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| Usage | ACI leaf, top of rack, FEX aggregation, powered by Cloud Scale | ACI leaf, top of rack, FEX aggregation, powered by Cloud Scale | ACI leaf, top of rack, FEX aggregation, powered by Cloud Scale | ACI leaf, top of rack, FEX aggregation, powered by Cloud Scale | ACI leaf, top of rack, FEX aggregation, powered by Cloud Scale | ACI leaf, NX-OS, top of rack, powered by Cloud Scale |
| Form factor | 1 RU | 1 RU | 1 RU | 1.2 | 2 RU | 1 RU |
| Throughput (Tbps) | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 7.2 | 8 |
| 1/10 GE fiber ports | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 96 | 48 |
| 25 GE ports | 48 | 48 | 48 | 48 | 96 | 48 |
| 40 GE ports | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 4 |
| 100 GE ports | 6 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 16 |
| Latency (microseconds) | ~1 | ~1 | ~1 | ~1 | ~1 | ~2 |
| Buffer (MB) | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 | 40 |
| Power supply (watts); 2 per switch | 650 | 500 | 650 | 1100 | 1200 | 1400 |
| Typical power (watts) | 210 | 260 | 375W | 298W | 210 | 394 |
| SyncE and Hybrid PTP | n/a | n/a | Yes (ITU-T G8275.1/G8275.2*) | n/a | n/a | Yes (PTP with Class C 1588) |
| Minimum software version | NXOS-703I4.2/ACI-N9KDK9-11.3 | NXOS-703I7.1/ACI-N9KDK9-12.2A | NXOS-10.1.1/9.3.7 ACI-15.1.3/5.1.3 | NXOS-703I7.3/ACI-N9KDK9-14.0 | NXOS-9.3.1/ACI-14.1.2/4.1.2 | NXOS-CS-10.4.2F |
| Orderable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| SKU | N9K-C93180YC-EX | N9K-C93180YC-FX | N9K-C93180YC-FX3 | N9K-C93240YC-FX2 | N9K-C93360YC-FX2 | N9K-C93400LD-H1 |
| Operating System | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI | NX-OS, ACI |