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HP FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle vs HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 42identical
  • 5known for one product only

Key differences

The HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS has 720 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle (2160 Gbit/s vs 1440 Gbit/s). The HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS has 536 Mpps more throughput than the HP FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle (1607 Mpps vs 1071 Mpps). The HP FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle has 3.8 MB more packet buffer memory than the HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS (16 MB vs 12.2 MB).

  • Switching capacity
    • FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:1440 Gbit/s
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:2160 Gbit/s
  • Throughput
    • FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:1071 Mpps
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:1607 Mpps
  • Packet buffer memory
    • FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:16 MB
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:12.2 MB
  • Form factor
    • FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:2U
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:1U
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:105 W
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:196 W
  • Weight
    • FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle:16 kg
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:11 kg

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Comparison of FlexFabric 5940 4-slot Chassis with 2 Fans 2 PS Bundle, FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 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 & interfacesidentical
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity11
Installed SFP modules quantity00
Installed SFP+ modules quantity00
SFP+ module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48
QSFP+ module slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSFP+
Console portRJ-45/Mini-USBRJ-45/Mini-USB
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
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 oneUnknown — not stated by the source10GBASE-R
Data transmission3 differ
MAC address table288000 entries288000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers1440 Gbit/s2160 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
Design1 differ
Rack mountingYesYes
StackableYesYes
Form factorDiffers2U1U
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 W196 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 & dimensions1 differ
Width440 mm440 mm
Depth460 mm460 mm
Height43.6 mm43.6 mm
WeightDiffers16 kg11 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideYesYes
ManualYesYes
User guideYesYes

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