arista 7060X 7060CX2-32S vs juniper QFX Series QFX5120-32C
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Arista 7060CX2-32S is a 1U 100GbE datacenter switch powered by second-generation Tomahawk+ silicon. The Juniper QFX5120-32C is a compact 1U datacenter spine and high-density leaf switch providing 32 ports of 40G/100G QSFP28.
| arista 7060X 7060CX2-32S | juniper QFX Series QFX5120-32C | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | arista | juniper |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Mar 2017 | Jun 2018 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Ports | 32x 40G/100G QSFP28 and 2x 10G SFP+ ports | 32x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports |
| Switching capacity | 6.4 Tbps / 3.3 Bpps throughput | 6.4 Tbps / 4.76 Bpps forwarding throughput |
| Latency | Cut-through latency from 450 nanoseconds | — |
| Features | EVPN-VXLAN, sFlow, Dynamic Load Balancing, and CloudVision automation | — |
| Fabric roles | — | Spine, leaf, or datacenter interconnect (DCI) gateway |
| Breakout density | — | Supports up to 128x 25GbE or 128x 10GbE ports using breakout optics |
| Power and cooling | — | Dual redundant hot-swappable AC/DC power supplies with front-to-back or back-to-front airflow |
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