Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 3100-8-PoE EI vs HP 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots

39specifications compared
18differ
21identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Switch layer
- 3100-8-PoE EI:L2
- 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:L3
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 3100-8-PoE EI:8
- 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:24
10G support
- 3100-8-PoE EI:No
- 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:Yes
MAC address table
- 3100-8-PoE EI:8192 entries
- 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:32000 entries
Switching capacity
- 3100-8-PoE EI:3.6 Gbit/s
- 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:176 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 3100-8-PoE EI:2.6 Mpps
- 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:130.9 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- 3100-8-PoE EI:0.384 MB
- 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:3 MB
Internal memory
- 3100-8-PoE EI:64 MB
- 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots:1024 MB

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Comparison of 3100-8-PoE EI, 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots
56 specifications	A HP 3100-8-PoE EI View product	B HP 5500-24G-4SFP HI Switch w/2 Interface Slots View product
Management features1 differ
Switch layerDiffers	L2	L3
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	8	24
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
SFP/SFP+ slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3af, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown 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
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8192 entries	32000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	3.6 Gbit/s	176 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	2.6 Mpps	130.9 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	0.384 MB	3 MB
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 µs
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 µs
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	64 MB	1024 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	8 MB	512 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	95 W	141 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	64 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Acoustic pressure emissionsKnown for one	37.6 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Heat dissipationDiffers	103 BTU/h	481 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	300 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	360 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	3 kg	7.5 kg

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