Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 vs Dell PowerSwitch Z9664F-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 Z9664F-ON is an ultra-dense 2U open networking spine switch delivering an astonishing 51.2 Tbps of non-blocking throughput across 64 400GbE QSFP-DD ports.
| Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3 | Dell PowerSwitch Z9664F-ON | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Dell |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Apr 2021 | May 2023 |
| Form factor | 1U | 2U switch |
| Form factor | 1U rackmount | — |
| Ports | 48x 1/10/25GbE SFP28 + 6x 40/100GbE QSFP28 | — |
| Switching capacity | 3.6 Tb/s | 51.2 Tbps aggregate non-blocking switching throughput |
| Forwarding rate | 1.4 Bpps | — |
| Port configuration | — | 64x 400GbE QSFP-DD ports + 2x 10GbE SFP+ ports in 2U |
| Operating system | — | ONIE; supports Dell SmartFabric OS10, Enterprise SONiC, and Linux NOS |
| Telemetry | — | Hardware-accelerated AI/ML fabric telemetry, adaptive routing, and PFC deadlock avoidance |
| Power supply | — | Quad redundant hot-plug 2400W Platinum power supplies with hot-swappable fan trays |
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