Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U vs HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey

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  • 25identical
  • 8known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has 16 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U (24 vs 8). The HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has 2 more combo SFP ports quantity than the HP 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U (4 vs 2). The HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey has 108 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U (128 Gbit/s vs 20 Gbit/s). Switch layer: L2 on the HP 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U, L3 on the HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey. Processor model: ARM9 on the HP 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U, ARM11 on the HP 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey.

  • Switch layer
    • 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:L2
    • 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:L3
  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:8
    • 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:24
  • Combo SFP ports quantity
    • 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:2
    • 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:4
  • Switching capacity
    • 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:20 Gbit/s
    • 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:128 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:14.8 Mpps
    • 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:95.2 Mpps
  • Latency (1 Gbps)
    • 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:2.6 µs
    • 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:3.3 µs
  • Packet buffer memory
    • 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:1.5 MB
    • 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:11.25 MB
  • Processor model
    • 2530-8G-PoE+ Managed L2 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U:ARM9
    • 2920-24G-POE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:ARM11

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51 specifications
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffersL2L3
MIB supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers824
Combo SFP ports quantityDiffers24
Networkidentical
10G supportKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2048
Data transmission4 differ
Switching capacityDiffers20 Gbit/s128 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers14.8 Mpps95.2 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one7.4 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs2.6 µs3.3 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers1.5 MB11.25 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDHCP server, DHCP client
IGMP snoopingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGrey
Performance5 differ
Processor modelDiffersARM9ARM11
Processor frequencyDiffers800 MHz625 MHz
Memory typeDiffersDDR3-SDRAMSDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB512 MB
Flash memoryDiffers128 MB1024 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs86 W475 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers67 W370 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers65 BTU/h358 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers254 mm442.5 mm
DepthDiffers159.5 mm336 mm
WeightDiffers1 kg5.46 kg

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