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Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX vs HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS

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  • 14differ
  • 6identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS has 40 more SFP+ module slots quantity than the Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX (48 vs 8). The HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS has 280,000 entries more MAC address table than the Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX (288000 entries vs 8000 entries). The HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS has 3,840 MB more internal memory than the Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX (4096 MB vs 256 MB). Switch layer: L2+ on the Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX, L2/L3 on the HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS. Fiber ethernet cabling technology: 1000BASE‑SX on the Fujitsu PRIMERGY BX, 10GBASE-R on the HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS.

  • Switch layer
    • PRIMERGY BX:L2+
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:L2/L3
  • SFP+ module slots quantity
    • PRIMERGY BX:8
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:48
  • Fiber ethernet cabling technology
    • PRIMERGY BX:1000BASE‑SX
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:10GBASE-R
  • MAC address table
    • PRIMERGY BX:8000 entries
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:288000 entries
  • Product colour
    • PRIMERGY BX:Multicolour
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:Black
  • LED indicators
    • PRIMERGY BX:Link, Power, Status
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:Yes
  • Internal memory
    • PRIMERGY BX:256 MB
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:4096 MB
  • Flash memory
    • PRIMERGY BX:64 MB
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:1024 MB

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Comparison of PRIMERGY BX, FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS
61 specifications
Management features1 differ
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerDiffersL2+L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ARP inspectionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Traffic classificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Traffic shapingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System event logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Installed SFP modules quantity00
Installed SFP+ modules quantity00
SFP+ module slots quantityDiffers848
QSFP+ module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSFP+
Console portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45/Mini-USB
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Installed QSFP+ modules quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 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 802.3zIEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportYesYes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-TUnknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Optical fiber1 differ
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyDiffers1000BASE‑SX10GBASE-R
Switching optical modules typeKnown for one40 Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission1 differ
MAC address tableDiffers8000 entries288000 entries
Switching capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2160 Gbit/s
ThroughputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1607 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 µs
Packet buffer memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.2 MB
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP, Telnet, FTP
Design2 differ
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1U
Product colourDiffersMulticolourBlack
LED indicatorsDiffersLink, Power, StatusYes
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 fan(s)
Performance2 differ
Physical stacking (units)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB4096 MB
Flash memoryDiffers64 MB1024 MB
Power1 differ
Power supply includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source90 - 264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - -75 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs40 W196 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)NoNo
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 90%
Heat dissipationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source887 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers192.6 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers267.9 mm460 mm
HeightDiffers28 mm43.6 mm
WeightDiffers1.5 kg11 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Certificatesidentical
CertificationKnown for oneCE, GS, ULc/us, FCC, CB, RoHS, WEEE, VCCI, C-Tick, BSMIUnknown — not stated by the source

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