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Dell 540-10793 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s vs Dell Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711

11specifications compared
6differ
5identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 540-10793 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711:Fiber
Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-10793 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
- Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711:10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- 540-10793 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
- Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711:10000 Mbit/s
Component for
- 540-10793 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:PC
- Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711:Server
Chipset
- 540-10793 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Intel
- Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711:Broadcom 57711

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Comparison of 540-10793, Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711
28 specifications	A Dell 540-10793 network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model 540-10793 View product	B Dell Broadcom NetXtreme II 57711 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11ad, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ac, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ak, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10GBASE-CX4
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv6/IPv4, IPX/SPX, IPX, IP, TCP/IP
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 m
Design2 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
ChipsetDiffers	Intel	Broadcom 57711
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dell PowerEdge R300 Dell PowerEdge R610 Dell PowerEdge R710 Dell PowerEdge R715 Dell PowerEdge R805 Dell PowerEdge R810 Dell PowerEdge R815 Dell PowerEdge R900 Dell PowerEdge R905 Dell PowerEdge R910 Dell PowerEdge T300 Dell PowerEdge T610
Product colourKnown for one	Stainless steel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 65 °C
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	8.4 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Server 2003, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 9, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4, FreeBSD 7.0, VMware ESX Server 3.x, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Linux Kernel 2.6	Unknown — not stated by the source

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