Product comparison · 2 network switches

ASUS XG-U2008 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver vs NETGEAR Nighthawk S8000

21specifications compared
15differ
6identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- XG-U2008 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:Unmanaged
- Nighthawk S8000:Managed
10G support
- XG-U2008 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:Yes
- Nighthawk S8000:No
Switching capacity
- XG-U2008 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:56 Gbit/s
- Nighthawk S8000:16 Gbit/s
Packet buffer memory
- XG-U2008 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:2 MB
- Nighthawk S8000:0.192 MB
Product colour
- XG-U2008 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:Silver
- Nighthawk S8000:Black
LED indicators
- XG-U2008 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:Power
- Nighthawk S8000:Activity, Link, Power
Storage temperature (T-T)
- XG-U2008 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:-20 - 70 °C
- Nighthawk S8000:-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- XG-U2008 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver:10 - 85%
- Nighthawk S8000:0 - 90%

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Comparison of XG-U2008, Nighthawk S8000
61 specifications	A ASUS XG-U2008 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Silver Model XG-U2008 View product	B NETGEAR Nighthawk S8000 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Unmanaged	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	8	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power connector	DC-in jack	DC-in jack
10G Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	56 Gbit/s	16 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.9 Mpps
Store-and-forward	Yes	Yes
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	2 MB	0.192 MB
Forwarding rateKnown for one	100 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one	16000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (1 Gbps)Known for one	148800 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet forwarding rate (100 Mbps)Known for one	148800 pps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Loop protectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128
Design2 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power	Activity, Link, Power
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power supply includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.8 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	110 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	0 - 95%
Operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 3000 m
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	13.1 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	240 mm	195 mm
DepthDiffers	125 mm	149 mm
HeightDiffers	27 mm	40 mm
WeightDiffers	630 g	740 g
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging dataidentical
AC adapter includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Certificates1 differ
CertificationDiffers	CB/CCC FCC/CE	UL, CB, CE LVD,EAC
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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