Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 vs Dell PowerSwitch Z9432F-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 Z9432F-ON is a 1U 32-port 400GbE spine switch powered by 7nm Broadcom Tomahawk 4 silicon, delivering 25.6 Tbps switching performance with substantial power efficiency improvements.
| Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 | Dell PowerSwitch Z9432F-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 | 25.6 Tbps full-duplex throughput powered by Broadcom Tomahawk 4 silicon |
| Forwarding rate | 1.4 Bpps | — |
| Port configuration | — | 32x 400GbE QSFP-DD ports + 2x 10GbE SFP+ ports in 1U |
| Operating system | — | ONIE; supports Dell SmartFabric OS10, Enterprise SONiC, and Linux NOS |
| Telemetry | — | Broadcom BroadView telemetry, advanced congestion notification, and PFC watchdog |
| Power supply | — | Dual redundant hot-plug 2400W Platinum power supplies |
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