Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 vs Dell PowerSwitch N3048ET-ON
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 N3048ET-ON is a 1U 48-port Gigabit Layer 3 access switch featuring ONIE open networking support, two 10GbE SFP+ uplinks, and dual hot-swappable power supplies.
| Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 | Dell PowerSwitch N3048ET-ON | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Dell |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Apr 2021 | May 2018 |
| 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 | 260 Gbps aggregate throughput (193 Mpps forwarding rate) |
| Forwarding rate | 1.4 Bpps | — |
| Port configuration | — | 48x 1GbE RJ45 ports + 2x 10GbE SFP+ uplink ports + 2x GbE combo ports |
| Operating system | — | ONIE; supports Dell OS6, OS10, and open NOS |
| Power supply | — | Hot-swappable redundant 200W AC power supplies |
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