The following table compares Cisco Nexus 5000 Series models. For a complete catalog of all Cisco Nexus switch specifications and ordering information, refer to the Cisco Switch Guide.
| Cisco Nexus 5672UP | Cisco Nexus 56128P | Cisco Nexus 5624Q | Cisco Nexus 5648Q | Cisco Nexus 5696Q | |
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| Rack Unit (RU) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Switching Capacity | 1.44 Tbps | 2.56 Tbps | 1.92 Tbps | 3.84 Tbps | 7.68 Tbps |
| Expansion Slots | None | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Unified Ports | Yes | Yes | Future | Future | Yes |
| Fixed, built-in ports | 48 (10 GE) | 48 (10 GE) | 12 (40 GE) | 24 (40 GE) | N/A |
| 1/10 GE, 10- Gbps FCoE port density | Up to 72 | Up to 128 | 96 | 192 | 384 |
| 40-GE, FCoEPort density | 24 | 48 | 96 | ||
| 1/10G BASE-T | N | N | N | No | N |
| 40 GE uplinks | 6 | Upto 8 ( through expansion module) | N/A | - | N/A |
| 100 GE Ports | N | N | Future | Future | 32 |
| Fibre Channel port density (8/4/2/1 Gbps) | 16 | Up to 48 ( through expansion modules only) | Future | Future | 48 today, 160 (future) |
| 160-Gbps Layer 3 routing engine | Native line rate L3 | Native line rate L3 | Native line rate L3 | Native line rate L3 | Native line rate L3 |
| Fabric extender support | Yes up to 24 ( L2, L3) | Yes, Up to 24 (L2, L3) | Yes, Up to 24 (L2, L3) | Yes, up to 48 (L2) , 24 ( L3) | Yes, Up to 48 (L2), 24 (L3) |
| Hot-swappable power supplies and fan trays | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Air flow | Front-back (port side exhaust) and back-front(Port side inlet) | Front-back (port side exhaust) and back-front(Port side inlet) | Front-back (port-side exhaust) and back-front(port-side inlet) | Front-back (port-side exhaust) and back-front (port-side inlet) | Front-back (port-side exhaust) and back-front(port-side inlet) |
| VXLAN | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| DFA Support | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Programmability | Python scripting, TCL scripting, the Cisco One Platform Kit, OnePK and Openflow | Python scripting, TCL scripting, the Cisco One Platform Kit, OnePK and Openflow | Python scripting, TCL scripting, the Cisco One Platform Kit, OnePK and Openflow | Python scripting, TCL scripting, the Cisco One Platform ,OnePK and Openflow | Python scripting, TCL scripting, the Cisco One Platform Kit, OnePK and Openflow |