Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 540-BCDG network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s vs Dell 540-BCDI network card Internal Ethernet 100000 Mbit/s

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- 540-BCDG network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:Fiber
- 540-BCDI network card Internal Ethernet 100000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-BCDG network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:25000 Mbit/s
- 540-BCDI network card Internal Ethernet 100000 Mbit/s:100000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 540-BCDG, 540-BCDI
23 specifications	A Dell 540-BCDG network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s Model 540-BCDG View product	B Dell 540-BCDI network card Internal Ethernet 100000 Mbit/s Model 540-BCDI View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Fiber	Ethernet
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SFP28	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Full-height	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	25000 Mbit/s	100000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1Qau, IEEE 802.1Qaz, IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1Qbg, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ap, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3ba, IEEE 802.3bm
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gigabit Ethernet, 40 Gigabit Ethernet, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Data link protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GigE, 10 GigE, 40 Gigabit LAN, 100 Gigabit Ethernet, 25 Gigabit LAN, 50 Gigabit LAN, 100 Gigabit InfiniBand
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, iSCSI
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component for	Server	Server
Compatible productsDiffers	- PowerEdge R740 - PowerEdge R740xd2 - PowerVault NX3240 - PowerEdge R940 - PowerEdge R840 - PowerEdge R6525 - PowerEdge R7425 - PowerEdge XR2 - PowerEdge R7515 - PowerEdge R7525 - PowerEdge R740XD - PowerEdge R7415 - PowerEdge R940xa - PowerEdge T640 - PowerEdge R440 - PowerEdge R540 - PowerEdge R6	Dell EMC PowerEdge C6420, R440, R640, R740, R740xd
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	124 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69 mm
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Other featuresidentical
Ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Receive Side Scaling (RSS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source

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