Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI

48specifications compared
17differ
31identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

MAC address table
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8000 entries
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:12.8 Gbit/s
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8.8 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:9.5 Mpps
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.9 µs
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.5 µs
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:5 µs
DHCP features
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:DHCP client
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:DHCP server, DHCP client
Product colour
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:Black
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:Grey
Memory type
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:DDR2-SDRAM
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:SDRAM

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Comparison of 2520-24-PoE, 3100-24-PoE v2 EI
54 specifications	A HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model 2520-24-PoE View product	B HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI View product
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
Data transmission5 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	8.8 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	9.5 Mpps	6.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	1.9 µs	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	1.5 µs	5 µs
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	PowerPC MPC8313	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	266 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	SDRAM
Flash memoryDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	257 W	465 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	195 W	370 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	208 BTU/h	1586 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	246.1 mm	420 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	3.22 kg	6.5 kg
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.2 dB

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