Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 vs Dell PowerSwitch N1524
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 PowerSwitch N1524 is an energy-efficient 1U Layer 2+ access switch equipped with 24 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports and four 10GbE SFP+ uplinks.
| Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 | Dell PowerSwitch N1524 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Dell |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Apr 2021 | May 2015 |
| Form factor | 1U | 1U switch |
| Form factor | 1U rackmount | — |
| Ports | 48x 1/10/25GbE SFP28 + 6x 40/100GbE QSFP28 | — |
| Switching capacity | 3.6 Tb/s | 128 Gbps aggregate throughput (95 Mpps forwarding rate) |
| Forwarding rate | 1.4 Bpps | — |
| Port configuration | — | 24x 1GbE RJ45 ports + 4x 10GbE SFP+ uplink ports |
| Operating system | — | Dell Networking OS6 with Layer 2+ enterprise feature set |
| Stacking | — | Stacking up to 4 switches via 10GbE SFP+ ports (40 Gbps stacking bandwidth) |
| Power supply | — | Integrated 40W AC power supply with fanless quiet operation |
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