Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey vs HP 3100-16 v2 EI

42specifications compared
19differ
23identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has 8 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (24 vs 16). The HP 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has 7,808 entries more MAC address table than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (16000 entries vs 8192 entries). The HP 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has 48.8 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (56 Gbit/s vs 7.2 Gbit/s). Only the HP 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has power over Ethernet (PoE). Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) on the HP 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey, Fast Ethernet (10/100) on the HP 3100-16 v2 EI.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:24
- 3100-16 v2 EI:16
MAC address table
- 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:16000 entries
- 3100-16 v2 EI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:56 Gbit/s
- 3100-16 v2 EI:7.2 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:41.6 Mpps
- 3100-16 v2 EI:5.3 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:7.4 µs
- 3100-16 v2 EI:6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:2.3 µs
- 3100-16 v2 EI:5 µs
Packet buffer memory
- 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:1.5 MB
- 3100-16 v2 EI:0.384 MB
Memory type
- 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:DDR3-SDRAM
- 3100-16 v2 EI:SDRAM

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Comparison of 2530-24G-PoE+, 3100-16 v2 EI
55 specifications	A HP 2530-24G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey Model 2530-24G-PoE+ View product	B HP 3100-16 v2 EI View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L2	L2
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
MIB support	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	16
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
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	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
10G support	No	No
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Auto-sensing	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission6 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	56 Gbit/s	7.2 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	41.6 Mpps	5.3 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	7.4 µs	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	2.3 µs	5 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1.5 MB	0.384 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Grey	Grey
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
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	247 W	12 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	135 BTU/h	41 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	359.9 mm
DepthDiffers	330.2 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	3.95 kg	2.5 kg

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