HP 3600-24-PoE EI vs HP 5120-24G SI

Key differences

The HP 3600-24-PoE EI has 8,416 more routing entries than the HP 5120-24G SI (8448 vs 32). The HP 3600-24-PoE EI has 256 entries more MAC address table than the HP 5120-24G SI (8448 entries vs 8192 entries). The HP 5120-24G SI has 43.2 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 3600-24-PoE EI (56 Gbit/s vs 12.8 Gbit/s). Only the HP 3600-24-PoE EI has power over Ethernet (PoE). Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: Fast Ethernet (10/100) on the HP 3600-24-PoE EI, Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) on the HP 5120-24G SI.

• Routing entries
  • 3600-24-PoE EI:8448
  • 5120-24G SI:32
• MAC address table
  • 3600-24-PoE EI:8448 entries
  • 5120-24G SI:8192 entries
• Switching capacity
  • 3600-24-PoE EI:12.8 Gbit/s
  • 5120-24G SI:56 Gbit/s
• Throughput
  • 3600-24-PoE EI:9.5 Mpps
  • 5120-24G SI:41.7 Mpps
• Packet buffer memory
  • 3600-24-PoE EI:32 MB
  • 5120-24G SI:0.5 MB
• DHCP features
  • 3600-24-PoE EI:DHCP server, DHCP client
  • 5120-24G SI:DHCP client
• Internal memory
  • 3600-24-PoE EI:64 MB
  • 5120-24G SI:128 MB
• Flash memory
  • 3600-24-PoE EI:16 MB
  • 5120-24G SI:128 MB