Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell 540-BFXR network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s vs StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell 540-BFXR network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s has 5,000 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA (25000 Mbit/s vs 20000 Mbit/s). Interface: Fiber on the Dell 540-BFXR network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s, Ethernet on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA. Component for: Server on the Dell 540-BFXR network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s, PC on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA. Product colour: Green on the Dell 540-BFXR network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s, Black on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA.

Interface
- 540-BFXR network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:Fiber
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- 540-BFXR network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:25000 Mbit/s
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:20000 Mbit/s
Component for
- 540-BFXR network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:Server
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:PC
Product colour
- 540-BFXR network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s:Green
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:Black

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Comparison of 540-BFXR, PR210B-NETWORK-CARD
43 specifications	A Dell 540-BFXR network card Internal Fiber 25000 Mbit/s Model 540-BFXR View product	B StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA Model PR210B-NETWORK-CARD View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Fiber	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	25000 Mbit/s	20000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ad
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto-negotiationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9000
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	25 Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Product colourDiffers	Green	Black
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom BCM57416
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Status
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge R470 PowerEdge R670 PowerEdge R6715 PowerEdge R6725 PowerEdge R770 PowerEdge R7715 PowerEdge R7725	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °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	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	121 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	146.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	122 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, Trade Agreements Act (TAA)
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	605 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	385 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	325 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 pc(s)

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