Product comparison · 2 network cards

HP Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 vs LevelOne Gigabit Fiber PCIe Network Card, PCIe 4X, 4 x SFP

8specifications compared
7differ
1identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Connectivity technology
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260:Wireless
- Gigabit Fiber PCIe Network Card, PCIe 4X, 4 x SFP:Wired
Host interface
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260:M.2
- Gigabit Fiber PCIe Network Card, PCIe 4X, 4 x SFP:PCI Express
Interface
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260:WLAN / Bluetooth
- Gigabit Fiber PCIe Network Card, PCIe 4X, 4 x SFP:Fiber
Maximum data transfer rate
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260:867 Mbit/s
- Gigabit Fiber PCIe Network Card, PCIe 4X, 4 x SFP:1000 Mbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260:0 - 80 °C
- Gigabit Fiber PCIe Network Card, PCIe 4X, 4 x SFP:0 - 55 °C

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Comparison of Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260, GNC-0124
52 specifications	A HP Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 View product	B LevelOne Gigabit Fiber PCIe Network Card, PCIe 4X, 4 x SFP Model GNC-0124 View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	M.2	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN / Bluetooth	Fiber
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	867 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.11a, IEEE 802.11ac, IEEE 802.11b, IEEE 802.11d, IEEE 802.11e, IEEE 802.11g, IEEE 802.11h, IEEE 802.11i, IEEE 802.11k, IEEE 802.11n, IEEE 802.11r, IEEE 802.11w	IEEE 1588, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.3z
Fiber ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1000BASE‑LX, 1000BASE‑SX
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Dual-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	300,867 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	802.1x RADIUS, EAP-AKA, EAP-FAST, EAP-PEAP, EAP-SIM, EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, LEAP, MSCHAPv2, WPA, WPA2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (first)Known for one	2.4 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bandwidth (second)Known for one	5 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aluminium
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link
Country of originKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	China
Component forKnown for one	Laptop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna designKnown for one	Internal	Unknown — not stated by the source
Antenna typeKnown for one	2x2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	UL, C-UL, CB (IEC 60950-1), FIPS, FISMA	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DOS
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 80 °C	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 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	150 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	69 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	17 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 g
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	220 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	62 g
Packaging contentidentical
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI-SIG* SR-IOV CapableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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