Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey vs HP ProCurve 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey

29specifications compared
15differ
14identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:L2
- ProCurve 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:L3
Console port
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:RS-232
- ProCurve 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:RJ-45
10G support
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:No
- ProCurve 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:Yes
MAC address table
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:4096 entries
- ProCurve 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:65500 entries
Switching capacity
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:9.6 Gbit/s
- ProCurve 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:88 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:6.6 Mpps
- ProCurve 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:65.4 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:6 MB
- ProCurve 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:18 MB
Internal memory
- ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:26 MB
- ProCurve 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey:2048 MB

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Comparison of 2524, 3800-24SFP-2SFP+
54 specifications	A HP ProCurve 2524 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey Model 2524 View product	B HP ProCurve 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ Managed L3 1U Grey Model 3800-24SFP-2SFP+ View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L3
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Console portDiffers	RS-232	RJ-45
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	4096 entries	65500 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	9.6 Gbit/s	88 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	6.6 Mpps	65.4 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8 µs
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	6 MB	18 MB
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	10 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance2 differ
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	26 MB	2048 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	2 MB	4096 MB
Processor modelKnown for one	ARM7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	62.5 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	36 W	127 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	434 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442 mm	467.4 mm
DepthDiffers	203.2 mm	442.7 mm
HeightDiffers	45.7 mm	43.2 mm
WeightDiffers	2.72 kg	7.26 kg

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