Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect N3024F Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Dell PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3

41specifications compared
18differ
23identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of VLANs
- PowerConnect N3024F Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4094
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:4096
MAC address table
- PowerConnect N3024F Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:16384 entries
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:131072 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect N3024F Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:212 Gbit/s
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:640 Gbit/s
Throughput
- PowerConnect N3024F Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:158 Mpps
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:476 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- PowerConnect N3024F Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4 MB
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:9 MB
Management protocols
- PowerConnect N3024F Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:SNMP v1/v2/v3
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:SNMPv1/2/3
Supported network protocols
- PowerConnect N3024F Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:IPv4, IPv6
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:TCP, UDP, HTTP
Number of power supply units
- PowerConnect N3024F Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:1
- PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3:2

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Comparison of N3024F, N4032
59 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect N3024F Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model N3024F View product	B Dell PowerConnect N4032 Managed L3 Model N4032 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity	24	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Network1 differ
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, 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 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, 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 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
10G support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10GBASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsDiffers	4094	4096
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16384 entries	131072 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	212 Gbit/s	640 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	158 Mpps	476 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	9 MB
Number of static routesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024
Securityidentical
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
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
Protocols2 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	SNMP v1/v2/v3	SNMPv1/2/3
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6	TCP, UDP, HTTP
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memory	256 MB	256 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power2 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
Number of power supply unitsDiffers	1	2
Power consumption (typical)Differs	67.1 W	240 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 85%	0 - 95%
Heat dissipationKnown for one	204.6 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	433.8 mm
DepthDiffers	407 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	43.4 mm
WeightDiffers	6 kg	9.83 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ACMA RCA, ICES, CCC, CE, VCCI, FCC, NRTL UL, EAC, GS, WEEE, RoHS, REACH, JEL

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