cisco Catalyst 9500 Catalyst 9500X vs HPE Aruba CX 8360-32Y4C
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Catalyst 9500X is an enterprise 1U fixed-core switch powered by Cisco Silicon One Q200 architecture. The HPE Aruba CX 8360-32Y4C is a compact 1U enterprise campus core and data center top-of-rack switch running ArubaOS-CX.
| cisco Catalyst 9500 Catalyst 9500X | HPE Aruba CX 8360-32Y4C | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | HPE |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Feb 2022 | Nov 2020 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U rack |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch with hot-swap power and fans | 1U fixed switch with modular cooling and power |
| Silicon architecture | Cisco Silicon One Q200 ASIC | — |
| Port density | 28x 100G QSFP28 + 8x 400G QSFP-DD, or 60x 10G/25G SFP28 + 8x 100G QSFP28 | — |
| Switching capacity | Up to 12.8 Tbps | 2.4 Tbps aggregate switching throughput |
| Packet buffer | Deep 80MB shared packet buffer architecture | — |
| Security | Line-rate MACsec-256 and IPsec encryption capabilities | Hardware-based IEEE 802.1AE MACsec encryption standard on selected ports |
| Models | — | Various models offering 32x 100G, 16x 100G, 48x 25G, 24x 10G, or 12x 10G/25G |
| Forwarding rate | — | Up to 2,678 Mpps |
| Overlays | — | Integrated hardware VTEP for Layer 2 and Layer 3 EVPN-VXLAN fabrics |
| Ports | — | 32x 25GbE SFP28 ports + 4x 100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports |
| Power supply | — | Dual field-replaceable hot-swap AC power supplies with redundant fans |
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