Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapters X710

Intel continues its history of Ethernet leadership by introducing the latest 10 gigabit family of adapters, powered by the Intel Ethernet Controller X710.

The Intel Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710 family addresses the demanding needs of the next-generation agile data center, by providing unmatched features for virtualization, flexibility for LAN and SAN networking, and proven, reliable performance.

The family of adapters deliver superior performance up to 80 Gb/s (40 Gb/s Tx; 40 Gb/s Rx) bi-directional throughput (quad-port adapter required), in a PCI Express* v3.0 x8 slot.
Brand
Intel
Model
X710DA2BLK

Details
Interface
PCIe 3.0, x8 Dual port

Features
Features
Dual-port 10GbE adapter
PCI Express (PCIe) 3.0, x8
Exceptional Low Power Adapter
Network Virtualization offloads including Geneve, VXLAN and NVGRE
Intel Ethernet Flow Director for hardware based application traffic steering
Intel Data Plane Developer Kit (DPDK) optimized for efficient packet processing
Excellent small packet performance fornetwork appliances and Network Function Virtualization (NFV)
Intelligent offloads to enable high performance with Intel Xeon servers
I/O virtualization innovations for maximum performance in a virtualized server.
Unified networking providing a single wire support for LAN and storage: NAS (SMB, NFS) and SAN (iSCSI, FCoE)

Packaging
Package Contents
Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X540-T1
Information CD
Low-Profile Bracket