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HP FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle vs HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS

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  • 7differ
  • 42identical
  • 6known for one product only

Key differences

The HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS has 4 more QSFP+ module slots quantity than the HP FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle (6 vs 2). The HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 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 FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS has 536 Mpps more throughput than the HP FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle (1607 Mpps vs 1071 Mpps).

  • QSFP+ module slots quantity
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:2
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:6
  • Switching capacity
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:1440 Gbit/s
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:2560 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:1071 Mpps
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:1607 Mpps
  • Packet buffer memory
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:16 MB
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:12.2 MB
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:105 W
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:320 W
  • Depth
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:460 mm
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:660 mm
  • Weight
    • FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:16 kg
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:13 kg

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Comparison of FlexFabric 5940 2-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle, FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS
55 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 quantityDiffers26
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneQSFP+Unknown — not stated by the source
Console portRJ-45/Mini-USBRJ-45/Mini-USB
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)
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 technologyKnown for one40GBASE-LR4, 40GBASE-SR4Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address table288000 entries288000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers1440 Gbit/s2560 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers1071 Mpps1607 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)1 µs1 µs
Packet buffer memoryDiffers16 MB12.2 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 W320 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 kg13 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideYesYes
ManualYesYes
User guideYesYes

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