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
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
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
Address Resolution Protocol (ARP) entries (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6144
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Protocol-based VLAN
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
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocols2 differ
Management protocolsDiffers	SNMP v1/v2/v3	SNMPv1/2/3
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6	TCP, UDP, HTTP
Designidentical
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
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
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
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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