Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 2920-48G-PoE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey vs HP 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle

34specifications compared
15differ
19identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Routing entries
- 2920-48G-PoE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:2048
- 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle:16000
MAC address table
- 2920-48G-PoE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:16000 entries
- 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle:128000 entries
Switching capacity
- 2920-48G-PoE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:176 Gbit/s
- 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle:1280 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 2920-48G-PoE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:130.9 Mpps
- 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle:952 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)
- 2920-48G-PoE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:3.2 µs
- 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle:1.5 µs
Packet buffer memory
- 2920-48G-PoE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:11.25 MB
- 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle:9 MB
Internal memory
- 2920-48G-PoE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:512 MB
- 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle:2048 MB
Flash memory
- 2920-48G-PoE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:1024 MB
- 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle:512 MB

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Comparison of 2920-48G-PoE+, 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle
59 specifications	A HP 2920-48G-PoE+ Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey Model 2920-48G-PoE+ View product	B HP 5900AF-48XG-4QSFP F-B Bundle View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	48	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Installed SFP modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Installed SFP+ modules quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48
QSFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1ab, IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesDiffers	2048	16000
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission5 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	128000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	176 Gbit/s	1280 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	130.9 Mpps	952 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	9 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	3.2 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (10 Gbps)Differs	3.2 µs	1.5 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	11.25 MB	9 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP features	DHCP server, DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	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
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	ARM11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	625 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory type	SDRAM	SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	512 MB	2048 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	1024 MB	512 MB
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	487 W	260 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	370 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	399 BTU/h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442.5 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	336 mm	659.9 mm
HeightDiffers	43.9 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	5.7 kg	13 kg

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