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Cisco Catalyst 9500-48Y4C
Cisco Catalyst 9500-48Y4C
★ 3.2 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: 3.2 Tbps
  • Forwarding Rate: 1 Bpps
  • Ports (breakdown): 48x 1/10/25G SFP28, 4x 40/100G QSFP28
  • PoE Budget: N/A
  • Layer: L2/L3
  • Stacking support: StackWise Virtual

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: High density 25G and 100G port configuration in a compact 1RU form factor; Programmable UADP 3.0 ASIC provides industry-leading performance and future-proofing; Exceptional high availability via StackWise Virtual and redundant, hot-swappable components
  • ✘ Cons: Prohibitively high upfront and recurring costs due to mandatory Cisco DNA licensing; Complex subscription-based software model can be difficult to manage; Substantial power consumption and heat output required for core-level performance
  • Est. Price: $10,500 - $17,500

Compare Against

Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Pro Max 16 PoE
Ubiquiti UniFi Switch Pro Max 16 PoE
★ 3.6 Value Score

Technical Specifications

  • Switching Capacity: 84 Gbps
  • Forwarding Rate: 62.496 Mpps
  • Ports: 12x 1GbE PoE+ RJ45, 4x 2.5GbE PoE++ RJ45, 2x 10G SFP+
  • PoE Budget: 180W
  • Layer: L3
  • Stacking support: No (Managed via UniFi Network Application)

Curation Review

  • ✔ Pros: Includes multi-gigabit 2.5G support for high-speed APs; PoE++ (60W) capability; Etherlighting for visual port status; silent fanless operation.
  • ✘ Cons: Large external power brick; limited to only 4 multi-gig ports; rack-mount kit sold separately.
  • Est. Price: $389 - $410

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