Power consumption difference - CSS326 / CRS326

Hi,

I’m deciding between the switch models CSS326 and CRS326, which seem to have an identical hardware (except routing functionality and dual boot).
After checking both datasheets, I’ve seen that there the power consumption seems to be different.

CSS326 - 19W max power consumption: https://mikrotik.com/product/CSS326-24G-2SplusRM
CRS326 - 24W max power consumption: https://mikrotik.com/product/CRS326-24G-2SplusRM

Can someone confirm that the CRS model drains more power?
How comes that? Are there more hardware differences between both models?

Best regards

Edit: Sure, the datasheet tells you the maximum usage. Probably they don’t differ by 5W in real.
Still, I’d like to know if CRS drains more power. :slight_smile:

Hey

…to have an identical hardware…

This is NOT the case, switch chip are different and with different capabilities: nand, ram, cpu