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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
Ports & interfacesidentical
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+
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10GBASE-R
Data transmission3 differ
Switching capacityDiffers1440 Gbit/s2160 Gbit/s
ThroughputDiffers1071 Mpps1607 Mpps
Packet buffer memoryDiffers16 MB12.2 MB
Design1 differ
Form factorDiffers2U1U
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs105 W196 W
Power consumption (max)Known for one508 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers16 kg11 kg

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