Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 540-10695 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s vs Dell BCM5709 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s

19specifications compared
4differ
15identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Supported network protocols
- 540-10695 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:IPv6, IPv4
- BCM5709 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:IPv4, IPv6
Chipset
- 540-10695 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Intel® 82576
- BCM5709 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:BCM5709

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Comparison of 540-10695, BCM5709
32 specifications	A Dell 540-10695 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model 540-10695 View product	B Dell BCM5709 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model BCM5709 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
Interface	Ethernet	Ethernet
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	1000 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv6, IPv4	IPv4, IPv6
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 Gbit/s
Design2 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component for	Server	Server
Product colour	Green	Green
ChipsetDiffers	Intel® 82576	BCM5709
CertificationKnown for one	FCC B, UL, CE, VCCI, BSMI, CTICK, MIC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	Dell PowerEdge M605 Dell PowerEdge M610 Dell PowerEdge M610x Dell PowerEdge M710 Dell PowerEdge M710HD Dell PowerEdge M805 Dell PowerEdge M905 Dell PowerEdge M910	Dell PowerEdge M600 Dell PowerEdge M605 Dell PowerEdge M610 Dell PowerEdge M610x Dell PowerEdge M710 Dell PowerEdge M710HD Dell PowerEdge M805 Dell PowerEdge M905 Dell PowerEdge M910
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	RedHat EL Linux 5.0, SuSE Linux 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	FreeBSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Flow control support	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for one	VT-c	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receive Side Scaling (RSS)	Yes	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, MIB

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