Product comparison · 2 network cards

Microconnect MC-DR8111E network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s vs Microconnect MC-PCIE-X540 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s

14specifications compared
7differ
7identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- MC-DR8111E network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1
- MC-PCIE-X540 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:2
Maximum data transfer rate
- MC-DR8111E network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:1000 Mbit/s
- MC-PCIE-X540 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:10000 Mbit/s
Weight
- MC-DR8111E network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:60 g
- MC-PCIE-X540 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:200 g
Package width
- MC-DR8111E network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:147 mm
- MC-PCIE-X540 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:224 mm
Package depth
- MC-DR8111E network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:110 mm
- MC-PCIE-X540 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:162 mm
Package height
- MC-DR8111E network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:30 mm
- MC-PCIE-X540 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:31 mm
Package weight
- MC-DR8111E network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s:70 g
- MC-PCIE-X540 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s:288 g

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Comparison of MC-DR8111E, MC-PCIE-X540
36 specifications	A Microconnect MC-DR8111E network card Internal Ethernet 1000 Mbit/s Model MC-DR8111E View product	B Microconnect MC-PCIE-X540 network card Internal Ethernet 10000 Mbit/s Model MC-PCIE-X540 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interface	PCI Express	PCI Express
Interface	Ethernet	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PCI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	1000 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
Networking standards	IEEE 802.1Q	IEEE 802.1Q
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data rates	10 Mbit/s	10 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10GBase-T
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CP/IP, UDP/IP, IPSec, iSCS
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplexKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Server
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® X540
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10
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	FreeBSD
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008 R2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WeightDiffers	60 g	200 g
Packaging data4 differ
Quantity per packKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Package widthDiffers	147 mm	224 mm
Package depthDiffers	110 mm	162 mm
Package heightDiffers	30 mm	31 mm
Package weightDiffers	70 g	288 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	RoHS
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	5 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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