Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 540-BBDS network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s vs Dell 540-BBEP network card Internal Fiber 40000 Mbit/s

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 540-BBDS network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- 540-BBEP network card Internal Fiber 40000 Mbit/s:Fiber
Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-BBDS network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
- 540-BBEP network card Internal Fiber 40000 Mbit/s:40000 Mbit/s
Data link protocols
- 540-BBDS network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:GigE
- 540-BBEP network card Internal Fiber 40000 Mbit/s:40 Gigabit LAN

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Comparison of 540-BBDS, 540-BBEP
17 specifications	A Dell 540-BBDS network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model 540-BBDS View product	B Dell 540-BBEP network card Internal Fiber 40000 Mbit/s Model 540-BBEP View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	Fiber
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QSFP
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	40000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsDiffers	GigE	40 Gigabit LAN
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, UDP/IP
Design1 differ
Compatible productsDiffers	Dell: PowerEdge R320, PowerEdge R430, PowerEdge R530, PowerEdge R630, PowerEdge R720xd, PowerEdge R730, PowerEdge R730XD, PowerEdge T420, PowerEdge T430, PowerEdge T630	Dell: PowerEdge R620, PowerEdge R630, PowerEdge R720, PowerEdge R730, PowerEdge R730XD, PowerEdge R820, PowerEdge T620
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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