Datasheet

Intel X710 10 GbE SFP+ Network Adapter Family 3
Supported transceivers and direct-attach cables
The Intel X710 adapters have two empty SFP+ cages that support SFP+ SR transceivers and direct
attached copper (DAC) cables, as listed in the following tables.
Table 2. Supported SFP+ transceivers
Part number Feature code Description
Optical Transceivers
49Y4216 0069 Brocade 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver
46C3447 5053 IBM SFP+ SR Transceiver (10Gb)
49Y4218 0064 QLogic 10Gb SFP+ SR Optical Transceiver
Table 3. Supported direct attach cables
Part number Feature code Description
Active DAC/Twinax cables
95Y0323 A25A 1 m IBM Active DAC SFP+ Cable
95Y0326 A25B 3 m IBM Active DAC SFP+ Cable
95Y0329 A25C 5 m IBM Active DAC SFP+ Cable
Passive DAC/Twinax cables
00D6288 A3RG .5 m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
90Y9427 A1PH 1 m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
00AY764 A51N 1. 5m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
00AY765 A51P 2m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
90Y9430 A1PJ 3m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
90Y9433 A1PK 5m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
00D6151 A3RH 7 m IBM Passive DAC SFP+ Cable
Features
The Intel X710 adapters are optimized for data center, cloud, and mobile applications and include the
following features:
VXLAN/NVGRE Hardware Offloads: These stateless offloads preserve application performance for
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overlay networks. With these offloads, it is possible to distribute network traffic across CPU cores. At
the same time, X710 offloads LSO, GSO, and checksum from the host software, which reduces CPU
overhead. (VXLAN and NVGRE support is planned for 1Q/2015)
Mobile and cloud application acceleration: Intel’s Data Plan Development Kit (DPDK) delivers an
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open driver where users can fine-tune small packet performance, which delivers line-rate at 128 byte,
and near line-rate at 64 byte.