Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 vs Dell PowerSwitch Z9100-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 Z9100-ON is a high-performance 1U 32-port 100GbE open networking aggregation and spine switch.
| Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 | Dell PowerSwitch Z9100-ON | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Dell |
| Status | current | end-of-sale |
| Released | Apr 2021 | Oct 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 | 6.4 Tbps full-duplex non-blocking switching throughput |
| Forwarding rate | 1.4 Bpps | — |
| Port configuration | — | 32x 100GbE QSFP28 ports (or up to 128x 25GbE / 10GbE via breakout cables) |
| Operating system | — | ONIE; supports Dell OS9, OS10, Cumulus Linux, and SONiC |
| Airflow options | — | Normal (I/O to PSU) or Reverse (PSU to I/O) airflow |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-plug 750W AC or DC power supplies |
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