Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 540-BFFN network card Internal Fiber 400000 Mbit/s vs TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U

5specifications compared
4differ
1identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 540-BFFN network card Internal Fiber 400000 Mbit/s has 397,118 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U (400000 Mbit/s vs 2882 Mbit/s). Host interface: PCI Express on the Dell 540-BFFN network card Internal Fiber 400000 Mbit/s, USB Type-A/USB Type-C on the TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U. Interface: Fiber on the Dell 540-BFFN network card Internal Fiber 400000 Mbit/s, Ethernet on the TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U. Component for: Server on the Dell 540-BFFN network card Internal Fiber 400000 Mbit/s, PC/Laptop on the TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U.

Host interface
- 540-BFFN network card Internal Fiber 400000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
- ARCHER TBE230U:USB Type-A/USB Type-C
Interface
- 540-BFFN network card Internal Fiber 400000 Mbit/s:Fiber
- ARCHER TBE230U:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-BFFN network card Internal Fiber 400000 Mbit/s:400000 Mbit/s
- ARCHER TBE230U:2882 Mbit/s
Component for
- 540-BFFN network card Internal Fiber 400000 Mbit/s:Server
- ARCHER TBE230U:PC/Laptop

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Comparison of 540-BFFN, ARCHER TBE230U
30 specifications	A Dell 540-BFFN network card Internal Fiber 400000 Mbit/s Model 540-BFFN View product	B TP-Link ARCHER TBE230U View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB Type-A/USB Type-C
InterfaceDiffers	Fiber	Ethernet
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	QSFP112	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI versionKnown for one	5.0	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	400000 Mbit/s	2882 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11ax, IEEE 802.11be
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WPA, WPA2, WPA3, WPA-PSK, WPA2-PSK
Design1 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC/Laptop
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black, Grey
AntennaKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Antenna designKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Internal
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, RoHS
InternalKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R660 PowerEdge R6625 PowerEdge R670 PowerEdge R6715 PowerEdge R6725 PowerEdge R760 PowerEdge R760XA PowerEdge R7625 PowerEdge R770 PowerEdge R7715 PowerEdge R7725 PowerEdge XE8640 PowerEdge XE9640 PowerEdge XE9680 PowerEdge XE9680L	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 11
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	72 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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