arista 7260X 7260CX3-64 vs cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9364C-GX
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Arista 7260CX3-64 is a high-density 2U fixed datacenter spine switch offering 64 ports of wire-speed 40G/100G QSFP28. The Cisco Nexus 9364C-GX is a modern 2U datacenter spine switch built on Cisco Cloud Scale GX silicon.
| arista 7260X 7260CX3-64 | cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9364C-GX | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | arista | cisco |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | May 2018 | Apr 2020 |
| Form factor | 2U fixed switch | 2U fixed switch |
| Ports | 64x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports | 64x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports |
| Switching capacity | 12.8 Tbps / 4.3 Bpps forwarding rate | — |
| Form factor | 2U rack mount | — |
| Latency | Cut-through latency under 900 nanoseconds | — |
| Power supplies | Up to four hot-swappable 1+1 redundant power supplies | — |
| Switching bandwidth | — | 12.8 Tbps / 4.3 Bpps forwarding rate |
| Security | — | Wire-speed MACsec-256 encryption standard on all 64 ports |
| Architecture | — | Cisco Cloud Scale GX 16nm silicon |
| Packet buffer | — | Shared intelligent buffer with Dynamic Packet Allocation |
| Management | — | Nexus Dashboard, Cisco ACI, and NX-OS CLI/APIs |
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