Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 vs Dell Connectrix DS-6630B
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 is a 1U top-of-rack data center switch providing 48 1/10/25GbE SFP28 downlink ports and 6 40/100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports with wire-rate MACsec and telemetry. The Dell Connectrix DS-6630B is a high-density 2U 128-port Fibre Channel switch based on the Brocade G630 platform, delivering 32Gb/s performance for enterprise storage area networks.
| Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 | Dell Connectrix DS-6630B | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Dell |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Apr 2021 | May 2018 |
| Form factor | 1U | 2U switch |
| Form factor | 1U rackmount | — |
| Ports | 48x 1/10/25GbE SFP28 + 6x 40/100GbE QSFP28 | — |
| Switching capacity | 3.6 Tb/s | — |
| Forwarding rate | 1.4 Bpps | — |
| Port count | — | Up to 128 Fibre Channel ports (96x 32Gb SFP+ ports + 16x 128Gb QSFP ports) |
| Port speeds | — | Auto-sensing 4, 8, 16, and 32Gb/s FC speeds (up to 128Gb/s on QSFPs) |
| Switching bandwidth | — | 4.096 Tbps aggregate throughput with sub-700ns latency |
| Operating system | — | Brocade Fabric OS (FOS) enterprise edition |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-plug power supplies with hot-swappable fan modules |
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