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

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	A HP 3100-24 EI View product	B HP 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP B-F Bundle View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L3
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16000
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8192 entries	128000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	8.8 Gbit/s	336 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	6.5 Mpps	250 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	0.384 MB	9 MB
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 µs
Securityidentical
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	2048 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	8 MB	512 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	17 W	260 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	58 BTU/h	887 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	160 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	3.5 kg	13 kg

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