Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S4820T Managed L2 vs Dell Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black

20specifications compared
9differ
11identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:L2
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:L2/L3
Copper ethernet cabling technology
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:10BASE-T
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:1000BASE-T
Number of fans
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:2 fan(s)
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:4 fan(s)
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:10 - 90%
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:10 - 85%
Width
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:434 mm
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:440 mm
Depth
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:460 mm
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:610 mm
Height
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:43.5 mm
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:88 mm
Weight
- Force10 S4820T Managed L2:9.86 kg
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:17.7 kg

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Comparison of S4820T, Z9000
49 specifications	A Dell Force10 S4820T Managed L2 Model S4820T View product	B Dell Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black Model Z9000 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeKnown for one	Managed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L2/L3
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	48	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)	No
Power connectorKnown for one	DC-in jack	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10BASE-T	1000BASE-T
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesKnown for one	16000	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address tableKnown for one	8000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ag, 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 transmissionidentical
MAC address tableKnown for one	128000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	960 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	3.3 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	9 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansDiffers	2 fan(s)	4 fan(s)
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	2000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	65 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 - 60 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	434 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	460 mm	610 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	88 mm
WeightDiffers	9.86 kg	17.7 kg
Optical fiberidentical
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 Gigabit Ethernet
Protocolsidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UDP, TCP, Telnet, FTP

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