Brocade G-Series G730 vs Dell Connectrix DS-7730B
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 Dell Connectrix DS-7730B is a next-generation 2U 128-port 64Gb/s Gen 7 Fibre Channel switch engineered for high-throughput enterprise flash storage networks.
| Brocade G-Series G730 | Dell Connectrix DS-7730B | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Brocade | Dell |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Jun 2021 | May 2022 |
| Form factor | 2U | 2U switch |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | — |
| Ports | 96x 64Gb FC SFP+ + 16x 2x64Gb FC SFP-DD (128 total ports) | — |
| Switching capacity | 8.192 Tb/s full duplex | — |
| Latency | < 460 ns cut-through | — |
| Port count | — | Up to 128 Fibre Channel ports (96x 64Gb SFP+ ports + 16x 256Gb QSFP ports) |
| Port speeds | — | Auto-sensing 8, 16, 32, and 64Gb/s FC speeds (up to 256Gb/s on QSFPs) |
| Switching bandwidth | — | 8.192 Tbps aggregate bandwidth with ultra-low 460ns cut-through latency |
| Operating system | — | Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) Gen 7 enterprise edition |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-plug power supplies with hot-swappable fan trays |
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