Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey vs HP 3100-24-PoE v2 EI

43specifications compared
19differ
24identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:48
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:24
MAC address table
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:16000 entries
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:17.6 Gbit/s
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:8.8 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:13 Mpps
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:6.6 µs
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:2.2 µs
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:5 µs
Packet buffer memory
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:3 MB
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:0.384 MB
DHCP features
- 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:DHCP client
- 3100-24-PoE v2 EI:DHCP server, DHCP client

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Comparison of 2530-48-PoE+, 3100-24-PoE v2 EI
58 specifications	A HP 2530-48-PoE+ Managed L2 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey Model 2530-48-PoE+ View product	B HP 3100-24-PoE 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	48	24
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
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u
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	17.6 Gbit/s	8.8 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	13 Mpps	6.5 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs	6.6 µs	6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	2.2 µs	5 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	3 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	441 W	465 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	382 W	370 W
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.2 dB
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	170 BTU/h	1586 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	322.6 mm	420 mm
HeightDiffers	44.5 mm	43.6 mm
WeightDiffers	4.58 kg	6.5 kg

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