Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s vs Dell 540-BBQR network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 25000 Mbit/s

12specifications compared
4differ
8identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Fiber optic connector
- 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:SFP+
- 540-BBQR network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:SFP28
PCI Card form factor
- 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:Full-height (low-profile)
- 540-BBQR network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:Full-height
Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:10000 Mbit/s
- 540-BBQR network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:25000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 540-BBGV, 540-BBQR
22 specifications	A Dell 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s Model 540-BBGV View product	B Dell 540-BBQR network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 25000 Mbit/s Model 540-BBQR View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
Interface	Ethernet / Fiber	Ethernet / Fiber
Fiber optic connectorDiffers	SFP+	SFP28
Fiber ports quantity	2	2
PCI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Card form factorDiffers	Full-height (low-profile)	Full-height
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	25000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1Qaz, IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3x	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	FCoE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, iSCSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component for	Server	Server
Product colour	Green	Green
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge R520 PowerEdge R620 PowerEdge R720 PowerEdge R720XD PowerEdge R820	PowerEdge R430 PowerEdge R530 PowerEdge R630 PowerEdge R730 PowerEdge R730XD
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Novell NetWare, Red Hat Linux, SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, Microsoft Windows Server, VMware ESX Server, VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer 5.6, Citrix XenServer 6.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 55 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Fiber Channel over EthernetKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Receive Side Scaling (RSS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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