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
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	48
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
Routing entriesKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	16 MB	32 MB
Power1 differ
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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