Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey vs HP 3100-16 v2 EI

41specifications compared
19differ
22identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has 8 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (24 vs 16). The HP 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has 7,808 entries more MAC address table than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (16000 entries vs 8192 entries). The HP 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has 5.6 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (12.8 Gbit/s vs 7.2 Gbit/s). Only the HP 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey has 10G support. Networking standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u on the HP 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the HP 3100-16 v2 EI.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:24
- 3100-16 v2 EI:16
10G support
- 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:Yes
- 3100-16 v2 EI:No
MAC address table
- 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:16000 entries
- 3100-16 v2 EI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:12.8 Gbit/s
- 3100-16 v2 EI:7.2 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:9.5 Mpps
- 3100-16 v2 EI:5.3 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:1.7 µs
- 3100-16 v2 EI:6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:1.1 µs
- 3100-16 v2 EI:5 µs
Packet buffer memory
- 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey:1.5 MB
- 3100-16 v2 EI:0.384 MB

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Comparison of 2530-24, 3100-16 v2 EI
56 specifications	A HP 2530-24 Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Grey Model 2530-24 View product	B HP 3100-16 v2 EI View product
Management featuresidentical
MIB supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	16
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	Yes	No
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission6 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	12.8 Gbit/s	7.2 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	9.5 Mpps	5.3 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	1.7 µs	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	1.1 µs	5 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1.5 MB	0.384 MB
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client	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
StackableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance3 differ
Memory typeDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	128 MB	16 MB
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
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	14.7 W	12 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	50 BTU/h	41 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442 mm	359.9 mm
DepthDiffers	246.4 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	2.59 kg	2.5 kg

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