Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black vs HP 5120-24G SI

32specifications compared
12differ
20identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black has 24 more basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity than the HP 5120-24G SI (48 vs 24). The HP 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black has 3,808 entries more MAC address table than the HP 5120-24G SI (12000 entries vs 8192 entries). The HP 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black has 136 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 5120-24G SI (192 Gbit/s vs 56 Gbit/s). DHCP features: DHCP server, DHCP client on the HP 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black, DHCP client on the HP 5120-24G SI.

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:48
- 5120-24G SI:24
MAC address table
- 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:12000 entries
- 5120-24G SI:8192 entries
Switching capacity
- 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:192 Gbit/s
- 5120-24G SI:56 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:142.9 Mpps
- 5120-24G SI:41.7 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4 MB
- 5120-24G SI:0.5 MB
DHCP features
- 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:DHCP server, DHCP client
- 5120-24G SI:DHCP client
Internal memory
- 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:256 MB
- 5120-24G SI:128 MB
Flash memory
- 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:32 MB
- 5120-24G SI:128 MB

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Comparison of 4800-48G, 5120-24G SI
54 specifications	A HP 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black Model 4800-48G View product	B HP 5120-24G SI View product
Management featuresidentical
MIB supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	48	24
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Console portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RJ-45
Networkidentical
10G supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rate limitingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Routing entriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	12000 entries	8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	192 Gbit/s	56 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	142.9 Mpps	41.7 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	10 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	4 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
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	PowerPC MPC8349	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	533 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	32 MB	128 MB
Memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SDRAM
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	31.5 W
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	442 mm	439.4 mm
DepthDiffers	299.7 mm	160 mm
HeightDiffers	43.2 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	4.49 kg	3 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	108 BTU/h

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