Product comparison · 2 network cards

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

15specifications compared
7differ
8identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 406-BBGX network card Internal Fiber 8192 Mbit/s:Fiber
- 540-BBGZ network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
PCI Card form factor
- 406-BBGX network card Internal Fiber 8192 Mbit/s:Half-height (low-profile)
- 540-BBGZ network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Half-height
Maximum data transfer rate
- 406-BBGX network card Internal Fiber 8192 Mbit/s:8192 Mbit/s
- 540-BBGZ 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-BBGZ network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:10,100,1000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 406-BBGX, 540-BBGZ
31 specifications	A Dell 406-BBGX network card Internal Fiber 8192 Mbit/s Model 406-BBGX View product	B Dell 540-BBGZ network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model 540-BBGZ View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
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 factorDiffers	Half-height (low-profile)	Half-height
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	8192 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3ae	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ae
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
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)
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82541PI
Design2 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component for	Server	Server
Product colour	Green	Green
CertificationDiffers	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	FCC Class B, UL, VCCI, C-Tick, BSMI, MIC
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	DELL PowerEdge R430, R530, R630, R730, R730XD, T430, T630
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Ultimate	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008
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 certificates	RoHS	RoHS
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
Other featuresidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel PROSet

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