Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black vs HP 5120-48G EI

41specifications compared
17differ
24identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:L2
- 5120-48G EI:L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:8
- 5120-48G EI:48
Combo SFP ports quantity
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2
- 5120-48G EI:4
Switching capacity
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:20 Gbit/s
- 5120-48G EI:192 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:14.8 Mpps
- 5120-48G EI:142.9 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:2.7 µs
- 5120-48G EI:3.2 µs
Packet buffer memory
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:0.5 MB
- 5120-48G EI:4 MB
Memory type
- ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black:DDR2-SDRAM
- 5120-48G EI:SDRAM

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Comparison of 2520-8G-PoE, 5120-48G EI
54 specifications	A HP ProCurve 2520-8G-PoE Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Black Model 2520-8G-PoE View product	B HP 5120-48G EI View product
Management features1 differ
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Combo SFP ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
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
10G supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Auto-sensing	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Routing entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableKnown for one	8000 entries	Unknown — not stated by the source
Switching capacityDiffers	20 Gbit/s	192 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	14.8 Mpps	142.9 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	5.3 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	2.7 µs	3.2 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	0.5 MB	4 MB
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.6 µs
Securityidentical
DHCP features	DHCP client	DHCP client
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
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
Internal memory	128 MB	128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
Expansion module supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	86.2 W	145 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	67 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	89 BTU/h	495 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	254 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	159.5 mm	300 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	1.66 kg	5 kg

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