Product comparison · 2 network switches

Dell Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black vs Dell Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black

21specifications compared
9differ
12identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Number of fans
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:3 fan(s)
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:4 fan(s)
Power consumption (max)
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:371 W
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:800 W
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:0 - 45 °C
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:10 - 90%
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:10 - 85%
Width
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:433.8 mm
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:440 mm
Depth
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:460 mm
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:610 mm
Height
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:43.5 mm
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:88 mm
Weight
- Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black:7.32 kg
- Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black:17.7 kg

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Comparison of S6000, Z9000
47 specifications	A Dell Force10 S6000 Managed L2/L3 1U Black Model S6000 View product	B Dell Force10 Z9000 L2/L3 Black Model Z9000 View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeKnown for one	Managed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	QSFP+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	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	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
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	24000	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
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-T
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address tableKnown for one	160000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityKnown for one	2560 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
ThroughputKnown for one	1462 Mpps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	0.6 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	12 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	3 fan(s)	4 fan(s)
Performanceidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	4096 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	220 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (max)Differs	371 W	800 W
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 - 60 V
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	10 - 85%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	433.8 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	460 mm	610 mm
HeightDiffers	43.5 mm	88 mm
WeightDiffers	7.32 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
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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