| Ports & interfaces |
| Internal |
Yes |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports |
1 |
| Interface |
Ethernet |
| Host interface |
PCI Express |
| Connectivity technology |
Wired |
| Bandwidth |
| Data transfer rate |
5 GT/s |
| Maximum data transfer rate |
10000 Mbit/s |
| Networking |
| Data transfer rate |
5 GT/s |
| VLAN tagging |
Yes |
| Ethernet interface type |
10 Gigabit Ethernet,Fast Ethernet,Gigabit Ethernet |
| iSCSI support |
Yes |
| Ethernet LAN |
Yes |
| Cabling technology |
10GBase-T |
| Networking standards |
IEEE 802.1Q,IEEE 802.1as,IEEE 802.1p,IEEE 802.3,IEEE 802.3ad |
| LAN controller |
Intel® X550 |
| Ethernet LAN data rates |
100,1000,10000 Mbit/s |
| Maximum data transfer rate |
10000 Mbit/s |
| Technical details |
| Interface type |
PCIe v3.0 (8.0 GT/s) |
| Product colour |
Green,Silver |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable |
Yes |
| PCI Card form factor |
Half-height (low-profile) |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management |
Yes |
| Number of VLANs |
4096 |
| Low halogen options available |
No |
| iWARP/RDMA |
No |
| Intelligent Offloads |
Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) |
Yes |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) |
Yes |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning |
Yes |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology |
Yes |
| Fiber Channel over Ethernet |
Yes |
| Storage Over Ethernet |
iSCSI, FCoE, NFS |
| Product type |
Network Interface Card |
| Halogen free |
No |
| Status |
Launched |
| Product brief URL |
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ethernet-products/converged-network-adapters/ethernet-x550-brief.html |
| Network interface card type |
Server |
| Network interface card cable medium |
Copper |
| Market segment |
LAD |
| Launch date |
Q1'16 |
| Bracket height |
Low Profile and Full Height |
| Last change |
64826836 |
| Software |
| Windows operating systems supported |
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,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64 |
| Linux operating systems supported |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.0,Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.0,SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10,SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 |
| Design |
| Conflict Free |
Yes |
| Product family |
Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter |
| Product series |
Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550 Series |
| Product colour |
Green,Silver |
| Internal |
Yes |
| PCI Card form factor |
Half-height (low-profile) |
| Performance |
| Server operating systems supported |
Windows Server 2003,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2008 R2 x64,Windows Server 2008 x64,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 |
| Conflict Free |
Yes |
| Ethernet adapter ARK ID |
88208 |
| Windows operating systems supported |
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,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64 |
| Linux operating systems supported |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.0,Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.0,SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10,SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable |
Yes |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management |
Yes |
| Number of VLANs |
4096 |
| iWARP/RDMA |
No |
| Intelligent Offloads |
Yes |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) |
Yes |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning |
Yes |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology |
Yes |
| Fiber Channel over Ethernet |
Yes |
| Operational conditions |
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
0 - 55 °C |
| Storage temperature (T-T) |
-40 - 70 °C |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) |
0 - 90% |
| System requirements |
| Server operating systems supported |
Windows Server 2003,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2008 R2 x64,Windows Server 2008 x64,Windows Server 2012 R2,Windows Server 2012 R2 x64 |
| Windows operating systems supported |
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,Windows 8 Enterprise,Windows 8 Enterprise x64,Windows 8 Pro,Windows 8 Pro x64,Windows 8 x64 |
| Linux operating systems supported |
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 5.0,Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS 6.0,SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10,SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 |
| Other features |
| Conflict Free |
Yes |
| Data transfer rate |
5 GT/s |
| Product type |
Network Interface Card |
| Halogen free |
No |
| Ethernet adapter ARK ID |
88208 |
| Interface type |
PCIe v3.0 (8.0 GT/s) |
| Cable type |
RJ-45 Category-6 up to 55m; Category-6A up to 100m |
| PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable |
Yes |
| On-chip QoS and Traffic Management |
Yes |
| Number of VLANs |
4096 |
| Low halogen options available |
No |
| iWARP/RDMA |
No |
| Intelligent Offloads |
Yes |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) |
Yes |
| Intel Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) |
Yes |
| Intel Flexible Port Partitioning |
Yes |
| Intel Data Direct I/O Technology |
Yes |
| Fiber Channel over Ethernet |
Yes |
| Compatible operating systems |
intel.com/support/EthernetOS |
| Storage Over Ethernet |
iSCSI, FCoE, NFS |
| Status |
Launched |
| Product brief URL |
http://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ethernet-products/converged-network-adapters/ethernet-x550-brief.html |
| Network interface card type |
Server |
| Network interface card cable medium |
Copper |
| Market segment |
LAD |
| Launch date |
Q1'16 |
| Bracket height |
Low Profile and Full Height |
| Last change |
64826836 |
| Product family |
Intel 10 Gigabit server adapter |
| Product series |
Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X550 Series |