Performance and capacity
Capacity and performance features comparison
The following table provides a comparison of several categories of capacity and performance levels for the  
HP ProCurve Switch 8200zl, 5400zl, 3500, and 6200yl series. These include the routing and switching 
capacity (Gbps), switch fabric speed (Gbps), maximum number of 1 Gbps ports that can operate concurrently 
at wire-speed, maximum number of 10 Gbps ports that can operate concurrently at wire-speed, and the size of 
the routing table (entries).
Capacity/
Performance 
feature
HP ProCurve 
Switch 8206zl
HP ProCurve 
Switch 8212zl
HP ProCurve 
Switch 5406zl
HP ProCurve 
Switch 5412zl
HP ProCurve 
Switch 
3500yl-24G-
PWR
HP ProCurve 
Switch 
3500yl-48G-
PWR
HP ProCurve 
Switch 
6200yl-24G-
mGBIC
Routing/Switching 
capacity (Gbps)
322.8 645.6 322.8 645.6 101.8 149.8 101.8
Switch fabric 
speed (Gbps)
345.6 691.2 345.6 691.2 105.6 153.6 105.6
Max 1 Gigabit 
ports at wire-
speed
144 288 144 288 24 48 24
Max 10 Gigabit 
ports at wire-
speed
24 48 24 48 2 2 2
Routing table size 
(entries)
10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Table 9. Capacity and performance features comparison of Switch 8200zl, 5400zl, 3500, and 6200yl series
The following table provides a comparison of several categories of capacity and performance levels for the 
HP ProCurve Switch 3500 series. These include the routing and switching capacity (Gbps), throughput (mpps), 
maximum number of 10/100 ports that can operate concurrently at wire-speed, maximum number of 1 Gbps 
ports that can operate concurrently at wire-speed, and the size of the routing table (entries).
Capacity/Performance 
feature
HP ProCurve  
3500-24 Switch
HP ProCurve  
3500-48 Switch
HP ProCurve  
3500-24-PoE Switch
HP ProCurve  
3500-48-PoE Switch
Routing/Switching capacity 
(Gbps)
12.0 16.8 12.0 16.8
Throughput (mpps) 8.9 12.5 8.9 12.5
Max 10/100 ports at wire-
speed
24 48 24 48
Max 1 Gigabit ports at 
wire-speed
4 4 4 4
Routing table size (entries) 10,000 10,000 10,000 10,000
Table 10. Capacity and performance features comparison of Switch 3500 series
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