Arista 7280R 7280SE-64 vs Cisco Nexus 9372PX
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Arista 7280SE-64 is a 1U datacenter leaf and edge router engineered with an ultra-deep packet buffer architecture. 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 7280R 7280SE-64 | Cisco Nexus 9372PX | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Arista | Cisco |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Sep 2014 | Jun 2014 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Ports | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 4x 40GbE QSFP+ ports | — |
| Switching capacity | 1.28 Tbps / 960 Mpps | 1.44 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth |
| Packet buffer | 9 Gigabytes of deep dynamic packet buffering | — |
| Virtual output queueing | VOQ architecture with credit-based scheduling to prevent head-of-line blocking | — |
| Roles | Datacenter Interconnect (DCI), IP storage, Hadoop, and content distribution | — |
| Downlink ports | — | 48x 1G/10G SFP+ optical/copper ports |
| Uplink ports | — | 6x 40G QSFP+ optical ports |
| Forwarding rate | — | Up to 1,150 Mpps |
| Airflow | — | Port-side exhaust or port-side intake airflow options |
| Operating modes | — | Cisco NX-OS or Cisco ACI Leaf mode |
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