cisco Nexus 5600 Nexus 5696Q vs cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9336C-FX2
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Nexus 5696Q is a 4U modular high-density 40GbE datacenter switch delivering up to 96 ports of 40GbE QSFP+ or 384 ports of 10GbE across eight expansion line card slots. The Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 is a compact 1U datacenter spine and leaf switch delivering 36 ports of wire-speed 40G/100G QSFP28.
| cisco Nexus 5600 Nexus 5696Q | cisco Nexus 9000 Nexus 9336C-FX2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | cisco | cisco |
| Status | end-of-sale | current |
| Released | Apr 2014 | Jun 2018 |
| Form factor | 4U modular switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Chassis slots | 8 payload line card slots | — |
| Switching capacity | 7.68 Tbps / 5.7 Bpps forwarding throughput | 7.2 Tbps non-blocking bandwidth |
| Port density | Up to 96 ports 40GbE QSFP+ or up to 384 ports 10GbE using breakout cables | — |
| Unified modules | Supports 10G/40G Ethernet and native 8G/16G Fibre Channel line card modules | — |
| Chassis height | 4U rack mount | — |
| Ports | — | 36x 40G/100G QSFP28 ports (each supports 4x 10G or 4x 25G breakout) |
| Forwarding rate | — | Over 2.8 Bpps |
| Encryption | — | Hardware MACsec-256 encryption across all 36 ports |
| Modes | — | NX-OS standalone spine/leaf or ACI fabric spine/leaf |
| Cooling power | — | Hot-swappable dual power supplies and N+1 redundant fan modules |
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