Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 5500-24G EI vs HP 6400-6XG cl

30specifications compared
14differ
16identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

10G support
- 5500-24G EI:No
- 6400-6XG cl:Yes
Switching capacity
- 5500-24G EI:144 Gbit/s
- 6400-6XG cl:160 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 5500-24G EI:107.2 Mpps
- 6400-6XG cl:119 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- 5500-24G EI:2 MB
- 6400-6XG cl:4 MB
Product colour
- 5500-24G EI:Black
- 6400-6XG cl:Grey
Internal memory
- 5500-24G EI:256 MB
- 6400-6XG cl:128 MB
Flash memory
- 5500-24G EI:32 MB
- 6400-6XG cl:16 MB
Power consumption (typical)
- 5500-24G EI:110 W
- 6400-6XG cl:112 W

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Comparison of 5500-24G EI, 6400-6XG cl
51 specifications	A HP 5500-24G EI View product	B HP 6400-6XG cl View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfacesidentical
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CX4 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Network2 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1v, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ak
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Port mirroringKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Rate limiting	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10GBASE-CX4
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission3 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	144 Gbit/s	160 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	107.2 Mpps	119 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	2 MB	4 MB
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16000 entries
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP server, DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast support	Yes	Yes
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Stackable	Yes	Yes
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Performance2 differ
Memory type	SDRAM	SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	256 MB	128 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	32 MB	16 MB
Built-in processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerPC MPC8245
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	266 MHz
Power1 differ
Power supply includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Differs	110 W	112 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	No	No
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	375 BTU/h	383 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	429.3 mm
DepthDiffers	300 mm	442 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	43.2 mm
WeightDiffers	4 kg	5.6 kg

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