Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP 3100-8 v2 EI

45specifications compared
19differ
26identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:24
- 3100-8 v2 EI:8
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2
- 3100-8 v2 EI:1
Combo SFP ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2
- 3100-8 v2 EI:1
MAC address table
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8000 entries
- 3100-8 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
- 3100-8 v2 EI:3.6 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:9.5 Mpps
- 3100-8 v2 EI:2.6 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- ProCurve 2520-24-PoE Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:1.9 µs
- 3100-8 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
- 3100-8 v2 EI:5 µs

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Comparison of 2520-24-PoE, 3100-8 v2 EI
53 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 3100-8 v2 EI View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	8
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Combo SFP ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Data transmission5 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	3.6 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	9.5 Mpps	2.6 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
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	9 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	195 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	208 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	230.1 mm
DepthDiffers	246.1 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	3.22 kg	1.8 kg

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