Cisco Nexus 9000 Models Comparison, Cisco Nexus 9000 Series is the modular one in the big star family-Nexus 9000 Series Switches, The following tables compare hardware capabilities of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches. The Cisco Nexus 9000 series switches include both modular (Nexus 9500 switches) and fixed-port switches (Nexus 9300 switches). The Cisco Nexus 9000 switches are the next generation of data center switching infrastructure by providing two modes of operation.

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Nexus 9500 modular switches
Nexus 9300 fixed switches
Nexus 400G portfolio

Best Nexus 9300 fixed switches

1. C1-N9K-C92304QC

Model:	C1-N9K-C92304QC – Cisco Nexus 9000 Series Platform
Detail:	Cisco ONE Nexus 9K Fixed with 56p 40G QSFP+ & 8p 100G QSFP28

C1-N9K-C92304QC Specification

Cisco ONE Nexus 9K Fixed with 56p 40G QSFP+ & 8p 100G QSFP28

2. N9K-C93180YC-EX

Model:	N9K-C93180YC-EX – Cisco Nexus 9000 Switches
Detail:	Nexus 9300 with 48p 10/25G SFP+ and 6p 100G QSFP28

N9K-C93180YC-EX SPECIFICATION
Ports	48 x 10/25-Gbps and 6 x 40/100-Gbps QSFP28 ports
Downlink supported speeds	1/10/25-Gbps speeds
CPU	4 cores
System memory	24 GB
SSD drive	64 GB
System buffer	40 MB
Management ports	2 ports: 1 RJ-45 and 1 SFP
USB ports	1
RS-232 serial ports	1
Power supplies (up to 2)	650W AC, 930W DC, or 1200W HVAC/HVDC
Typical power (AC/DC)	210W
Maximum power (AC/DC)	470W
Input voltage (AC)	100 to 240V
Input voltage (high-voltage AC [HVAC])	200 to 277V
Input voltage (DC)	–48 to –60V
Input voltage (high-voltage DC [HVDC])	–240 to –380V
Frequency (AC)	50 to 60 Hz
Fans	4
Airflow	Port-side intake and exhaust
Physical dimensions (H x W x D)	1.72 x 17.3 x 22.5 in. (4.4 x 43.9 x 57.1 cm)
Acoustics	48.5 dBA at 40% fan speed, 64.9 dBA at 70% fan speed, and 77.8 dBA at 100% fan speed
RoHS compliance	Yes
MTBF	390,330 hours
Maximum number of Longest Prefix Match (LPM) routes	896,000
Maximum number of IP host entries	896,000
Maximum number of MAC address entries	256,000
Maximum number of multicast routes	32,000
Number of Interior Gateway Management Protocol (IGMP) snooping groups	Shipping: 8,000 Maximum: 32,000
Maximum number of Cisco Nexus 2000 Series Fabric Extenders per switch	16
Maximum number of Access Control List (ACL) entries	Per slice of the forwarding engine: 4000 ingress 2000 egress Total (2 forwarding slices): 8000 ingress 4000 egress
Maximum number of VLANs	3,967
Number of Virtual Routing and Forwarding (VRF) instances	Shipping: 1,000 Maximum: 16,000
Maximum number of ECMP paths	64
Maximum number of port channels	512
Maximum number of links in a port channel	32
Number of active SPAN sessions	4
Maximum number of VLAN’s in Rapid per-VLAN Spanning Tree (RPVST) instances	3,967
Maximum number of Hot-Standby Router Protocol (HSRP) groups	490
Number of Network Address Translation (NAT) entries	1,023
Maximum number of Multiple Spanning Tree (MST) instances	64
Flow-table size used for Cisco Tetration Analytics platform	64,000
Operating temperature	32 to 104°F (0 to 40°C)
Nonoperating (storage) temperature	–40 to 158°F (–40 to 70°C)
Humidity	5 to 95% (noncondensing)
Altitude	0 to 13,123 ft (0 to 4000m)
Weight (without power supplies or fans)	17.2 lb (7.8 kg)