Hmm, this is tough. You wouldn't have enough granularity to get you close to an optimized solution. Your best bet will be to document at least your top 10 requirements for compute and storage, then use that to identify plausible options to explore. So for compute, for…
@Janet Staver great summary, couldn't have said it better.
However, please note that HPE 3PAR has file support while Primera doesn't.
So, weigh that with your use case and requirements.
Hitachi, if cost and performance for mission-critical apps are high priority.
Otherwise, HPW 3PAR (or now HPE Primera) will be the best all-around for cost and performance. Plus, HPE's Storage Insight is the best on the market
