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HP FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle vs HP FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 45identical
  • 2known for one product only

Key differences

The HP FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS has 30 more QSFP+ module slots quantity than the HP FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle (32 vs 2). The HP FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS has 1,120 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle (2560 Gbit/s vs 1440 Gbit/s). The HP FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS has 833 Mpps more throughput than the HP FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle (1904 Mpps vs 1071 Mpps).

  • QSFP+ module slots quantity
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:2
    • FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS:32
  • Switching capacity
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:1440 Gbit/s
    • FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS:2560 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:1071 Mpps
    • FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS:1904 Mpps
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:105 W
    • FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS:409 W
  • Depth
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:460 mm
    • FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS:660 mm
  • Weight
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:16 kg
    • FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS:11 kg

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Comparison of FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle, FlexFabric 5940 32-port 40GbE QSFP+ with 2 Fans 2 PS
53 specifications
Management featuresidentical
Switch typeManagedManaged
Switch layerL2/L3L2/L3
Quality of Service (QoS) supportYesYes
Web-based managementYesYes
ARP inspectionYesYes
Traffic classificationYesYes
Traffic shapingYesYes
System event logYesYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity11
Installed SFP modules quantity00
Installed SFP+ modules quantity00
QSFP+ module slots quantityDiffers232
Fiber optic connectorQSFP+QSFP+
Console portRJ-45/Mini-USBRJ-45/Mini-USB
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Networkidentical
Networking standardsIEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.3xIEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ah, IEEE 802.3x
10G supportYesYes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technology40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-SR440GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-SR4
Data transmission2 differ
MAC address table288000 entries288000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers1440 Gbit/s2560 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers1071 Mpps1904 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)1 µs1 µs
Packet buffer memory16 MB16 MB
Multicast featuresidentical
Multicast supportYesYes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocolsSNMP, Telnet, FTPSNMP, Telnet, FTP
Designidentical
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableYesYes
Form factor1U1U
Product colourBlackBlack
LED indicatorsYesYes
Number of fans2 fan(s)2 fan(s)
Performanceidentical
Physical stacking (units)99
Internal memory4096 MB4096 MB
Flash memory1024 MB1024 MB
Power1 differ
Power supply includedYesYes
Number of power supply units22
AC input voltage90 - 264 V90 - 264 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Input voltage-40 - -75 V-40 - -75 V
Power consumption (typical)Differs105 W409 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one508 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)identical
Power over Ethernet (PoE)NoNo
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 45 °C0 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 90%10 - 90%
Heat dissipation887 BTU/h887 BTU/h
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width440 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers460 mm660 mm
Height43.6 mm43.6 mm
WeightDiffers16 kg11 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideYesYes
ManualYesYes
User guideYesYes

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