Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 331-0238 network card Internal Fiber 8500 Mbit/s vs Dell 540-11132 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 331-0238 network card Internal Fiber 8500 Mbit/s:Fiber
- 540-11132 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- 331-0238 network card Internal Fiber 8500 Mbit/s:8500 Mbit/s
- 540-11132 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 331-0238, 540-11132
27 specifications	A Dell 331-0238 network card Internal Fiber 8500 Mbit/s Model 331-0238 View product	B Dell 540-11132 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model 540-11132 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCIe	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceDiffers	Fiber	Ethernet
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	LC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	8500 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	50 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Design1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CSA, TUV, C-Tick, BSMI, VCCI Class B ITE, GOST, BSMI CNS 13438 Class A, CISPR 22 Class B, EN55022, EN55024, EN55022 Class B, ICES-003 Class B, JEIDA, MIC Class B, UL 60950-1, IEC 60950-1, EN 60950-1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge 2900, 2950, 2970, R310, R320, R410, R415, R420, R510, R515, R520, R610, R620, R710, R715, R720, R720xd, R805, R810, R815, R900, R905, R910, T410, T420, T610, T620, T710; PowerVault NX3000, NX3100	DELL PowerEdge R620, R820, R920
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Server 2003, SunSoft Solaris 10, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 11, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, VMware ESX Server 3.5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	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 - 93%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	68.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x SFP+	Unknown — not stated by the source

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