Arista 7050X 7050TX3-48C8 vs Juniper QFX Series QFX5120-48T
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 Juniper QFX5120-48T is an enterprise 1U datacenter top-of-rack leaf switch delivering 48 ports of 100M/1G/10GBASE-T twisted-pair copper and 6 ports of 40G/100G QSFP28 uplinks.
| Arista 7050X 7050TX3-48C8 | Juniper QFX Series QFX5120-48T | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Arista | Juniper |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Aug 2018 | Mar 2019 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Access ports | 48x 100M/1G/10GBASE-T RJ-45 ports | — |
| Uplinks | 8x 40G/100G QSFP28 optical ports | — |
| Switching capacity | 2.56 Tbps throughput | 2.16 Tbps / 1.6 Bpps wire-speed forwarding performance |
| Buffer | 32MB shared packet buffer | — |
| Cooling options | Front-to-rear or rear-to-front airflow with hot-swap power and fans | — |
| Ports | — | 48x 100M/1G/10GBASE-T RJ-45 ports and 6x 40G/100G QSFP28 uplinks |
| Cabling | — | Standard Cat6/Cat6a RJ-45 twisted-pair copper connectivity |
| Fabric support | — | Hardware-based EVPN-VXLAN Layer 2 and Layer 3 gateway architecture |
| Redundancy | — | Dual hot-swappable AC or DC power modules and reversible fan trays |
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