N9396Y12C-SE1
Nexus 9300 with 96p 1/10/25G and 12x 40/100G 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
- 2
- Launch date
- 2014–2023
- Supported OS
- NX-OS
Ports and throughput
Port counts, speeds and forwarding capacity
- Access ports
- 96
- Min access speed (G)
- 1
- Max access speed (G)
- 50
- Min uplink speed (G)
- 25
- Max uplink speed (G)
- 100
- Switching capacity (Gbps)
- 9600
- Forwarding rate (Mpps)
- 2600
- Oversubscription ratio
- 0.667
- Network module slots
- 0
Alternatives
Products that do the same job: one class up, the same class, or one class down. Same vendor first.
| Platform | Ports | Capacity | Price band |
|---|---|---|---|
| C9500-32C Cisco · Catalyst 9500 | 32 × 25/40/100G QSFP28 | 6,400 Gbps↓ | Premium |
| C9500X-28C8D Cisco · Catalyst 9500X | 28 × 25/40/100G QSFP28 | 12,000 Gbps↑ | Premium |
| MSN4600 NVIDIA · NVIDIA Spectrum SN4000 | 64 × 10/40/50/100/200G QSFP56 | 25,600 Gbps↑ | Mid-to-high |
| MSN4600C NVIDIA · NVIDIA Spectrum SN4000 | 64 × 10/100G QSFP28 | 12,800 Gbps↑ | Mid-to-high |
| DCS-7060CX5-56D8 Arista · Arista 7060CX5 | 56 × 25/100G QSFP+ | 17,600 Gbps↑ | Premium |
| QFX5130-48C Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX 5130 | 48 × 10/25/50/100G SFP56-DD | 16,000 Gbps↑ | High-end |
| 7050CX3-32C Arista · Arista 7050X3 | 32 × 40/100G | 6,400 Gbps↓ | Mainstream |
| QFX5120-32C Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX5120 | 32 × 40/100G | 3,200 Gbps↓ | Mid-range |
| 7220-IXR-D3L Nokia · Nokia 7220 IXR D-Series | 32 × 40/100G QSFP28 | 3,200 Gbps↓ | Mid-range |
| 7220-IXR-D4 Nokia · Nokia 7220 IXR D-Series | 28 × 40/100G QSFP28 | 6,000 Gbps↓ | Mid-range |
| Platform | Ports | Capacity | Price band |
|---|---|---|---|
| HF6100-60L4D Cisco · Hyperfabric 6100 | 60 × 10/25/50G SFP | 9,200 Gbps↓ | Premium |
| C9500-48Y4C Cisco · Catalyst 9500 | 48 × 1/10/25G | 3,200 Gbps↓ | Premium |
| 7050SX3-96YC8 Arista · Arista 7050X3 | 96 × 1/10/25G SFP28 | 6,400 Gbps↓ | Mainstream |
| 7050SX3-48YC12 Arista · Arista 7050X3 | 48 × 1/10/25G SFP28 | 4,800 Gbps↓ | Mainstream |
| QFX5120-48Y Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX5120 | 48 × 1/10/25G | 2,000 Gbps↓ | Mid-range |
| QFX5120-48YM Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX5120 | 48 × 1/10/25G | 2,000 Gbps↓ | Mid-range |
| 7220-IXR-D2L Nokia · Nokia 7220 IXR D-Series | 48 × 1/10/25G SFP28 | 2,000 Gbps↓ | Mid-range |
| Platform | Ports | Capacity | Price band |
|---|---|---|---|
| C9500X-60L4D Cisco · Catalyst 9500X | 60 × 10/25/50G SFP56 | 9,200 Gbps↓ | Premium |
| C9200-48PXG Cisco · Catalyst 9200 | 48 ports | 400 Gbps↓ | Entry-level |
| 7050SX3-48C8 Arista · Arista 7050X3 | 48 × 1/10G SFP+ | 2,560 Gbps↓ | Mainstream |
| 7050SX3-48C8C Arista · Arista 7050X3 | 48 × 1/10G | 2,560 Gbps↓ | Mainstream |
| QFX5120-48T Juniper Networks · Juniper QFX5120 | 48 × 1/10G RJ45 | 1,080 Gbps↓ | Mid-range |
Power
PoE, supplies and redundancy
- PoE supported
- No
- Max power draw (W)
- 735
- Default PSU
- NXA-PAC-1400W-PE
- Fan slots
- 3
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
- Power supplies (2)
- Fan modules (1)
- Rack-mount kits (2)
Other Nexus 9300 platforms
Same family, different port counts
- N9164E-NS4-O
- N9336C-SE1
- N9348Y12C-SE1
- N9364E-SG2-O
- N9364E-SG2-Q
- N9396T12C-SE1
- N9K-C92160YC-X
- N9K-C92348GC-FX3
- N9K-C93108TC-FX3
- N9K-C93108TC-FX3P
- N9K-C93128TX
- N9K-C9316D-GX
- N9K-C93180LC-EX
- N9K-C93180YC-FX3
- N9K-C93216TC-FX2
- N9K-C93240YC-FX2
- N9K-C9332D-GX2B
- N9K-C9332D-H2R
- N9K-C9332PQ
- N9K-C93360YC-FX2
- N9K-C9336C-FX2
- N9K-C9336C-FX2-E
- N9K-C9348D-GX2A
- N9K-C9348GC-FX3
- N9K-C9348GC-FX3PH
- N9K-C9348GC-FXP
- N9K-C93600CD-GX
- N9K-C9364C-GX
- N9K-C9364D-GX2A
- N9K-C9372PX-E
- N9K-C9372TX-E
- N9K-C9396PX
- N9K-C9396TX
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