arista 7050X 7050SX-72Q vs cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9372PX
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Arista 7050SX-72Q is an enterprise 1U top-of-rack leaf switch delivering 48 ports of 10GbE SFP+ and 6 ports of 40GbE QSFP+. 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-72Q | cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9372PX | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | arista | cisco |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Apr 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Downlink ports | 48x 10GbE SFP+ optical ports | 48x 1G/10G SFP+ optical/copper ports |
| Uplink ports | 6x 40GbE QSFP+ ports | 6x 40G QSFP+ optical ports |
| Switching capacity | 1.44 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth | 1.44 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth |
| Forwarding rate | Up to 1.08 Bpps | Up to 1,150 Mpps |
| Virtualization | Hardware-accelerated VXLAN and MLAG active-active redundancy | — |
| Airflow | — | Port-side exhaust or port-side intake airflow options |
| Operating modes | — | Cisco NX-OS or Cisco ACI Leaf mode |
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