Product comparison · 2 network switches

HP 5500-24G SI vs HP 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle

25specifications compared
14differ
11identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- 5500-24G SI:24
- 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle:48
10G support
- 5500-24G SI:No
- 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle:Yes
Switching capacity
- 5500-24G SI:144 Gbit/s
- 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle:336 Gbit/s
Throughput
- 5500-24G SI:107.2 Mpps
- 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle:250 Mpps
Packet buffer memory
- 5500-24G SI:2 MB
- 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle:9 MB
Product colour
- 5500-24G SI:Black
- 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle:Grey
Internal memory
- 5500-24G SI:128 MB
- 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle:2048 MB
Flash memory
- 5500-24G SI:16 MB
- 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle:512 MB

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Comparison of 5500-24G SI, 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle
43 specifications	A HP 5500-24G SI View product	B HP 5900AF-48G-4XG-2QSFP F-B Bundle View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layer	L3	L3
Quality of Service (QoS) support	Yes	Yes
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 quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Console port	RJ-45	RJ-45
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Network1 differ
Networking standards	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
10G supportDiffers	No	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Spanning tree protocolKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port mirroringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data transmission3 differ
Switching capacityDiffers	144 Gbit/s	336 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers	107.2 Mpps	250 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)Known for one	3.2 µs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	2 MB	9 MB
MAC address tableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128000 entries
Latency (10 Gbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 µs
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Securityidentical
DHCP featuresKnown for one	DHCP client	Unknown — not stated by the source
IGMP snoopingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SSH/SSL supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
StackableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factor	1U	1U
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Performance2 differ
Memory type	SDRAM	SDRAM
Internal memoryDiffers	128 MB	2048 MB
Flash memoryDiffers	16 MB	512 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	80 W	260 W
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Heat dissipationDiffers	273 BTU/h	887 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	440 mm	439.9 mm
DepthDiffers	300 mm	460 mm
HeightDiffers	43.6 mm	43.7 mm
WeightDiffers	4.5 kg	13 kg

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