Product comparison · 2 network switches

NETGEAR GS728TPPv1 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey vs NETGEAR M4100-12GF Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey

41specifications compared
17differ
24identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantity
- GS728TPPv1 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:24
- M4100-12GF Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:12
Number of VLANs
- GS728TPPv1 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:256
- M4100-12GF Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:1024
MAC address table
- GS728TPPv1 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:8000 entries
- M4100-12GF Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:16000 entries
Switching capacity
- GS728TPPv1 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:56 Gbit/s
- M4100-12GF Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:24 Gbit/s
Forwarding rate
- GS728TPPv1 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:41.7 Mpps
- M4100-12GF Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:17.8 Mpps
Latency (1 Gbps)
- GS728TPPv1 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:2.8 µs
- M4100-12GF Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:3.91 µs
Packet buffer memory
- GS728TPPv1 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:1 MB
- M4100-12GF Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:1.5 MB
Noise level
- GS728TPPv1 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:31.8 dB
- M4100-12GF Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey:30 dB

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Comparison of GS728TPPv1, M4100-12GF
58 specifications	A NETGEAR GS728TPPv1 Managed Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model GS728TPPv1 View product	B NETGEAR M4100-12GF Managed L2+ Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000) Power over Ethernet (PoE) Grey Model M4100-12GF View product
Management featuresidentical
Switch type	Managed	Managed
Switch layerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	L2+
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports quantityDiffers	24	12
Basic switching RJ-45 Ethernet ports type	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)	Gigabit Ethernet (10/100/1000)
Combo SFP ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
SFP module slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3at, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.1D, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1s, IEEE 802.1w, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3z
Port mirroring	Yes	Yes
IP routingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDI/MDI-X	Yes	Yes
Auto-negotiation	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Spanning tree protocol	Yes	Yes
VLAN support	Yes	Yes
Virtual LAN featuresDiffers	Port-based VLAN	Private VLAN, Voice VLAN, Tagged VLAN, Port-based VLAN
Number of VLANsDiffers	256	1024
10G supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Broadcast storm controlKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transmission5 differ
MAC address tableDiffers	8000 entries	16000 entries
Switching capacityDiffers	56 Gbit/s	24 Gbit/s
Forwarding rateDiffers	41.7 Mpps	17.8 Mpps
Store-and-forward	Yes	Yes
Latency (10-100 Mbps)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.194 µs
Latency (1 Gbps)Differs	2.8 µs	3.91 µs
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames	9000	9000
Packet buffer memoryDiffers	1 MB	1.5 MB
Number of queuesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security1 differ
DHCP featuresDiffers	DHCP client	DHCP server, DHCP relay, DHCP client
IGMP snooping	Yes	Yes
Protocolsidentical
Management protocols	SNMP v1 / v2c / v3	SNMP v1 / v2c / v3
Designidentical
Rack mounting	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Grey	Grey
Housing materialKnown for one	Metal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Internal memory	128 MB	128 MB
Flash memory	32 MB	32 MB
Noise levelDiffers	31.8 dB	30 dB
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Differs	247163 h	670956 h
Poweridentical
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	160.6 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	483.5 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power over Ethernet (PoE)2 differ
Power over Ethernet (PoE)	Yes	Yes
Power over Ethernet (PoE) ports quantityDiffers	24	1
Power over Ethernet plus (PoE+) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Total Power over Ethernet (PoE) budgetDiffers	384 W	150 W
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 50 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
Width	440 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	257 mm	204 mm
HeightDiffers	44 mm	43 mm
WeightDiffers	4.36 kg	3.67 kg
Certificatesidentical
Certification	VCCI Class A	VCCI Class A
Packaging contentidentical
Rack mount kitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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