Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 vs Dell PowerSwitch S4128T-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 S4128T-ON is a 1U top-of-rack open networking switch providing 28 10GBASE-T copper ports and two 100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports.
| Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 | Dell PowerSwitch S4128T-ON | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Dell |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Apr 2021 | Jun 2017 |
| 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 | 960 Gbps aggregate throughput (714 Mpps forwarding rate) |
| Forwarding rate | 1.4 Bpps | — |
| Port configuration | — | 28x 10GBASE-T RJ45 ports + 2x 100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports |
| Operating system | — | ONIE; supports Dell SmartFabric OS10, Enterprise SONiC, and 3rd-party NOS |
| Airflow options | — | I/O to PSU (Normal) or PSU to I/O (Reverse) airflow options |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-plug power supplies with hot-swappable fans |
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