Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI

47specifications compared
20differ
27identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Combo SFP ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:2
MAC address table
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8000 entries
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:48 Gbit/s
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8.8 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:35.7 Mpps
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:5.3 µs
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2.7 µs
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:5 µs
Packet buffer memory
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:0.5 MB
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:0.384 MB
DHCP features
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:DHCP client
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:DHCP server, DHCP client

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Comparison of 2520-24G-PoE, 3100-24-PoE v2 EI
54 specifications	A HP ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model 2520-24G-PoE View product	B HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Combo SFP ports quantityDiffers	4	2
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 transmission6 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	48 Gbit/s	8.8 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	35.7 Mpps	6.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	5.3 µs	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	2.7 µs	5 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	0.5 MB	0.384 MB
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
Memory typeDiffers	DDR2-SDRAM	SDRAM
Flash memoryDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
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
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	260.4 W	465 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	195 W	370 W
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.2 dB
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	223 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	3.27 kg	6.5 kg

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