cisco Nexus 3000 Nexus 3524-X vs HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 8320
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Nexus 3524-X is an ultra-low-latency 1U financial trading switch featuring 24 active 1G/10G SFP+ ports (software-upgradable to 48 ports) with Cisco Algo Boost technology. The Aruba CX 8320 switch series is an enterprise 1U campus core and datacenter top-of-rack switch delivering wire-speed 10GbE and 40GbE performance.
| cisco Nexus 3000 Nexus 3524-X | HPE Aruba CX Aruba CX 8320 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | HPE |
| Status | end-of-sale | end-of-sale |
| Released | Jun 2014 | Jun 2017 |
| Form factor | 1U fixed switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Ports | 24 active 1G/10GbE SFP+ ports (expandable to 48 ports via license key) | — |
| Switching capacity | 480 Gbps (expandable to 960 Gbps) | Up to 2.5 Tbps |
| Latency | Sub-250 nanosecond latency in Warp Mode | — |
| Features | Algo Boost ASIC, Warp SPAN, IEEE 1588 PTP, hardware line-rate NAT | — |
| Form factor | — | 1U fixed switch with redundant power and fans |
| Port options | — | 48x 10GbE SFP+ with 6x 40GbE QSFP+, or 32x 40GbE QSFP+ |
| Forwarding capacity | — | Up to 1,905 Mpps |
| High availability | — | Aruba VSX multi-chassis redundancy |
| Cooling airflow | — | Front-to-back (port-to-power) or back-to-front (power-to-port) |
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