Product comparison · 2 network cards

Dell NetXtreme II 5709 vs Dell QLogic QLE2460

11specifications compared
5differ
6identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum data transfer rate
- NetXtreme II 5709:1000 Mbit/s
- QLogic QLE2460:4250 Mbit/s
Storage temperature (T-T)
- NetXtreme II 5709:-40 - 85 °C
- QLogic QLE2460:-20 - 70 °C
Supported data transfer rates
- NetXtreme II 5709:10/100/1000 Mbit/s
- QLogic QLE2460:2.125/1.0625 Gb/s

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Comparison of NetXtreme II 5709, QLogic QLE2460
33 specifications	A Dell NetXtreme II 5709 View product	B Dell QLogic QLE2460 View product
Ports & interfacesidentical
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
Interface	Ethernet	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	4250 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.3z
Cabling technology	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Supported network protocolsDiffers	NETBUI, Collision Sense Multiple Access/Collision Avoidance, 802.2 NetBios, IPX/SPX, IPX, IP, TCP/IP	SCSI-FCP, FC-IP, FC-SB-2, FCP-2
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 m
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
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM5709C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green, Silver
Form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFF
Component forKnown for one	Server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible productsKnown for one	PowerEdge 1900 PowerEdge 1950 III PowerEdge 2900 III PowerEdge 2950 III PowerEdge 2970 PowerEdge 6950 PowerEdge R210 PowerEdge R300 PowerEdge R310 PowerEdge R410 PowerEdge R510 PowerEdge R610 PowerEdge R710 PowerEdge R715 PowerEdge R805 PowerEdge R810 PowerEdge R815 PowerEdge R900 PowerEdge R905 Pow	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RedHat EL Linux 3 U9, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U5, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U6, RedHat EL Linux 4.0 U7, Solaris 10 U4, Solaris 10 U5
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 55 °C	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 85 °C	-20 - 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 - 95%
Other features1 differ
Minimum system requirementsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI-E
Connector(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LC
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 MB
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 - 131 °F
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit/s	2.125/1.0625 Gb/s
Receive Side Scaling (RSS)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	3.3 V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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