Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver vs HP 3100-8-PoE EI

30specifications compared
17differ
13identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:L2/L3
- 3100-8-PoE EI:L2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:48
- 3100-8-PoE EI:8
10G support
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:Yes
- 3100-8-PoE EI:No
MAC address table
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:32000 entries
- 3100-8-PoE EI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:288 Gbit/s
- 3100-8-PoE EI:3.6 Gbit/s
Throughput
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:131 Mpps
- 3100-8-PoE EI:2.6 Mpps
Product colour
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:Silver
- 3100-8-PoE EI:Grey
Power consumption (typical)
- Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver:146 W
- 3100-8-PoE EI:95 W

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Comparison of S50V-FTOS-PoE, 3100-8-PoE EI
68 specifications	A Dell Force10 S50V-FTOS-PoE Managed L2/L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Silver Model S50V-FTOS-PoE View product	B HP 3100-8-PoE EI View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L2/L3	L2
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	8
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	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 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T, 10GBASE-CX4, 10GBASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	1024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10GBASE-CX4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	32000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	288 Gbit/s	3.6 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	131 Mpps	2.6 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	5 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.384 MB
Securityidentical
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3, SMIv1, SMIv2, SNMPv1, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, OSPFv2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	IPv4, IPv6, UDP, TCP, FTP, Telnet, MD5, TFTP, ICMP, ARP, DNS, NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP, DHCP, VRRP, ICMPv6, RIPv1, RIPv2, NSSA, LSA, RMON, LLDP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Grey
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SafetyKnown for one	UL/CSA, EN, IEC, FDA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Noise levelKnown for one	62.2 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	130482 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDRAM
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 MB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 MB
Power1 differ
Input currentKnown for one	6.5 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	146 W	95 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	790 W	64 W
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	10 - 90%
Heat dissipationDiffers	497 BTU/h	103 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	300 mm
DepthDiffers	425 mm	220 mm
HeightDiffers	43 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	7.1 kg	3 kg
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	AS/NZS CISPR 22, ICES-003, EN, VCCI, FCC, RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.6 dB

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