arista 7050X 7050SX-64 vs juniper QFX Series QFX5100-48S
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 Juniper QFX5100-48S is a 1U top-of-rack datacenter switch delivering 48 ports of 1G/10G SFP/SFP+ and 6 ports of 40G QSFP+.
| arista 7050X 7050SX-64 | juniper QFX Series QFX5100-48S | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | arista | juniper |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Oct 2013 | Oct 2013 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Ports | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 4x 40GbE QSFP+ ports | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 6x 40GbE QSFP+ ports |
| Switching capacity | 1.28 Tbps / 960 Mpps forwarding throughput | 1.44 Tbps / 1.08 Bpps wire-speed forwarding performance |
| Latency | Cut-through switching from 550 nanoseconds | Sub-microsecond latency (approx. 550 nanoseconds in cut-through mode) |
| Operating system | Arista EOS with single-binary image across platforms | — |
| Cooling power | Hot-swappable redundant power supplies and fan modules | — |
| Features | — | Virtual Chassis, Virtual Chassis Fabric (VCF), VXLAN L2 gateway, and Junos ISSU |
| Power and cooling | — | Dual redundant hot-swappable AC or DC power supplies with reversible airflow |
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