Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 540-10903 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s vs Dell BCM5709 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s

15specifications compared
6differ
9identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-10903 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:10000 Mbit/s
- BCM5709 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- 540-10903 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:10000 Mbit/s
- BCM5709 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Chipset
- 540-10903 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:Intel® 82599ES
- BCM5709 Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:BCM5709

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Comparison of 540-10903, BCM5709
27 specifications	A Dell 540-10903 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s Model 540-10903 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
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3an	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Copper ethernet cabling technologyDiffers	10GBASE-T	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 10BASE-T
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	IPv4, IPv6
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 Gbit/s
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component for	Server	Server
Product colour	Green	Green
ChipsetDiffers	Intel® 82599ES	BCM5709
Compatible productsDiffers	Dell PowerEdge M605 Dell PowerEdge M610 Dell PowerEdge M610x Dell PowerEdge M620 Dell PowerEdge M710 Dell PowerEdge M710HD Dell PowerEdge M805 Dell PowerEdge M820 Dell PowerEdge M905 Dell PowerEdge M910 Dell PowerEdge M915	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
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guide	Yes	Yes
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP, MIB
Receive Side Scaling (RSS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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

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