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The 10GbE NIC That Just Works — Across Every Hypervisor, Every OS, Every Server Platform
The Broadcom 57412 is not the fastest. It is not the newest. It is the dual-port 10GbE SFP+ adapter that has shipped in millions of Dell, HPE, Lenovo, and xFusion servers since 2018, accumulating more driver maturity, more firmware stability, and more cross-platform compatibility testing than any 25GbE adapter on the market. It is the NIC you install in the server that runs AD, DNS, file services, and backup targets — servers where 25GbE throughput is unnecessary, but a NIC that causes a driver crash at 2 AM because of a kernel update is unacceptable.
Specifiche tecniche
| Parametro | Specifica |
|---|---|
| chipset | Broadcom BCM57412 NetXtreme-E Series |
| Porti | 2x SFP+ (10Trasportare / 1Trasportare), also supports SFP at 1GbE |
| Host Interface | PCIe 3.0 x8 (64 Gbps — sufficient for 2x 10GbE bidirectional) |
| RDMA | RoCE v2 (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) |
| Offloads | TCO (TCP Offload Engine), iSCSI offload, FCoE offload, NVMe-oF offload |
| SR-IOV | Fino a 128 virtual functions per port |
| NPAR | NIC Partitioning — up to 4 physical functions per port (8 totale) |
| VXLAN/NVGRE/GENEVE | Stateless offload for all three overlay protocols |
| Energia | ~8W typical (both ports active, 10Trasportare, Cavi DAC) |
| Fattore di forma | Low-profile PCIe, staffa a tutta altezza inclusa |
| Physical | 167 X 69 mm (standard LP PCIe card) |
| Cavo | SFP+ DAC passive copper 1-7m, SFP+ SR optics up to 300m, SFP+ LR optics up to 10km |
| Supporto del sistema operativo | VMware ESXi 6.7+ through 8.0+ (in-box driver for all versions), WindowsServer 2016-2025, RHEL 7.x-9.x, SLES 12-15, Ubuntu 18.04-24.04 |
| Driver | In-box for VMware ESXi 6.7+, WindowsServer 2019+, RHEL 8.x+, Ubuntu 20.04+. No driver disk required at install time for any supported OS. |
| Compatible Servers | All Dell PowerEdge (14th-16th Gen), xFusion, Lenovo, HPE. Any server with PCIe 3.0 x8+ slot. |
| Garanzia | 3-anno (con server) |
Why Deployment Teams Choose the 57412 Over 25GbE for Infrastructure Servers
The 57412’s inbox driver support across every operating system version from the last decade means zero compatibility surprises. No driver compilation against a custom kernel. No firmware version mismatch with the hypervisor HCL. No Monday-morning call to the NIC vendor because the latest ESXi patch broke the out-of-tree driver. For infrastructure servers that need to boot reliably 365 days a year, inbox driver support is worth more than an extra 15 Gbps of throughput.
The second reason is cabling: SFP+ DAC passive copper cables cost $15-25 for a 3-meter cable. SFP28 DAC cables for 25GbE cost $25-40. The per-port cable cost difference is small, but across 200 servers with dual-port NICs, the SFP+ cable savings alone buy 2 additional servers.
57412 vs 57416 — 10GbE SFP+ vs 10GBASE-T
| Caratteristica | 57412 (SFP+) | 57416 (10GBASE-T, RJ45) |
|---|---|---|
| Cavo | SFP+ DAC (copper, twinax) or SFP+ fiber optics | CAT6a/CAT7 copper (RJ45), up to 100m |
| Latency | < 1 microsecond (SFP+ DAC) | ~2 microseconds (10GBASE-T PHY) |
| Power per port | ~3W (SFP+ DAC) | ~5-6W (10GBASE-T PHY) |
| Distance (no media converter) | 7M (DAC) or 10km (SMF optics) | 100M (CAT6a) |
| Best for | In-rack, low-latency, existing SFP+ switch infrastructure | Existing copper plant, long in-rack distances, RJ45 switch ports |
Piattaforme compatibili
PCIe 3.0 x8 slot. Compatible with all Dell PowerEdge, xFusion FusionServer, Lenovo ThinkSystem servers. Broadcom NetXtreme-E driver is inbox on all supported operating systems — no driver disk, no post-install driver update required.
Fonte attraverso Xincuan
We supply Broadcom 57412 adapters pre-installed in Dell and xFusion servers. Prezzi diretti in fabbrica, 3-anno di garanzia, e spedizioni globali.
