arista 7050X 7050CX3-32S vs cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9336C-FX2
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Arista 7050CX3-32S is a 1U wire-speed 100GbE spine and leaf switch featuring 32 ports of 40G/100G QSFP28 alongside 2 ports of 10G SFP+. The Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 is a compact 1U datacenter spine and leaf switch delivering 36 ports of wire-speed 40G/100G QSFP28.
| arista 7050X 7050CX3-32S | cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9336C-FX2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | arista | cisco |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Aug 2018 | Jun 2018 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Ports | 32x 40G/100G QSFP28 and 2x 10GbE SFP+ ports | 36x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports (each supports 4x 10G or 4x 25G breakout) |
| Switching capacity | 6.4 Tbps / 2.0 Bpps forwarding rate | 7.2 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth |
| Latency | Cut-through switching from 800 nanoseconds | — |
| Form factor | 1U rack mount | — |
| Software | Arista EOS with EVPN-VXLAN, sFlow, and CloudVision telemetry | — |
| Forwarding rate | — | Over 2.8 Bpps |
| Encryption | — | Hardware MACsec-256 encryption across all 36 ports |
| Modes | — | NX-OS standalone spine/leaf or ACI fabric spine/leaf |
| Cooling power | — | Hot-swappable dual power supplies and N+1 redundant fan modules |
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