The following tables compare hardware capabilities of Cisco Nexus 9000 Series switches. For more product details, refer to the product data sheets or consult your Cisco representative.
View Nexus 9300 Fixed Chassis Comparison
Cisco Nexus 9504 Switch Cisco Nexus 9508 Switch Cisco Nexus 9516 Switch
Form factor 7 RU
13 RU
21 RU
Line card slots 4
8
16
Supervisor slots 2
2
2
Fabric module slots 6
6
6
ACI support Yes *
Yes
Yes *
Bandwidth per slot (Tbps) 3.84
3.84
3.84
Bandwidth per system (Tbps) 15
30
60
Maximum number of 1/10G BASE-T ports 192
384
768
Maximum number of 10 GE ports 576
1152
2304
Maximum number of 40 GE ports 144
288
576
Maximum number of 100GE ports 32
64
128
Airflow Front to back
Front to back
Front to back
Power supplies (3-kW AC) Up to 4
Up to 8
Up to 10
Fan trays 3
3
3
Supervisor A
Supervisor B
Processor 4 core, 1.8 GHz CPU
6 core, 2.2 GHz CPU
Memory (RAM) 16 GB
24 GB
Storage (SSD) 64 GB
256 GB
X9408PC-CFP2
Usage High Performance Backbone and Router Interconnect
Front panel ports 8 x 100 GE
Standalone Yes
ACI leaf No
ACI spine No
Chassis support 4, 8, and 16 slot
Switching performance Nonblocking >200Bytes
Buffer (MB) 24
Typical power per port (watts) 54
Orderable Q1CY15
SKU N9K-X9408PC-CFP2
9636PQ
9536PQ
9432PQ
9736PQ
Usage 40 GE high-performance aggregation and FEX*
40 GE aggregation, ACI leaf, and FEX*
40 GE aggregation and FEX*
ACI spine
Front-panel ports 36 x 40 GE
36 x 40 GE
32 x 40 GE
36 x 40 GE
Standalone Yes
Yes
Yes
No
ACI leaf No
Yes*
No
No
ACI spine No
No
No
Yes
Chassis support 4 and 8, slot
4, 8, and 16 slot
4, 8, and 16 slot
4*, 8, and 16*
40 GE ports 36
36
32
36
Switching performance Nonblocking
1.5:1 oversubscribed
Line rate more than 200 byte
Nonblocking
Buffer (MB) 36
104
24
42
Typical power (watts) 260
360
240
197
Minimum software version 6.1(2)I1(1)
6.1(2)I2(2a)
6.1(2)I2(2a)
ACI-N9KDK9-11.0
Orderable Nov 2013
Jun 2014
Jun 2014
Jul 2014
SKUs N9K-X9636PQ
N9K-X9536PQ
N9K-X9432PQ
N9K-X9736PQ
9564PX
9464PX
9564TX
9464TX
Usage 10 aggregation, ACI leaf*, and FEX*
10 aggregation and FEX*
End of row and ACI leaf*
End of row
Front-panel ports 48 x 10 GE + 4 x 40 GE
48 x 10 GE + 4 x 40 GE
48 x 10 GE + 4 x 40 GE
48 x 10 GE + 4 x 40 GE
Standalone Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
ACI leaf Yes*
No
Yes*
No
ACI spine No
No
No
No
Chassis support 4, 8, and 16 slot
4, 8, and 16 slot
4, 8, and 16 slot
4, 8, and 16 slot
100 M/1 GE/10 GE copper ports NA
NA
48
48
10 GE fiber ports 48
48
NA
NA
40 GE ports 4
4
4
4
Switching performance Nonblocking
Line rate greater than 200 byte
Nonblocking
Line rate greater than 200 Byte
Buffer (MB) 104
12
104
12
Typical power 300
160
450
320
Minimum software version 6.1(2)I2
6.1(2)I2(2a)
6.1(2)I2
6.1(2)I2(2a)
Orderable Mar 2014
Jun 2014
Mar 2014
Jun 2014
SKU N9K-X9564PX
N9K-X9464PX
N9K-X9564TX
N9K-X9464TX
Nexus 9300 Fixed Switches
Nexus 9372TX Nexus 9396TX Nexus 93120TX Nexus 93128TX Nexus 9372PX Nexus 9396PX Nexus 9332PQ Nexus 9336PQ
Usage ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row, FEX aggregation
ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row, FEX aggregation
ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row, FEX aggregation
ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row, FEX aggregation
ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row, FEX aggregation
ACI leaf, top of rack, FEX aggregation
ACI leaf, top of rack, end of row, FEX aggregation
ACI spine
Form factor 1 RU
2 RU
2 RU
3 RU
1 RU
2 RU
1 RU
2 RU
Throughput (Tbps) 1.44
1.92
2.4
2.56
1.44
1.92
2.56
2.88
100 M/1 GE/10 GE copper ports 48
48
96
96
NA
NA
NA
NA
1/10 GE fiber ports NA
NA
NA
NA
48
48
NA
NA
40 GE ports 6
6 or 12
6
6 or 8
6
6 or 12
32
36
100 GE ports No
4
No
4
No
4
No
No
Latency (microseconds) Less than 2
Less than 2
Less than 2
Less than 2
Less than 2
Less than 2
Less than 2
Less than 2
Buffer (MB) 37
52
52
52
37
52
37
72
Power supply (watts); 2 per switch 650
650
1200
1200
650
650
650
1200
Typical power (watts) 375
427
582
210
232
228
400
Minimum software version 6.1(2)I3(1)
6.1(2)I3(1)
6.1(2)I2(2a)
6.1(2)I3(1)
6.1(2)I1(1)
6.1(2)I3(1)
ACI-N9KDK9-11.0
Orderable September 2014
September 2014
April 2015
November 2013
September 2014
November 2013
September 2014
July 2014
SKU N9K-C9372TX
N9K-C9396TX
N9K-C93120TX
N9K-C93128TX
N9K-C9372PX
N9K-C9396PX
N9K-C9332PQ
N9K-C9336PQ