NVIDIA Spectrum SN5000 Series Comparison

SN5400 vs SN5600: Power and Performance for Next-Generation Data Centers

SN5400
NVIDIA SN5400 Switch
Port Configuration 64x QSFP-DD 400GbE + 2x SFP28 25GbE
Maximum Speed 400GbE
Switching Capacity 25.6Tb/s
Wire-Speed Switching 33.3Bpps
Packet Buffer 160MB fully shared
Power Supplies 2x hot-swappable (1+1 redundant)
Ideal for: 400G data center fabrics
Best fit: Organizations upgrading from 100G to 400G networks
Key advantage: Diverse QSFP-DD connectivity options
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SN5600
NVIDIA SN5600 Switch
Port Configuration 64x OSFP 800GbE + 1x SFP28 25GbE
Maximum Speed 800GbE
Switching Capacity 51.2Tb/s
Wire-Speed Switching 33.3Bpps
Packet Buffer 160MB fully shared
Power Supplies 2x hot-swappable (1+1 redundant)
Ideal for: 800G data center architectures
Best fit: AI & ML workloads requiring maximum bandwidth
Key advantage: Industry-leading 51.2Tb/s throughput
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