Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U vs HP 3100-24 EI

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

MAC address table
- 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:16000 entries
- 3100-24 EI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:12.8 Gbit/s
- 3100-24 EI:8.8 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:9.5 Mpps
- 3100-24 EI:6.5 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:1.5 MB
- 3100-24 EI:0.384 MB
Memory type
- 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:DDR3-SDRAM
- 3100-24 EI:SDRAM
Internal memory
- 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:256 MB
- 3100-24 EI:64 MB
Flash memory
- 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:128 MB
- 3100-24 EI:8 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:237 W
- 3100-24 EI:17 W

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Comparison of 2530-24-PoE+, 3100-24 EI
52 specifications	A HP 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Model 2530-24-PoE+ View product	B HP 3100-24 EI View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	8.8 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	9.5 Mpps	6.5 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1.5 MB	0.384 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP server, DHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Grey
Performance3 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	ARM9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	64 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	128 MB	8 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	237 W	17 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	99 BTU/h	58 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	322.6 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	3.81 kg	3.5 kg

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