Industry-leading, energy-efficient design for next-generation Gigabit performance and multi-core processors
Low-profile
Enables higher bandwidth and throughput from standard and low-profile PCI Express* slots and servers
iSCSI remote boot support
Provides centralized storage area network (SAN) management at a lower cost than competing iSCSI solutions
Load balancing on multiple CPUs
Increases performance on multi-processor systems by efficiently balancing network loads across CPU cores when used with Receive-Side Scaling from Microsoft or Scalable I/O on Linux*
Compatible with x4, x8, and x16 standard and low-profile PCI Express* slots
Allows each port to operate without interfering with the other
Multi-port design
Enables dual- or quad-port operation in almost any PCI Express server slot, except x1 slots
Support for most network operating systems (NOS)
Enables widespread deployment
RoHS-compliant1
Compliant with the European Union directive 2002/95/EC to reduce the use of hazardous materials
Intel® PROSet Utility for Microsoft Windows* Device Manager
Provides point-and-click management of individual adapters, advanced adapter features, connection teaming, and virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration