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HP 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U vs HP 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI

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  • 16differ
  • 21identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI has 2 more SFP module slots quantity than the HP 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U (4 vs 2). The HP 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U has 7,808 entries more MAC address table than the HP 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI (16000 entries vs 8192 entries). The HP 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI has 43.2 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U (56 Gbit/s vs 12.8 Gbit/s). Switch layer: L2 on the HP 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U, L3 on the HP 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI. Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: Fast Ethernet (10/100) on the HP 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U, Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) on the HP 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI.

  • Switch layer
    • 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:L2
    • 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI:L3
  • SFP module slots quantity
    • 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:2
    • 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI:4
  • MAC address table
    • 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:16000 entries
    • 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI:8192 entries
  • Switching capacity
    • 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:12.8 Gbit/s
    • 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI:56 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:9.5 Mpps
    • 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI:41.7 Mpps
  • Packet buffer memory
    • 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:1.5 MB
    • 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI:0.5 MB
  • Memory type
    • 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:DDR3-SDRAM
    • 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI:SDRAM
  • Internal memory
    • 2530-24-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:256 MB
    • 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI:128 MB

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Comparison of 2530-24-PoE+, 5120-24G-PoE+ (370W) SI
52 specifications
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffersL2L3
MIB supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffersFast Ethernet (10/100)Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
SFP module slots quantityDiffers24
Console portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45
Networkidentical
10G supportKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32
Broadcast storm controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers16000 entries8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers12.8 Gbit/s56 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers9.5 Mpps41.7 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryDiffers1.5 MB0.5 MB
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 µs
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for oneARM9Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one800 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMSDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB128 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs237 W832 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers195 W720 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers99 BTU/h539 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers442 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers322.6 mm420 mm
HeightDiffers44.5 mm43.6 mm
WeightDiffers3.81 kg7 kg

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