Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell Broadcom 5720 vs Dell QLE2462 Internal Fiber 4000 Mbit/s

7specifications compared
3differ
4identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Interface
- Broadcom 5720:Ethernet
- QLE2462 Internal Fiber 4000 Mbit/s:Fiber
Maximum data transfer rate
- Broadcom 5720:1000 Mbit/s
- QLE2462 Internal Fiber 4000 Mbit/s:4000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of Broadcom 5720, QLE2462
24 specifications	A Dell Broadcom 5720 View product	B Dell QLE2462 Internal Fiber 4000 Mbit/s Model QLE2462 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
InterfaceDiffers	Ethernet	Fiber
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	4000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1x, IEEE 802.2, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3z
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	1000BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI/NetBIOS, IP/IPX, CSMA/CA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green
Compatible productsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PowerEdge R320 PowerEdge R420 PowerEdge R520 PowerEdge R620 PowerEdge R720 PowerEdge R720XD PowerEdge R820
System requirementsidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 2000, SunSoft Solaris 9, SuSE Linux 8.0, Microsoft Windows Server 2003, SuSE Linux 9.0, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 3.0, SunSoft Solaris 10, Red Hat Linux Advanced Server 4
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
DepthKnown for one	68.6 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	109 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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