Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Dell 406-BBHF interface cards/adapter Internal Fiber vs Dell 540-BBKH interface cards/adapter Internal InfiniBand

5specifications compared
3differ
2identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 406-BBHF interface cards/adapter Internal Fiber:PCI Express
- 540-BBKH interface cards/adapter Internal InfiniBand:PCI
Output interface
- 406-BBHF interface cards/adapter Internal Fiber:Fiber
- 540-BBKH interface cards/adapter Internal InfiniBand:InfiniBand
Expansion card form factor
- 406-BBHF interface cards/adapter Internal Fiber:Low-profile
- 540-BBKH interface cards/adapter Internal InfiniBand:Full-height / Low-profile

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Comparison of 406-BBHF, 540-BBKH
23 specifications	A Dell 406-BBHF interface cards/adapter Internal Fiber Model 406-BBHF View product	B Dell 540-BBKH interface cards/adapter Internal InfiniBand Model 540-BBKH View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI
Output interfaceDiffers	Fiber	InfiniBand
Expansion card form factorDiffers	Low-profile	Full-height / Low-profile
Expansion card standardKnown for one	PCIe 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
PurposeKnown for one	Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	C-Tick, CISPR 22 Class A, RRL, VCCI Class A ITE, EN55024, EN55022 Class A, CISPR 22, CB, ICES-003 Class A, UL 60950-1, IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-03, FCC Part 15 A, TUV Bauart, BSMI Class A, KCC Class A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	68.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	14.025 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	16Gb Fibre Channel (SW)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	125 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Linux, Microsoft Windows, VMware ESXi, Oracle Solaris	Unknown — not stated by the source
CompatibilityKnown for one	- PowerEdge R730XD - PowerEdge FC430 - PowerEdge FC830 - PowerEdge R910 - PowerEdge R520 - PowerEdge R730 - PowerEdge R630 - PowerEdge R530 - PowerEdge R730XL - Poweredge R830 - PowerEdge R820 - PowerEdge R815 - PowerEdge R730xd XL - PowerEdge R620 - Poweredge R720xd - PowerEdge R720 - PowerEdge FC6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Low power modeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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