Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON vs Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON is a top-of-rack open networking 1U switch engineered for 25GbE cloud data centers, high-density server fabrics, and modern storage clusters. The ThinkSystem NE2572 RackSwitch is Lenovo's primary 1U 25GbE top-of-rack data center switch, designed for modern server clusters, hyperconverged systems, and NVMe-over-Fabrics storage arrays.
| Dell PowerSwitch S5248F-ON | Lenovo ThinkSystem NE2572 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dell | Lenovo |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Mar 2019 | Jun 2017 |
| Form factor | 1U rack | 1U rack |
| Ports | 48x 25GbE SFP28 + 4x 100GbE QSFP28 + 4x 200GbE QSFP28-DD ports | 48x 25GbE SFP28 ports + 6x 100GbE QSFP28 uplink ports |
| Switching capacity | 4.0 Tbps (8.0 Tbps full duplex) | 3.6 Tbps aggregate full duplex switching throughput |
| Power supply | Dual redundant hot-plug 750W AC or DC power supplies, normal or reverse airflow | Dual redundant hot-swap AC power supplies (front-to-rear or rear-to-front airflow) |
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