Which managed network switches have the highest data transfer rates?

The Aruba CX 10000 (10040-32C6D / 32p 400G) is a data-center leaf switch offering 32x100GbE QSFP28 ports plus 6x400GbE QSFP-DD ports, a programmable DPU for distributed stateful services, and integrated management via Aruba Fabric Composer with standard SNMP and console/OOBM interfaces. It targets high-performance, low-latency leaf-spine fabrics and adds distributed firewall, micro-segmentation, and pervasive telemetry for modern data centers.

The QFX10016 is a 16-slot modular data-center chassis delivering up to 96 Tbps system throughput and high port densities supporting 10GbE, 40GbE, and 100GbE. It runs Junos OS, supports advanced Layer 2/3 features including EVPN-VXLAN, and is suited for spine/leaf fabrics and large-scale cloud environments.

The Nokia 7220 IXR-D5 is a 1U, high-capacity data center interconnect router focused on dense 400GbE connectivity and high throughput (12.8 Tb/s). It runs SR Linux, offers multiple management ports and rich Layer 2/Layer 3 features, and is suited for spine or high-scale leaf deployments in cloud and AI data centers.

The Arista 7050X4-32 is a data-center leaf/spine switch offering 32 high-speed 400G ports plus 2 SFP+ and a management port, very low latency and multi-terabit throughput for dense fabric deployments. It runs Arista EOS with advanced telemetry, automation and encryption options, suited for high-performance cloud and enterprise data centers.

The Arista 7500R-64C is a high-performance modular spine switch platform supporting mixed-speed line cards with up to 100GbE per port and system throughput designed for Internet-scale data centers. It runs Arista EOS with features like VXLAN/EVPN, MLAG, BGP, ECMP and CloudVision integration, suited for large cloud and virtualized networks requiring high forwarding capacity.

The Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 is a 1RU data-center switch with 36 QSFP28 ports that run at 40Gbps or 100Gbps (with breakout to 10/25Gbps). It offers 7.2 Tbps switching capacity, dual hot-swappable PSUs, and NX-OS/ACI modes for high-performance leaf/spine deployments suited to cloud and enterprise fabrics. Its features focus on high-density 100G connectivity, low latency, and data-center resiliency.

The Cisco Nexus N9K-C9332D-GX2B is a 1U data-center switch with 32 QSFP-DD 400-Gigabit ports and 2 SFP+ 10-Gigabit ports, designed for high-density, high-throughput environments. It includes dedicated management ports, console and USB, redundant power and field-replaceable fans, and is suitable for spine/leaf deployments requiring very high port bandwidth. It supports standard VLAN features for network segregation.

The Cisco Nexus N9K-C9364D-GX2A is a 2RU data‑center switch with 64 QSFP-DD 400‑Gbps ports and 2 SFP+ 10‑Gbps ports, redundant hot‑swappable power supplies and field‑replaceable fans. It offers high throughput, NX‑OS features, and multiple management ports for data‑center aggregation and spine/leaf deployments.

36-port 800G line card for the Cisco N9800 series providing line-rate MACsec and very high fabric capacity; designed for data-center spine and high‑performance AI/ML or telco environments. Fits N9800 chassis and requires compatible fabric modules and supervisors for line-rate operation.

The PowerSwitch SN5610 is a high-density data center switch with 64 OSFP ports supporting up to 800GbE per port and up to 51.2Tb/s non-blocking throughput. It runs Cumulus Linux/compatible NOS, offers advanced telemetry and AI/HPC-oriented features, redundant hot-swap power and fans, and is suited for leaf/spine deployments in hyperscale and AI data centers. Management includes out-of-band RJ45 and console ports plus USB.

High-density data center aggregation switch with 64 QSFP28 ports supporting multi-rate 10/25/40/50/100GbE, dual redundant hot‑swappable PSUs, and OS10/Sonic software support. Suited for high-throughput low-latency leaf/spine deployments in enterprise and cloud data centers.

Modular data-center switch platform designed for high-density 400GE deployments with a Clos backplane-free architecture, very high switching capacity, and telemetry/automation features. Suited to hyperscale or large enterprise data centers needing scalable 400GE aggregation and core switching.

The Cisco Nexus 9336C-FX2 is a 1RU data-center switch with 36 QSFP28 ports that run at 40Gbps or 100Gbps (with breakout to 10/25Gbps). It offers 7.2 Tbps switching capacity, dual hot-swappable PSUs, and NX-OS/ACI modes for high-performance leaf/spine deployments suited to cloud and enterprise fabrics. Its features focus on high-density 100G connectivity, low latency, and data-center resiliency.