Brocade G-Series G730 vs Cisco MDS 9000 Series MDS 9396T
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Brocade G730 is a 128-port Gen 7 Fibre Channel switch delivering 8.192 Tb/s throughput and ultra-low 460 ns latency across 96 64Gb SFP+ and 16 2x64Gb SFP-DD ports in a 2U chassis. The Cisco MDS 9396T delivers 96 auto-sensing 32-Gbps Fibre Channel ports in a 2U chassis, providing high-density SAN switching for large enterprise storage deployments.
| Brocade G-Series G730 | Cisco MDS 9000 Series MDS 9396T | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Brocade | Cisco |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Jun 2021 | Sep 2018 |
| Form factor | 2U | 2U |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | 2U rackmount |
| Ports | 96x 64Gb FC SFP+ + 16x 2x64Gb FC SFP-DD (128 total ports) | 96x 32Gb FC SFP28 (48, 64, 80, or 96 ports active) |
| Switching capacity | 8.192 Tb/s full duplex | 3.072 Tb/s full duplex |
| Latency | < 460 ns cut-through | Cut-through switching architecture |
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