Product comparison · 2 network switches

Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX vs HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28

19specifications compared
13differ
6identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- PRIMERGY BX:L2+
- FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:L2/L3
SFP+ module slots quantity
- PRIMERGY BX:8
- FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:48
MAC address table
- PRIMERGY BX:8000 entries
- FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:288000 entries
Product colour
- PRIMERGY BX:Multicolour
- FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:Black
LED indicators
- PRIMERGY BX:Link, Power, Status
- FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:Yes
Internal memory
- PRIMERGY BX:256 MB
- FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:4096 MB
Flash memory
- PRIMERGY BX:64 MB
- FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:1024 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- PRIMERGY BX:40 W
- FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:196 W

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Comparison of PRIMERGY BX, FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28
60 specifications	A Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX View product	B HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28 View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2+	L2/L3
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
ARP inspectionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Traffic classificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Traffic shapingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System event logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Installed SFP modules quantity	0	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantity	0	0
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SFP+ module slots quantityDiffers	8	48
QSFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP+
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed QSFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.3x
10G support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	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
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	288000 entries
Switching capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1607 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 µs
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.2 MB
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, Telnet, FTP
Design2 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1U
Product colourDiffers	Multicolour	Black
LED indicatorsDiffers	Link, Power, Status	Yes
Performance2 differ
Physical stacking (units)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	4096 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	64 MB	1024 MB
Power1 differ
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90 - 264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - -75 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs	40 W	196 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	887 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	192.6 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	267.9 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	28 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	1.5 kg	11 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE‑SX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one	40 Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for one	CE, GS, ULc/us, FCC, CB, RoHS, WEEE, VCCI, C-Tick, BSMI	Unknown — not stated by the source

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