Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S4820T Managed L2 vs Dell Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black

33specifications compared
12differ
21identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:L2
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:L2/L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:48
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:32
IP address table
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:8000
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:24000
MAC address table
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:128000 entries
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:160000 entries
Throughput
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:960 Mpps
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:1462 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:3.3 µs
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:0.6 µs
Packet buffer memory
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:9 MB
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:12 MB
Number of fans
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:2 fan(s)
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:3 fan(s)

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Comparison of S4820T, S6000
50 specifications	A Dell Force10 S4820T Managed L2 Model S4820T View product	B Dell Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black Model S6000 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	32
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QSFP+
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
10G support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
IP routing	Yes	Yes
Routing entries	16000	16000
IP address tableDiffers	8000	24000
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Number of VLANs	4000	4000
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ba, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	128000 entries	160000 entries
ThroughputDiffers	960 Mpps	1462 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)Differs	3.3 µs	0.6 µs
Number of queuesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	9 MB	12 MB
Switching capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 Gbit/s
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansDiffers	2 fan(s)	3 fan(s)
Performance1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2000 MB	4096 MB
Noise levelKnown for one	65 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) support	Yes	Yes
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Input currentKnown for one	4.2 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output powerKnown for one	460 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	371 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	0 - 45 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 70 °C	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	433.8 mm
Depth	460 mm	460 mm
Height	43.5 mm	43.5 mm
WeightDiffers	9.86 kg	7.32 kg
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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