arista 7280R 7280SR2K-48C6 vs Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Nexus 93180YC-FX3
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Arista 7280SR2K-48C6 is an enterprise 1U deep-buffer router and switch powered by Jericho+ silicon with an external Knowledge-based Processor (KBP). The Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 is a 1U top-of-rack data center switch providing 48 1/10/25GbE SFP28 downlink ports and 6 40/100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports with wire-rate MACsec and telemetry.
| arista 7280R 7280SR2K-48C6 | Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Nexus 93180YC-FX3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | arista | Cisco |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Jun 2017 | Apr 2021 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U |
| Ports | 48x 10GbE SFP+ and 6x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports | 48x 1/10/25GbE SFP28 + 6x 40/100GbE QSFP28 |
| Switching capacity | 2.16 Tbps / 1.5 Bpps | 3.6 Tb/s |
| Packet buffer | 24GB deep buffer with VOQ architecture | — |
| Kbp coprocessor | External K-series Knowledge-based Processor for massive route scaling | — |
| Route scale | Supports up to 2.5 million IPv4/IPv6 routes in hardware | — |
| Form factor | — | 1U rackmount |
| Forwarding rate | — | 1.4 Bpps |
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