host ports | n/a |
| Limits | |
| Volumes / LUNs | n/a |
| File systems | n/a |
| Snapshots | n/a |
| Management and support | |
| Management | Pure1, Everpure Fusion (Intelligent Control Plane), unified REST API |
| Power | 1,101 W |
| Positioned for | Databases, Virtualization, Mission-critical, File shares |
| Warranty | n/a |
| Design terms | Array capacity (single global pool) · Volume · Host group · Asynchronous replication (protection groups) / ActiveDR |
| Data services | |
✓ Deduplication
✓ Compression
✓ Thin provisioning
✓ Snapshots
✓ Clones
✓ Asynchronous replication
✓ Synchronous replication
✓ Active-active / metro
✓ Encryption at rest
✓ Immutable snapshots
? Ransomware detection
✓ Quality of service
? Automated tiering
? Cloud tiering
? VMware vVols
? Kubernetes CSI
✓ Native file services
✓ Native object (S3)
✓ Non-disruptive upgrades
✕ Scale-out
✓ stated by the OEM · ✕ not offered · ? not stated | |
| Source | |
| Product page | https://www.purestorage.com/content/dam/pdf/en/datasheets/ds-flasharray-x.pdf |
| Datasheet | https://www.purestorage.com/content/dam/pdf/en/datasheets/ds-flasharray-x.pdf |