Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell PowerConnect N3024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs Dell N-Series N4032F Managed L3 1U Black

43specifications compared
19differ
24identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- PowerConnect N3024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:24
- N-Series N4032F Managed L3 1U Black:0
SFP+ module slots quantity
- PowerConnect N3024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2
- N-Series N4032F Managed L3 1U Black:24
Power connector
- PowerConnect N3024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:DC-in jack
- N-Series N4032F Managed L3 1U Black:AC-in jack
MAC address table
- PowerConnect N3024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:16384 entries
- N-Series N4032F Managed L3 1U Black:131072 entries
Switching capacity
- PowerConnect N3024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:212 Gbit/s
- N-Series N4032F Managed L3 1U Black:640 Gbit/s
Packet buffer memory
- PowerConnect N3024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4 MB
- N-Series N4032F Managed L3 1U Black:9 MB
Management protocols
- PowerConnect N3024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:SNMP v1/v2/v3
- N-Series N4032F Managed L3 1U Black:SNMPv1/2/3
Supported network protocols
- PowerConnect N3024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:IPv4, IPv6
- N-Series N4032F Managed L3 1U Black:TCP, UDP, HTTP

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Comparison of N3024P, N4032F
71 specifications	A Dell PowerConnect N3024P Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model N3024P View product	B Dell N-Series N4032F Managed L3 1U Black Model N4032F View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	0
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SFP+ module slots quantityDiffers	2	24
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1	1
Power connectorDiffers	DC-in jack	AC-in jack
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
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
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entries (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6144
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Protocol-based VLAN
Number of VLANs	4094	4094
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10GBASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16384 entries	131072 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	212 Gbit/s	640 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	476 Mpps
Number of static routesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 MB	9 MB
ThroughputKnown for one	158 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ventilation systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Front-to-back airflow
Number of fansKnown for one	2 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal memoryDiffers	1024 MB	2000 MB
Flash memory	256 MB	256 MB
Firmware upgradeableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
Power supply includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
Number of power supply unitsDiffers	1	2
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	176 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	1287 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE) power per portKnown for one	30.8 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Power supplyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 45 °C	0 - 45 °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 dissipationDiffers	4467.1 BTU/h	603.86 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	433.8 mm
DepthDiffers	407 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	43.4 mm
WeightDiffers	6.6 kg	9.59 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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