Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 406-BBLH network card Internal Ethernet 25000 Mbit/s vs Dell 540-BBQJ network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 406-BBLH network card Internal Ethernet 25000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- 540-BBQJ network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s:Fiber
Maximum data transfer rate
- 406-BBLH network card Internal Ethernet 25000 Mbit/s:25000 Mbit/s
- 540-BBQJ network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s:100000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 406-BBLH, 540-BBQJ
18 specifications	A Dell 406-BBLH network card Internal Ethernet 25000 Mbit/s Model 406-BBLH View product	B Dell 540-BBQJ network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s Model 540-BBQJ View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	Fiber
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QSFP28
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	25000 Mbit/s	100000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 Mbit/s
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	InfiniBand, 100 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	25 Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component for	Server	Server
Compatible productsDiffers	- PowerEdge R730xd XL - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R730XD - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R730 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge R630XL - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R730XL - PowerEdge R930 - PowerEdge R630 - PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R640 - PowerEdge R940xa - PowerVault NX3240	PowerEdge R440 PowerEdge R540 PowerEdge R630 PowerEdge R640 PowerEdge R730 PowerEdge R740 PowerEdge R740XD PowerEdge R930 PowerEdge R940 PowerEdge T640 PowerVault NX3240
Product colourKnown for one	Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x 25GB SFP	Unknown — not stated by the source

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