Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 vs Dell PowerSwitch N3248TE-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 N3248TE-ON is an advanced 1U campus access switch equipped with 48 Gigabit Ethernet RJ45 ports, two 10GbE SFP+ ports, and two 100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports.
| Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 | Dell PowerSwitch N3248TE-ON | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Dell |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Apr 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| 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 | 536 Gbps aggregate throughput (398 Mpps forwarding rate) |
| Forwarding rate | 1.4 Bpps | — |
| Port configuration | — | 48x 1GbE RJ45 ports + 2x 10GbE SFP+ ports + 2x 100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports |
| Operating system | — | ONIE; supports Dell SmartFabric OS10 with full Layer 3 routing |
| Power supply | — | Hot-swappable redundant 550W AC power supplies with hot-swappable fan trays |
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