Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP ProCurve 3500-48-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 3500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:No
- 6400-6XG cl:Yes
MAC address table
- ProCurve 3500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:64000 entries
- 6400-6XG cl:16000 entries
Switching capacity
- ProCurve 3500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:16.8 Gbit/s
- 6400-6XG cl:160 Gbit/s
Throughput
- ProCurve 3500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:12.5 Mpps
- 6400-6XG cl:119 Mpps
Processor model
- ProCurve 3500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:PowerPC MPC8540
- 6400-6XG cl:PowerPC MPC8245
Processor frequency
- ProCurve 3500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:666 MHz
- 6400-6XG cl:266 MHz
Memory type
- ProCurve 3500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey:DDR-SDRAM
- 6400-6XG cl:SDRAM
Internal memory
- ProCurve 3500-48-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 3500-48-PoE, 6400-6XG cl
57 specifications	A HP ProCurve 3500-48-PoE Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) Power over Ethernet (PoE) 1U Grey Model 3500-48-PoE View product	B HP 6400-6XG cl View product
Management featuresidentical
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	44	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
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
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	16.8 Gbit/s	160 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	12.5 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
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance5 differ
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	128 MB	16 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	133.2 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	611 BTU/h	383 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	443 mm	429.3 mm
DepthDiffers	430 mm	442 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43.2 mm
WeightDiffers	6.8 kg	5.6 kg

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