Product comparison · 2 network switches

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

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Key differences

The HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS 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 FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS has 400 Gbit/s more switching capacity than the HP FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS (2560 Gbit/s vs 2160 Gbit/s). 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 FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS (320 W vs 196 W).

  • SFP+ module slots quantity
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:0
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:48
  • Switching capacity
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:2560 Gbit/s
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:2160 Gbit/s
  • Power consumption (typical)
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:320 W
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:196 W
  • Depth
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:660 mm
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:460 mm
  • Weight
    • FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS:13 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 FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GBaseT and 6p 40/100GbE QSFP28 with 2 Fans 2 PS, FlexNetwork 5940 48p 10GbE SFP/SFP+ 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 & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityKnown for one48Unknown — not stated by the source
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports typeKnown for one10G Ethernet (100/1000/10000)Unknown — not stated by the source
Gigabit Ethernet (copper) ports quantity11
Installed SFP modules quantity00
Installed SFP+ modules quantity00
SFP+ module slots quantityDiffers048
QSFP+ module slots quantity66
Console portRJ-45/Mini-USBRJ-45/Mini-USB
USB 2.0 ports quantity11
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSFP+
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 transmission1 differ
MAC address table288000 entries288000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers2560 Gbit/s2160 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 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)Differs320 W196 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
DepthDiffers660 mm460 mm
Height43.6 mm43.6 mm
WeightDiffers13 kg11 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Quick start guideYesYes
ManualYesYes
User guideYesYes
Optical fiberidentical
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10GBASE-R

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