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Dell 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s vs QNAP QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s has 24,000 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the Dell 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s (25000 Mbit/s vs 1000 Mbit/s). Host interface: OCP 3.0 on the Dell 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s, PCI Express on the QNAP QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s. Interface: Ethernet on the Dell 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s, Fiber on the QNAP QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s. Component for: Server on the Dell 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s, Server/workstation on the QNAP QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s. Product colour: Green on the Dell 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s, Silver, Dark Green on the QNAP QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s.

Host interface
- 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:OCP 3.0
- QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
Interface
- 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Ethernet
- QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:Fiber
Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
- QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:25000 Mbit/s
Component for
- 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Server
- QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:Server/workstation
Product colour
- 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:Green
- QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:Silver, Dark Green

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Comparison of 540-BFPC, QXG-25G2SF-BCM
18 specifications	A Dell 540-BFPC network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model 540-BFPC View product	B QNAP QXG-25G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s Model QXG-25G2SF-BCM View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	OCP 3.0	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	Fiber
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP28
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	25000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.1as
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom BCM57502
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component forDiffers	Server	Server/workstation
Product colourDiffers	Green	Silver, Dark Green
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R470 PowerEdge R570 PowerEdge R670 PowerEdge R6715 PowerEdge R6725 PowerEdge R770 PowerEdge R7715 PowerEdge R7725 PowerEdge XE7740	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	186 mm

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