arista 7050X 7050SX-64 vs cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9372PX
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Arista 7050SX-64 is a 1U top-of-rack datacenter switch designed for high-density 10GbE server consolidation and cloud computing environments. The Cisco Nexus 9372PX is a first-generation 1U fixed datacenter leaf switch providing 48 ports of 1G/10G SFP+ and 6 ports of 40G QSFP+ uplinks.
| arista 7050X 7050SX-64 | cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9372PX | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | arista | cisco |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Oct 2013 | Jun 2014 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Ports | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 4x 40GbE QSFP+ ports | — |
| Switching capacity | 1.28 Tbps / 960 Mpps forwarding throughput | 1.44 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth |
| Latency | Cut-through switching from 550 nanoseconds | — |
| Operating system | Arista EOS with single-binary image across platforms | — |
| Cooling power | Hot-swappable redundant power supplies and fan modules | — |
| Downlink ports | — | 48x 1G/10G SFP+ optical/copper ports |
| Uplink ports | — | 6x 40G QSFP+ optical ports |
| Forwarding rate | — | Up to 1,150 Mpps |
| Airflow | — | Port-side exhaust or port-side intake airflow options |
| Operating modes | — | Cisco NX-OS or Cisco ACI Leaf mode |
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