Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs NETGEAR GS608 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White

25specifications compared
19differ
6identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

Switch type
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Managed
- GS608 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:Unmanaged
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:44
- GS608 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:8
10G support
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Yes
- GS608 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:No
MAC address table
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:32000 entries
- GS608 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:8000 entries
Switching capacity
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:176 Gbit/s
- GS608 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:16 Gbit/s
Packet buffer memory
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:1250 MB
- GS608 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:1 MB
Product colour
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:Black
- GS608 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:White
Number of fans
- Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:2 fan(s)
- GS608 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White:0 fan(s)

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Comparison of S60, GS608
75 specifications	A Dell Force10 S60 Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model S60 View product	B NETGEAR GS608 Unmanaged Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) White Model GS608 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch typeDiffers	Managed	Unmanaged
Switch layerKnown for one	L3	Unknown — not stated by the source
System event logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	44	8
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DC-in jack
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 802.1p, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 1000BASE-TX, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable length detectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	32000 entries	8000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	176 Gbit/s	16 Gbit/s
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
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1250 MB	1 MB
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9216
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
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	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
Design2 differ
Rack mountingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	1U	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Number of fansDiffers	2 fan(s)	0 fan(s)
SafetyKnown for one	UL/CSA, EN, IEC, FDA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Wall mountableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Electromagnetic compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Class B
Performance2 differ
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 levelDiffers	71.8 dB	0 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	169315 h	1581380 h
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	225 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.5 A
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.52 W
Operational conditions4 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-5 - 55 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	0 - 90%
Heat dissipationDiffers	597 BTU/h	12.01 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	438.9 mm	165 mm
DepthDiffers	482.6 mm	93 mm
HeightDiffers	43.9 mm	30 mm
WeightDiffers	6.54 kg	160 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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