Nexus 9800 Compare Models

Nexus 9808

Nexus 9804

Usage

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Usage

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Form Factor

8 Slots/16 RU

Form Factor

4 Slots/10 RU

Throughput (Tbps)

115.2 Tbps

Throughput (Tbps)

57.6 Tbps

10 GE Ports

1152

10 GE Ports

576

25 GE Ports

1152

25 GE Ports

576

100 GE Ports

1152

100 GE Ports

576

200 GE Ports

576

200 GE Ports

288

400 GE Ports

288

400 GE Ports

144

Latency (Microseconds)

Less than 2

Latency (Microseconds)

Less than 2

Buffer

108MB on-die + 8GB HBM per ASIC

Buffer

108MB on-die + 8GB HBM per ASIC

Fan Airflow

Front-to-Back (PSI, port-side-intake)

Fan Airflow

Front-to-Back (PSI, port-side-intake)

Fabric Modules

8

Fabric Modules

8

Fan Trays

4

Fan Trays

4

Power Supplies

9

Power Supplies

6

MACsec

Line rate on supported ports

MACsec

Line rate on supported ports

Minimum Software Version

NXOS 10.3.2

Minimum Software Version

NXOS 10.4.1

SKU

N9K-C9808

SKU

N9K-C9804

Operating System

NX-OS

Operating System

NX-OS