Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 406-BBKQ network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s vs Dell 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s

9specifications compared
2differ
7identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 406-BBKQ network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:Ethernet / Fiber

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Comparison of 406-BBKQ, 540-BBGV
25 specifications	A Dell 406-BBKQ network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s Model 406-BBKQ View product	B Dell 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s Model 540-BBGV View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	Ethernet / Fiber
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP+
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI Card form factor	Full-height (low-profile)	Full-height (low-profile)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Maximum data transfer rate	10000 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1Qaz, IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3x
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCoE
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, iSCSI
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component for	Server	Server
Product colour	Green	Green
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge C6320 PowerEdge FC430 PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge FC830 PowerEdge FX2 PowerEdge R430 PowerEdge R530 PowerEdge R630 PowerEdge R730 PowerEdge R730XD	PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge R520 PowerEdge R620 PowerEdge R720 PowerEdge R720XD PowerEdge R820
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Novell NetWare, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Microsoft Windows Server, VMware ESX Server, VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer 5.6, Citrix XenServer 6.0
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Fiber Channel over EthernetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Receive Side Scaling (RSS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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