Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black vs HP 5120-16G SI

41specifications compared
15differ
26identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

The HP A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black has 32 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 5120-16G SI (48 vs 16). The HP A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black has 10,968 more routing entries than the HP 5120-16G SI (11000 vs 32). The HP A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black has 7,808 entries more MAC address table than the HP 5120-16G SI (16000 entries vs 8192 entries). Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type: Fast Ethernet (10/100) on the HP A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black, Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) on the HP 5120-16G SI. Networking standards: IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u on the HP A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u on the HP 5120-16G SI.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black:48
- 5120-16G SI:16
Routing entries
- A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black:11000
- 5120-16G SI:32
MAC address table
- A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black:16000 entries
- 5120-16G SI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black:17.6 Gbit/s
- 5120-16G SI:40 Gbit/s
Throughput
- A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black:13.1 Mpps
- 5120-16G SI:29.8 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black:32 MB
- 5120-16G SI:0.5 MB
DHCP features
- A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black:DHCP server, DHCP client
- 5120-16G SI:DHCP client
Flash memory
- A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black:32 MB
- 5120-16G SI:128 MB

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Comparison of 3610-48, 5120-16G SI
46 specifications	A HP A 3610-48 Managed L3 Fast Ethernet (10/100) 1U Black Model 3610-48 View product	B HP 5120-16G SI View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	16
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet (10/100)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesDiffers	11000	32
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	16000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	17.6 Gbit/s	40 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	13.1 Mpps	29.8 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	10 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	32 MB	0.5 MB
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 µs
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP server, DHCP client	DHCP client
Performance1 differ
Flash memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs	45 W	22.4 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	153 BTU/h	76 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	259.1 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	43.2 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	3.8 kg	3 kg

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