Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 331-0238 network card Internal Fiber 8500 Mbit/s vs Dell 590-10305 network card Internal 10000 Mbit/s

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

Key differences

Fiber ports quantity
- 331-0238 network card Internal Fiber 8500 Mbit/s:2
- 590-10305 network card Internal 10000 Mbit/s:4
Maximum data transfer rate
- 331-0238 network card Internal Fiber 8500 Mbit/s:8500 Mbit/s
- 590-10305 network card Internal 10000 Mbit/s:10000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 331-0238, 590-10305
27 specifications	A Dell 331-0238 network card Internal Fiber 8500 Mbit/s Model 331-0238 View product	B Dell 590-10305 network card Internal 10000 Mbit/s Model 590-10305 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceKnown for one	PCIe	Unknown — not stated by the source
InterfaceKnown for one	Fiber	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	LC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	8500 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3z	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Design2 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component for	Server	Server
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black, Green, Stainless steel
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 Networking N4032 - Dell Networking N4032F - Dell Networking N4064 - Dell Networking N4064F - PowerConnect 8100
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
CompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	- Dell Networking N4032 - Dell Networking N4032F - Dell Networking N4064 - Dell Networking N4064F - PowerConnect 8100
Interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP+
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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