Sonnet Presto Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Card

About: Sonnet Presto Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe Card

With creative pros’ increasing demand for greater data transfer speeds and more bandwidth over shared networks, it’s no wonder that 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) use has skyrocketed—this high-speed cabled networking standard offers ten times the performance of Gigabit Ethernet, the common wired network connection included with most computers today. To get your computer up to speed, you’ll have to adapt—Sonnet’s Presto 10GbE 10GBASE-T PCIe card is a powerfully simple and cost-effective way to add dual-port copper 10GbE connectivity to your Mac Pro tower or Windows PC, or Linux server.

• Adds 10GbE Connectivity to Mac Pro Towers, Windows PCs, and Linux Servers—Powerfully simple way to add high-performance 10GbE connectivity to your computer with PCIe slots
• Optimized for Thunderbolt—Ideal for use in Sonnet's Echo Express and xMac Thunderbolt-to-PCIe card expansion systems
• Cost Effective—Connects to 10GbE infrastructure via inexpensive CAT-6 or CAT-6A cables at distances up to 55 or 100 meters, respectively
• Simple Setup—Low-profile x4 PCI Express 3.0 card installs into an available slot, and after a simple driver installation, configures through OS X Network control panel or Windows Device Manager
• Supports Transparent Failover—Keeps your computer connected in case a single cable is disconnected or one of the ports fails
• Supports Link Aggregation (Teaming)—Increases throughput beyond what a single connection can sustain

Simple Set-Up. High-Performance Computing.

The Presto 10GbE 10GBASE-T card enables you to connect your computer to high-speed infrastructure and storage without stepping down in speed. Setup is simple—after installing the low-profile card into an available x4 or larger PCIe slot in your computer, just download and install a driver, connect to the switch or device’s 10GbE ports via inexpensive CAT-6 or CAT-6A copper cabling at distances up to 55 or 100 meters, respectively, and then configure the card through the OS X Network control panel or Windows Device Manager. This Sonnet solution is perfect for high-performance computing where low latency, high bandwidth, and low CPU overhead are required.

Its increased throughput performance and low host-CPU utilization are achieved through functions such as flow control support, 64-bit address support for systems using more than 4GB of physical memory; and stateless offloads such as TCP, UDP and IPv4 checksum offloading, enabling your computer to perform better while large files transfers or high I/O operations take place. With its dual ports, this Sonnet adapter supports transparent failover to keep your computer connected in case a single cable is disconnected or one of the ports fails, and it also supports link aggregation (teaming) for increased throughput!

Optimized for Thunderbolt

Got a Thunderbolt connection, but no PCIe slot? Presto 10GbE 10GBASE-T is ideal for use in one of Sonnet's Echo Express or xMac Thunderbolt-to-PCIe card expansion systems—the combo enables you to add ultra-fast 10GbE network connections to any Mac or Windows PC with a Thunderbolt 2 port.

Specifications

• ​Compatibility
  • Mac
    • Mac Pro 3,1, 4,1, 5,1, 7,1 (2019), or 14,8 (2023)
      • OS X 10.8.5 - macOS 13
      • macOS Sonoma 14.4+
  • PC or Server
    • PC desktop or server
    • 64-bit editions of Windows 11, 10; Server 2022, 2019, 2016
    • Linux
      • RHEL 8.5/8.4
      • SLES 15 SP3, 12 SP5
      • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS
    • FreeBSD 13.0/12.3
    • VMWare, ESXi 8,7
  • ​Thunderbolt Compatibility
    • Thunderbolt to PCIe Card Expansion System
    • Mac or PC via a Thunderbolt to PCIe Card Expansion System
• Hardware
  • Form Factor - Low-profile PCIe computer card
  • External Connectors - RJ45
  • Controller - Intel X540/X550 (subject to part availability)
  • Bus Interface - ​X540 PCIe v2.0 x8
  • Network Support
    • 10GBASE-T
      • 100 meters using CAT-6A cabling
      • 55 meters using CAT-6 cabling
    • 1000BASE-T
      • 100 meters using CAT-5E, CAT-6, or CAT-6A cabling
  • Link Aggregation (Teaming) - Supported
  • Packets - Maximum packet size: 15872 bytes (jumbo frames)
  • Advanced Features
    • Flow control support
    • Message Signaled Interrupts (MSI)
    • RSS (Receive-Side Scaling)
    • Interrupt coalescing
    • Multicast filtering
    • 64-bit address support for systems using more than 4GB of physical memory
    • Wake-on-LAN not supported
  • Stateless Offloads
    • TCP, UDP and IPv4 checksum offloading
    • TSO (TCP Segmentation Offload, AKA Large Send Offload)
    • LRO (Large Receive Offload)
  • RoHS Compliant Yes

​​What's Included

• Presto 10GbE 10GBASE-T Dual-Port 10 Gigabit Ethernet PCI Express 3.0 Card
• Full-height and half-height mounting brackets
• Documentation