| Feature | Benefit |
| Intel® 82598EB 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller | Industry-leading, energy-efficient design for next-generation 10 Gigabit performance and multi-core processors |
|---|---|
| Low-profile | Enables higher bandwidth and throughput from standard and low-profile PCIe slots and servers |
| 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* |
| Intel® I/O Acceleration Technology (Intel® I/OAT) | Accelerates I/O with higher throughput and lower CPU utilization by off loading processing overhead |
| iSCSI remote boot support | Provides centralized storage area network (SAN) management at a lower cost than competing iSCSI solutions |
| MSI-X support | Minimizes the overhead of interrupts Allows load balancing of interrupt handling between different cores/CPUs |
| Virtual Machine Device queues (VMDq) | Allows the efficient routing of packets to the correct target machine in a virtualized environment using multiple hardware queues Ensures transmit fairness and prevents head-of-line blocking |
| Low latency | Ability to toggle between the interrupt aggregation and non-aggregation mode based on the type of data being transferred |
| Optimized queues: 32 transmit (Tx) and 64 receive(Rx) per port | Network packet handling without waiting or buffer overflow Efficient packet prioritization |
| Compatible with x4,π x8, and x16 standard and low-profile PCI Express* slots | Allows dual-port operation in almost any PCI Express server slot, except x1 slots, and allows each PCI Express slot port to operate without interfering with the other |
| Support for most network operating systems (NOS) | Enables widespread deployment |
| Remote management support | Reduces support costs with remote management based on industry-wide standards |
| SFP+ Direct Attached Cable (Twinaxial) | Ensures compatibility with direct attached cable lengths up to 10 meters |
| RoHS compliant,π lead-freeπ technology | Compliant with the European Union directive (effective as of July 2006) to reduce the use of hazardous materials |
| Intel® PROSet Utility for Microsoft Windows* Device Manager | Provides point-and-click power over individual adapters, advanced adapter features, connection teaming, and virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration |
| Intel backing | Backed by an Intel® limited lifetime warranty, 90-day money-back guarantee (U.S. and Canada), and worldwide support |
