Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs Dell Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black

23specifications compared
12differ
11identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:L3
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:L2/L3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:3
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:2
Number of fans
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:2 fan(s)
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:5 fan(s)
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:-5 - 55 °C
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:10 - 90%
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:10 - 85%
Width
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:438.9 mm
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:433.8 mm
Depth
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:482.6 mm
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:863.6 mm
Height
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:43.9 mm
- Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black:133.3 mm

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Comparison of S60, Z9500
64 specifications	A Dell Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model S60 View product	B Dell Force10 Z9500 L2/L3 Black Model Z9500 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeKnown for one	Managed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switch layerDiffers	L3	L2/L3
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	44	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	No
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	3	2
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 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1ag, 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
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	1000BASE-T
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP address tableKnown for one	16000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of VLANsKnown for one	4096	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address tableKnown for one	32000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityKnown for one	176 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	131 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	9 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of queuesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	1250 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMPv1, IGMPv1, IGMPv2, IGMPv3, SSM, PIM-SM, SMIv1, SMIv2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	FTP, IPv4, IPv6, UDP, DLSw, TCP, DNS, ARP, MD5, ICMP, TFTP, Telnet, NTPv3, CIDR, BOOTP, VRRP, ICMPv6, RIPv1, RIPv2, OSPF, NSSA, OSPFv2, BGPv4, ASN, RMON, LLDP	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
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansDiffers	2 fan(s)	5 fan(s)
SafetyKnown for one	UL/CSA, EN, IEC, FDA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Expansion module supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	8192 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	71.8 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	169315 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	225 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3100 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-5 - 55 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 85%
Heat dissipationKnown for one	597 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	438.9 mm	433.8 mm
DepthDiffers	482.6 mm	863.6 mm
HeightDiffers	43.9 mm	133.3 mm
WeightDiffers	6.54 kg	55.3 kg
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	AS/NZS CISPR, ICES-003, EN, VCCI, FCC CFR, EN, RoHS, NEBS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Optical fiberidentical
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 Gigabit Ethernet

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