N9336C-SE1

Cisco Nexus 9300 with 36p 40G/100G QSFP28 ports

Cisco Nexus 9300

Positioning

Inherited from the Nexus 9300 family — positioning is family-scoped in the graph

DC leaf/spine — 1-400G, ACI or NX-OS, VXLAN/EVPN fabric

Price band: Mid-range to Premium

Specifications sourced from Cisco's published datasheets and product documentation.

Identity

What it is and where it sits in the range

Vendor
Cisco
Product family
Nexus 9300
Form factor
fixed
Rack units
1
Launch date
2014–2023
Supported OS
NX-OS

Ports and throughput

Port counts, speeds and forwarding capacity

Access ports
36
Port speed (G)
100
Min access speed (G)
25
Max access speed (G)
100
Switching capacity (Gbps)
7200
Forwarding rate (Mpps)
2600
Oversubscription ratio
1
Network module slots
0

Alternatives

Products that do the same job: one class up, the same class, or one class down. Same vendor first.

400GOne class up
PlatformPortsCapacityPrice band
HF6100-32D
Cisco · Hyperfabric 6100
32 × 400G QSFP-DD12,800 Gbps↑Premium
DCS-7060DX5-32
Arista · Arista 7060DX5
32 × 100/200/400G QSFP-DD25,600 Gbps↑Premium
QFX5130-32CD
Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX 5130
32 × 40/100/400G QSFP-DD25,600 Gbps↑High-end
QFX5130E-32CD
Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX 5130
32 × 40/100/400G QSFP-DD25,600 Gbps↑High-end
MSN4410
NVIDIA · NVIDIA Spectrum SN4000
24 × 10/40/50/100/200/400G QSFP-DD2825,600 Gbps↑Mid-to-high
MSN4700
NVIDIA · NVIDIA Spectrum SN4000
32 × 10/25/40/100/200/400G QSFP-DD12,800 Gbps↑Mid-to-high
7220-IXR-D5
Nokia · Nokia 7220 IXR D-Series
32 × 100/200/400G QSFP-DD12,800 Gbps↑Mid-range
7280DR3-24
Arista · Arista 7280R3
24 × 100/200/400G QSFP-DD19,200 Gbps↑Premium
100GSame class
PlatformPortsCapacityPrice band
C9500-32C
Cisco · Catalyst 9500
32 × 25/40/100G QSFP286,400 Gbps↓Premium
C9500X-28C8D
Cisco · Catalyst 9500X
28 × 25/40/100G QSFP2812,000 Gbps↑Premium
7050CX3-32C
Arista · Arista 7050X3
32 × 40/100G6,400 Gbps↓Mainstream
7050CX3-32S
Arista · Arista 7050X3
32 × 10/25/40/50/100G QSFP286,400 Gbps↓Mainstream
QFX5120-32C
Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX5120
32 × 40/100G3,200 Gbps↓Mid-range
7220-IXR-D3L
Nokia · Nokia 7220 IXR D-Series
32 × 40/100G QSFP283,200 Gbps↓Mid-range
7220-IXR-D4
Nokia · Nokia 7220 IXR D-Series
28 × 40/100G QSFP286,000 Gbps↓Mid-range
QFX5130-48C
Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX 5130
48 × 10/25/50/100G SFP56-DD16,000 Gbps↑High-end
MSN4600
NVIDIA · NVIDIA Spectrum SN4000
64 × 10/40/50/100/200G QSFP5625,600 Gbps↑Mid-to-high
MSN4600C
NVIDIA · NVIDIA Spectrum SN4000
64 × 10/100G QSFP2812,800 Gbps↑Mid-to-high
25GOne class down
PlatformPortsCapacityPrice band
C9500-32QC
Cisco · Catalyst 9500
32 × 40G QSFP283,200 Gbps↓Premium
C9300X-24Y
Cisco · Catalyst 9300X
24 × 1/10/25G SFP2,000 Gbps↓Mid-range
7280SR3-40YC6
Arista · Arista 7280R3
40 × 1/10/25G SFP251,600 Gbps↓Premium
7050SX3-24YC4C
Arista · Arista 7050X3
24 × 1/10/25G SFP282,000 Gbps↓Mainstream
QFX5120-48Y
Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX5120
48 × 1/10/25G2,000 Gbps↓Mid-range
QFX5120-48YM
Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX5120
48 × 1/10/25G2,000 Gbps↓Mid-range
7220-IXR-D2L
Nokia · Nokia 7220 IXR D-Series
48 × 1/10/25G SFP282,000 Gbps↓Mid-range

Power

PoE, supplies and redundancy

PoE supported
No
Max power draw (W)
450
Default PSU
NXA-PAC-750W-PE
Fan slots
6

Scale and performance

Table sizes, latency and stacking limits

Stacking supported
No

Licence tiers

Tiers defined for this family

Advantage · Essential · Essentials · Premier

Defined for the Nexus 9300 family. SKUit selects the tier and term matching the features you choose when it builds the BOM.

Parts and modules

Published parts that fit this platform, each with its own page

Other Nexus 9300 platforms

Same family, different port counts

About this data

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