Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s vs Dell 543-BBCX network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s

8specifications compared
4differ
4identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:Ethernet / Fiber
- 543-BBCX network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:10000 Mbit/s
- 543-BBCX network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
Data link protocols
- 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s:FCoE
- 543-BBCX network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE

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Comparison of 540-BBGV, 543-BBCX
28 specifications	A Dell 540-BBGV network card Internal Ethernet / Fiber 10000 Mbit/s Model 540-BBGV View product	B Dell 543-BBCX network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model 543-BBCX View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet / Fiber	Ethernet
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SFP+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height (low-profile)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	1000 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 protocolsDiffers	FCoE	10Mb LAN, 100Mb LAN, GigE
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, iSCSI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I350
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component for	Server	Server
Product colourKnown for one	Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsDiffers	PowerEdge FC630 PowerEdge R520 PowerEdge R620 PowerEdge R720 PowerEdge R720XD PowerEdge R820	- PowerEdge M620 - PowerEdge FC830 - PowerEdge M640 VRTX - PowerEdge M640 - PowerEdge M630 - PowerEdge M830
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 packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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