Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 2920-48G-POE+ 740W vs HP 3100-16 v2 EI

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 20identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 2920-48G-POE+ 740W has 32 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (48 vs 16). The HP 2920-48G-POE+ 740W has 7,808 entries more MAC address table than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (16000 entries vs 8192 entries). The HP 2920-48G-POE+ 740W has 168.8 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 3100-16 v2 EI (176 Gbit/s vs 7.2 Gbit/s). Only the HP 2920-48G-POE+ 740W has 10G support. Only the HP 2920-48G-POE+ 740W has power over Ethernet (PoE).

  • Switch layer
    • 2920-48G-POE+ 740W:L3
    • 3100-16 v2 EI:L2
  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • 2920-48G-POE+ 740W:48
    • 3100-16 v2 EI:16
  • 10G support
    • 2920-48G-POE+ 740W:Yes
    • 3100-16 v2 EI:No
  • MAC address table
    • 2920-48G-POE+ 740W:16000 entries
    • 3100-16 v2 EI:8192 entries
  • Switching capacity
    • 2920-48G-POE+ 740W:176 Gbit/s
    • 3100-16 v2 EI:7.2 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • 2920-48G-POE+ 740W:130.9 Mpps
    • 3100-16 v2 EI:5.3 Mpps
  • Latency (10-100 Mbps)
    • 2920-48G-POE+ 740W:3.2 µs
    • 3100-16 v2 EI:6 µs
  • Latency (1 Gbps)
    • 2920-48G-POE+ 740W:3.2 µs
    • 3100-16 v2 EI:5 µs

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Comparison of 2920-48G-POE+ 740W, 3100-16 v2 EI
58 specifications
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffersL3L2
MIB supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers4816
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)Fast Ethernet (10/100)
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Console portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffersYesNo
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 100BASE-TXUnknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesKnown for one2048Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VLAN supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Data transmission6 differ
MAC address tableDiffers16000 entries8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers176 Gbit/s7.2 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers130.9 Mpps5.3 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Differs3.2 µs6 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs3.2 µs5 µs
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one9 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers11.25 MB0.384 MB
Securityidentical
MAC address filteringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Designidentical
StackableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for oneARM11Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one625 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers512 MB128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers1 MB16 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs881 W12 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)DiffersYesNo
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one740 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers482 BTU/h41 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers442.5 mm359.9 mm
DepthDiffers336 mm160 mm
HeightDiffers43.9 mm43.7 mm
WeightDiffers5.83 kg2.5 kg

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