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 3100-48 v2

46specifications compared
22differ
24identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:24
- 3100-48 v2:48
Combo SFP ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:4
- 3100-48 v2:2
MAC address table
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8000 entries
- 3100-48 v2:32000 entries
Switching capacity
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:48 Gbit/s
- 3100-48 v2:17.6 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:35.7 Mpps
- 3100-48 v2:13.1 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
- 3100-48 v2:6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2.7 µs
- 3100-48 v2:5 µs
Packet buffer memory
- ProCurve 2520-24G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:0.5 MB
- 3100-48 v2:4 MB

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Comparison of 2520-24G-PoE, 3100-48 v2
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 3100-48 v2 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
Combo SFP ports quantityDiffers	4	2
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Data transmission6 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	48 Gbit/s	17.6 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	35.7 Mpps	13.1 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	4 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
Performance3 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
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	260.4 W	41 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 conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	223 BTU/h	140 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	246.1 mm	260.1 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	3.27 kg	3.5 kg
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	43.2 dB

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