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HP ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey vs HP 6400-6XG cl

37specifications compared
17differ
20identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

10G support
- ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:No
- 6400-6XG cl:Yes
MAC address table
- ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:64000 entries
- 6400-6XG cl:16000 entries
Switching capacity
- ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:12 Gbit/s
- 6400-6XG cl:160 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:8.9 Mpps
- 6400-6XG cl:119 Mpps
Processor model
- ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:PowerPC MPC8540
- 6400-6XG cl:PowerPC MPC8245
Processor frequency
- ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:666 MHz
- 6400-6XG cl:266 MHz
Memory type
- ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:DDR-SDRAM
- 6400-6XG cl:SDRAM
Internal memory
- ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:256 MB
- 6400-6XG cl:128 MB

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Comparison of 3500-24-PoE, 6400-6XG cl
57 specifications	A HP ProCurve 3500-24-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey Model 3500-24-PoE View product	B HP 6400-6XG cl View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
CX4 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ak
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesKnown for one	10000	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 limiting	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10GBASE-CX4
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	64000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	12 Gbit/s	160 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	8.9 Mpps	119 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	3.4 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	2.9 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 MB
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performance5 differ
Built-in processor	Yes	Yes
Processor modelDiffers	PowerPC MPC8540	PowerPC MPC8245
Processor frequencyDiffers	666 MHz	266 MHz
Memory typeDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	4 MB	16 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	91 W	112 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	398 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	435 BTU/h	383 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	429.3 mm
DepthDiffers	392 mm	442 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.2 mm
WeightDiffers	6 kg	5.6 kg

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