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HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28 vs HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS

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

Key differences

The HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28 has 48 more SFP+ module slots quantity than the HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS (48 vs 0). The HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28 has 1 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS (2 vs 1). The HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS has 124 W more power consumption (typical) than the HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28 (320 W vs 196 W). Console port: RJ-45 on the HP FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28, RJ-45/Mini-USB on the HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS.

  • SFP+ module slots quantity
    • FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:48
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:0
  • Console port
    • FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:RJ-45
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:RJ-45/Mini-USB
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:2
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:1
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:196 W
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:320 W
  • Depth
    • FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:460 mm
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:660 mm
  • Weight
    • FlexFabric 5940 48SFP+ 6QSFP28:11 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 48SFP+ 6QSFP28, FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS
54 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 & interfaces3 differ
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)
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity11
Installed SFP modules quantity00
Installed SFP+ modules quantity00
SFP+ module slots quantityDiffers480
QSFP+ module slots quantity66
Console portDiffersRJ-45RJ-45/Mini-USB
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers21
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP+Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Data transmissionidentical
MAC address table288000 entries288000 entries
Switching capacity2560 Gbit/s2560 Gbit/s
Throughput1607 Mpps1607 Mpps
Latency (10 Gbps)1 µs1 µs
Packet buffer memory12.2 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 fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 fan(s)
Performanceidentical
Physical stacking (units)99
Internal memory4096 MB4096 MB
Flash memory1024 MB1024 MB
Power1 differ
Power supply includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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)Differs196 W320 W
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
WeightDiffers11 kg13 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideYesYes
ManualYesYes
User guideYesYes

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