| SKU | N9K-X9736C-FX | N9K-X9732C-EX | N9K-X9732C-FX | N9K-X9736C-EX | N9K-X9636C-RX | N9K-X9636C-R | N9K-X9432C-S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Front Panel Ports | 36 x 100GE | 32 x 100 GE | 32 x 100 GE | 36 x 100 GE | 36 x 100 GE | 36 x 100 GE | 32 x 100 GE |
| Multispeed Ports | 1x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 1x40GE, 2x50GE | 1x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 1x40GE, 2x50GE | 1x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 1x40GE, 2x50GE | 1x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 1x40GE, 2x50GE | 4x10GE, 1x40GE , 1x100GE | 4x10GE, 1x40GE , 1x100GE | 1x1GE, 4x10GE, 4x25GE, 1x40GE, 2x50GE |
| NX-OS Mode | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ACI Spine | Yes | Yes | Future | No | No | No | No |
| ACI Leaf | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Chassis Support | Nexus 9504, 9508, and 9516# | Nexus 9504, 9508, and 9516 | Nexus 9504, 9508, and 9516 | Nexus 9504, 9508, and 9516 | Nexus 9504 and 9508 | Nexus 9504 and 9508 | Nexus 9504 and 9508 |
| Switching Performance | 3.6Tbps, Line rate for 170+ byte packet sizes | 3.2Tbps, Linerate for 64+ byte packet sizes | 3.2Tbps, Line rate for 170+ byte packet sizes | 3.2Tbps, Linerate for 64+ byte packet sizes | 3.6Tbps, Line rate for 120+ byte packet sizes | 3.6Tbps, Line rate for 92+ byte packet sizes | Line rate greater than 250 Bytes |
| FM Required for Max Bandwidth | X9736C-FX: 5x N9K-C95xx-FM-E/E2 | X9732C-EX: 4x N9K-C95xx-FM-E/E2 | X9732C-FX: 4x N9K-C95xx-FM-E/E2 | X9736C-EX: 4x N9K-C95xx-FM-E/E2 | X9636C-RX: 6x N9K-C950x-FM-R | X9636C-RX: 5x N9K-C950x-FM-R | X9432C-S: 4x N9K-C950x-FM-S |
| Fabric Redundancy | Bandwidth is spread across all FMs | Bandwidth is spread across all FMs | Bandwidth is spread across all FMs N+1 FM redundancy with 5 FM-E/E2 FMx |
Bandwidth is spread across all FMs | No | Bandwidth is spread across all FMs N+1 FM redundancy with 5 FM-R FMs |
Bandwidth is spread across all FMs |
| Interface type | QSFP28 | QSFP28 | QSFP28 | QSFP28 | QSFP28 | QSFP28 | QSFP28 |
| Buffer | 160MB | 160MB | 160MB | 160MB | 16GB | 24GB | 32MB |
| Line Rate Encryption | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Streaming analytics export off chip | Yes | No | Yes | No | No | No | No |
# Requires N9K-C9515-FM-E2 fabric module for ACI spine.
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