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Dell 540-BFPN network card Internal Ethernet vs QNAP QXG-100G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP QXG-100G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s has 1 more PCI version than the Dell 540-BFPN network card Internal Ethernet (4.0 vs 3.0). Host interface: OCP 3.0 on the Dell 540-BFPN network card Internal Ethernet, PCI Express on the QNAP QXG-100G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s. Interface: Ethernet on the Dell 540-BFPN network card Internal Ethernet, Fiber on the QNAP QXG-100G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s. Component for: Server on the Dell 540-BFPN network card Internal Ethernet, Server/workstation on the QNAP QXG-100G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s.

Host interface
- 540-BFPN network card Internal Ethernet:OCP 3.0
- QXG-100G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s:PCI Express
Interface
- 540-BFPN network card Internal Ethernet:Ethernet
- QXG-100G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s:Fiber
PCI version
- 540-BFPN network card Internal Ethernet:3.0
- QXG-100G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s:4.0
Component for
- 540-BFPN network card Internal Ethernet:Server
- QXG-100G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s:Server/workstation

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Comparison of 540-BFPN, QXG-100G2SF-BCM
18 specifications	A Dell 540-BFPN network card Internal Ethernet Model 540-BFPN View product	B QNAP QXG-100G2SF-BCM network card Internal Fiber 100000 Mbit/s Model QXG-100G2SF-BCM View product
Ports & interfaces3 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	QSFP28
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI versionDiffers	3.0	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
Networkidentical
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.3bs, IEEE 802.3bj, IEEE 802.3bm, IEEE 802.3by, IEEE 802.3ba, IEEE 802.3ap, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1AX, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Qaz, IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1Qbg
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	10 Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10GBase-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component forDiffers	Server	Server/workstation
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Silver, Dark Green
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R470 PowerEdge R570 PowerEdge R670 PowerEdge R6715 PowerEdge R6725 PowerEdge R770 PowerEdge R7715 PowerEdge R7725	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	157.3 mm

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