Primary Device
Cisco Nexus 93180YC-FX3
★ 3.2 Value Score
Technical Specifications
- Switching Capacity: 3.6 Tbps full-duplex
- Forwarding Rate: 1.2 Bpps (64-byte packets)
- Ports (breakdown): 48x 1/10/25G SFP28 (downlink) + 6x 40/100G QSFP28 (uplink)
- PoE Budget: None (not PoE-capable)
- Layer: L2/L3
- Stacking support: No stacking; multi-chassis redundancy via vPC
- Form Factor: 1RU
- ASIC: Cisco Cloud Scale FX3
Curation Review
- ✔ Pros: Wire-rate 48x 25G downlinks with 6x 100G uplinks in a compact 1RU chassis; Cisco Cloud Scale FX3 ASIC gives 3.6 Tbps switching capacity and 1.2 Bpps forwarding; Supports both NX-OS and ACI deployment modes for flexible fabric design; Full L3 capability for leaf/top-of-rack data center roles; vPC provides multi-chassis redundancy without stacking; Typically priced well below modular Nexus 9500 platforms for leaf deployments
- ✘ Cons: No PoE, so it cannot power endpoints and is unsuited to access-layer use; No stacking, so scaling relies on vPC or fabric design; Licensing tiers (NX-OS Essentials/Advantage, ACI subscriptions) add cost and complexity; Downlink port type is listed inconsistently across sellers (SFP28 vs SFP+), so verify optics compatibility before ordering; Uplink capacity is limited to 100G, short of 400G spine-class platforms; Street prices vary widely by condition and bundle, so quotes should be checked with a Cisco partner
- Est. Price: $7,260 - $21,195
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