Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 5120-24G EI vs HP 5500-48G-PoE+ EI

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 5120-24G EI:24
- 5500-48G-PoE+ EI:48
Switching capacity
- 5120-24G EI:48 Gbit/s
- 5500-48G-PoE+ EI:192 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 5120-24G EI:35.7 Mpps
- 5500-48G-PoE+ EI:142.9 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- 5120-24G EI:2 MB
- 5500-48G-PoE+ EI:4 MB
DHCP features
- 5120-24G EI:DHCP client
- 5500-48G-PoE+ EI:DHCP server, DHCP client
Internal memory
- 5120-24G EI:128 MB
- 5500-48G-PoE+ EI:256 MB
Flash memory
- 5120-24G EI:16 MB
- 5500-48G-PoE+ EI:32 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- 5120-24G EI:62 W
- 5500-48G-PoE+ EI:910 W

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Comparison of 5120-24G EI, 5500-48G-PoE+ EI
48 specifications	A HP 5120-24G EI View product	B HP 5500-48G-PoE+ EI View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Combo SFP ports quantity	4	4
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u
10G support	No	No
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Routing entriesKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm control	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IP routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rate limitingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission3 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	48 Gbit/s	192 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	35.7 Mpps	142.9 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)	3.2 µs	3.2 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colour	Black	Black
Performance2 differ
Memory type	SDRAM	SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
Power1 differ
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	62 W	910 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	No	Yes
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	740 W
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	212 BTU/h	921 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	300 mm	420.1 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	4.5 kg	6.5 kg

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