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HP 3100-24 EI vs HP 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 22identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle has 24 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 3100-24 EI (48 vs 24). The HP 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle has 119,808 entries more MAC address table than the HP 3100-24 EI (128000 entries vs 8192 entries). The HP 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle has 327.2 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 3100-24 EI (336 Gbit/s vs 8.8 Gbit/s). Only the HP 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle has 10G support. Switch layer: L2 on the HP 3100-24 EI, L3 on the HP 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle.

  • Switch layer
    • 3100-24 EI:L2
    • 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle:L3
  • Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
    • 3100-24 EI:24
    • 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle:48
  • 10G support
    • 3100-24 EI:No
    • 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle:Yes
  • MAC address table
    • 3100-24 EI:8192 entries
    • 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle:128000 entries
  • Switching capacity
    • 3100-24 EI:8.8 Gbit/s
    • 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle:336 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • 3100-24 EI:6.5 Mpps
    • 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle:250 Mpps
  • Packet buffer memory
    • 3100-24 EI:0.384 MB
    • 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle:9 MB
  • Internal memory
    • 3100-24 EI:64 MB
    • 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle:2048 MB

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Comparison of 3100-24 EI, 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle
51 specifications
Management features1 differ
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerDiffersL2L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers2448
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffersFast Ethernet (10/100)Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portRJ-45RJ-45
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffersNoYes
Full duplexYesYes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingYesYes
Broadcast storm controlYesYes
Flow control supportYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Spanning tree protocolKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
VLAN supportYesYes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Routing entriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16000
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers8192 entries128000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers8.8 Gbit/s336 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers6.5 Mpps250 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryDiffers0.384 MB9 MB
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 µs
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresDHCP server, DHCP clientDHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
IGMP snoopingYesYes
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportYesYes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Designidentical
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableYesYes
Form factor1U1U
Product colourGreyGrey
Performance2 differ
Memory typeSDRAMSDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers64 MB2048 MB
Flash memoryDiffers8 MB512 MB
Power1 differ
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs17 W260 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)NoNo
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers58 BTU/h887 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers440 mm439.9 mm
DepthDiffers160 mm460 mm
HeightDiffers43.6 mm43.7 mm
WeightDiffers3.5 kg13 kg

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