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

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 21identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The HP 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black has 3,808 entries more MAC address table than the HP 5120-48G SI (12000 entries vs 8192 entries). The HP 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black has 88 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP 5120-48G SI (192 Gbit/s vs 104 Gbit/s). The HP 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black has 65.5 Mpps more throughput than the HP 5120-48G SI (142.9 Mpps vs 77.4 Mpps). 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 5120-48G SI.

  • MAC address table
    • 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:12000 entries
    • 5120-48G SI:8192 entries
  • Switching capacity
    • 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:192 Gbit/s
    • 5120-48G SI:104 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:142.9 Mpps
    • 5120-48G SI:77.4 Mpps
  • Packet buffer memory
    • 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:4 MB
    • 5120-48G SI:1 MB
  • DHCP features
    • 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:DHCP server, DHCP client
    • 5120-48G SI:DHCP client
  • Internal memory
    • 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:256 MB
    • 5120-48G SI:128 MB
  • Flash memory
    • 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:32 MB
    • 5120-48G SI:128 MB
  • Width
    • 4800-48G Managed L3 Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) 1U Black:442 mm
    • 5120-48G SI:439.4 mm

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Comparison of 4800-48G, 5120-48G SI
54 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerL3L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementYesYes
MIB supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity4848
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeGigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
SFP module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Console portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRJ-45
Networkidentical
Networking standardsIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3uIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingYesYes
Rate limitingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolYesYes
VLAN supportYesYes
Full duplexKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Routing entriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32
Broadcast storm controlKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Flow control supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Data transmission4 differ
MAC address tableDiffers12000 entries8192 entries
Switching capacityDiffers192 Gbit/s104 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers142.9 Mpps77.4 Mpps
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one10 µsUnknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers4 MB1 MB
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 µs
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffersDHCP server, DHCP clientDHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
IGMP snoopingYesYes
SSH/SSL supportYesYes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Designidentical
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableYesYes
Form factor1U1U
Product colourBlackBlack
Performance2 differ
Built-in processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for onePowerPC MPC8349Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one533 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryDiffers256 MB128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers32 MB128 MB
Memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSDRAM
Poweridentical
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source55.4 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)NoNo
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers442 mm439.4 mm
DepthDiffers299.7 mm260.1 mm
HeightDiffers43.2 mm43.7 mm
WeightDiffers4.49 kg5 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Heat dissipationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source189 BTU/h

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