arista 7050X 7050TX3-48C8 vs cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 93108TC-FX3P
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Arista 7050TX3-48C8 is an enterprise 1U top-of-rack datacenter switch delivering 48 ports of 100M/1G/10GBASE-T twisted-pair copper and 8 ports of 40G/100G QSFP28 uplinks. The Cisco Nexus 93108TC-FX3P is an enterprise 1U top-of-rack datacenter switch featuring 48 ports of 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T multi-speed copper and 6 ports of 40G/100G QSFP28.
| arista 7050X 7050TX3-48C8 | cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 93108TC-FX3P | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | arista | cisco |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Aug 2018 | Nov 2020 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Access ports | 48x 100M/1G/10GBASE-T RJ-45 ports | 48x 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T multi-gigabit ports |
| Uplinks | 8x 40G/100G QSFP28 optical ports | 6x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports |
| Switching capacity | 2.56 Tbps throughput | — |
| Buffer | 32MB shared packet buffer | — |
| Cooling options | Front-to-rear or rear-to-front airflow with hot-swap power and fans | — |
| Switching performance | — | 2.16 Tbps throughput |
| Security | — | Hardware MACsec-256 encryption standard on all ports |
| Telemetry | — | Flow table telemetry, dynamic buffer latency monitoring |
| Modes | — | Cisco NX-OS or ACI spine/leaf fabric |
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