Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 5120-24G-PoE+ EI vs HP 5406 zl

32specifications compared
18differ
14identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 5120-24G-PoE+ EI:24
- 5406 zl:48
Switching capacity
- 5120-24G-PoE+ EI:144 Gbit/s
- 5406 zl:379.2 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 5120-24G-PoE+ EI:107.2 Mpps
- 5406 zl:282.1 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)
- 5120-24G-PoE+ EI:3.2 µs
- 5406 zl:3.7 µs
Latency (10 Gbps)
- 5120-24G-PoE+ EI:2.6 µs
- 5406 zl:2.1 µs
DHCP features
- 5120-24G-PoE+ EI:DHCP client
- 5406 zl:DHCP server, DHCP client
Form factor
- 5120-24G-PoE+ EI:1U
- 5406 zl:4U
Product colour
- 5120-24G-PoE+ EI:Black
- 5406 zl:Grey

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Comparison of 5120-24G-PoE+ EI, 5406 zl
51 specifications	A HP 5120-24G-PoE+ EI View product	B HP 5406 zl View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portKnown for one	RJ-45	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3u	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Routing entriesKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto-sensing	Yes	Yes
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
10G supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission4 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	144 Gbit/s	379.2 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	107.2 Mpps	282.1 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	3.2 µs	3.7 µs
Latency (10 Gbps)Differs	2.6 µs	2.1 µs
Packet buffer memoryKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64000 entries
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP client
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
SSH/SSL support	Yes	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Design2 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorDiffers	1U	4U
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Performance3 differ
Expansion module supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory typeDiffers	SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	256 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	16 MB	4 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	495 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)1 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Differs	Yes	No
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetKnown for one	370 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	425 BTU/h	2450 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	439.9 mm	444.5 mm
DepthDiffers	420.1 mm	450.9 mm
HeightDiffers	43.7 mm	175.3 mm
WeightDiffers	7 kg	10.7 kg

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