Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 2530-24G Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U vs HP 3100-24 v2 EI

37specifications compared
13differ
24identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

MAC address table
- 2530-24G Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U:16000 entries
- 3100-24 v2 EI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- 2530-24G Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U:56 Gbit/s
- 3100-24 v2 EI:8.8 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 2530-24G Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U:41.6 Mpps
- 3100-24 v2 EI:6.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- 2530-24G Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U:7.4 µs
- 3100-24 v2 EI:6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- 2530-24G Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U:2.3 µs
- 3100-24 v2 EI:5 µs
Power consumption (typical)
- 2530-24G Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U:48 W
- 3100-24 v2 EI:13 W
Heat dissipation
- 2530-24G Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U:164 BTU/h
- 3100-24 v2 EI:44 BTU/h
Width
- 2530-24G Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U:443 mm
- 3100-24 v2 EI:439.9 mm

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Comparison of 2530-24G, 3100-24 v2 EI
54 specifications	A HP 2530-24G Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Model 2530-24G View product	B HP 3100-24 v2 EI View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Fast Ethernet (10/100)
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission5 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	56 Gbit/s	8.8 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	41.6 Mpps	6.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	7.4 µs	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	2.3 µs	5 µs
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	1.5 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performanceidentical
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 typeKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	256 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	128 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	48 W	13 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	164 BTU/h	44 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	254 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	2.77 kg	3.5 kg

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