Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey

32specifications compared
15differ
17identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 24 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey (48 vs 24). The Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 16,000 entries more MAC address table than the HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey (32000 entries vs 16000 entries). The Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black has 96 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey (224 Gbit/s vs 128 Gbit/s). DHCP features: DHCP client on the Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black, DHCP server, DHCP client on the HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey. Product colour: Black on the Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black, Grey on the HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:48
- 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:24
MAC address table
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:32000 entries
- 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:16000 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:224 Gbit/s
- 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:128 Gbit/s
Throughput
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:160 Mpps
- 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:95.2 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4 MB
- 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:11.25 MB
DHCP features
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:DHCP client
- 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:DHCP server, DHCP client
Product colour
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
- 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:Grey
Internal memory
- PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1024 MB
- 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:512 MB

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Comparison of 7048p, 2920-24G-POE+
71 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect 7048p Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model 7048p View product	B HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey Model 2920-24G-POE+ View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANsKnown for one	1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	32000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	224 Gbit/s	128 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	160 Mpps	95.2 Mpps
Store-and-forwardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	11.25 MB
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 µs
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Number of multicast groups filteredKnown for one	256	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	IGMP v1/v2/v3, SNMP v1/v2c/v3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	64 MB	1024 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ARM11
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	625 MHz
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDRAM
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	930 W	475 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	370 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 45 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	358 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	442.5 mm
DepthDiffers	460 mm	336 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	44.5 mm
WeightDiffers	8.1 kg	5.46 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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