Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 406-BBGX network card Internal Fiber 8192 Mbit/s vs Dell 540-BBGR network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 406-BBGX network card Internal Fiber 8192 Mbit/s:Fiber
- 540-BBGR network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- 406-BBGX network card Internal Fiber 8192 Mbit/s:8192 Mbit/s
- 540-BBGR network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- 406-BBGX network card Internal Fiber 8192 Mbit/s:10000 Mbit/s
- 540-BBGR network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:10,100,1000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 406-BBGX, 540-BBGR
31 specifications	A Dell 406-BBGX network card Internal Fiber 8192 Mbit/s Model 406-BBGX View product	B Dell 540-BBGR network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model 540-BBGR View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Fiber	Ethernet
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	LC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Half-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	8192 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.3ae	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GigE
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I350
Design1 differ
CertificationKnown for one	CISPR 22 Class A, DHHS, EN55022 Class A, EMC, ICES-003 Class A, UL 60950-1, EN 60950-1, CSA C22.2 No. 60950-1-03, FCC Part 15 A, EN 60825-1, EN55024 Class A, BSMI Class A, VCCI Class A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge R515 PowerEdge R520 PowerEdge R530 PowerEdge R610 PowerEdge R620 PowerEdge R630 PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R715 PowerEdge R720 Poweredge R720XD PowerEdge R730 PowerEdge R730XD PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R815 PowerEdge R820 PowerEdge R900 PowerEdge R905 PowerEdge R910 PowerEdge R920 PowerEdge T	- PowerEdge C6320 - PowerEdge C6420 - PowerEdge FC430 - PowerEdge FC640 - PowerEdge FC830 - PowerEdge R230 - PowerEdge R240 - PowerEdge R320 - PowerEdge R330 - PowerEdge R340 - PowerEdge R420 - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge R520 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge R620 - PowerEdge R630 - PowerEdge R640 - Powe
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	167.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	68.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990

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