Intel 10GbE Adapter Performance Evaluation for FCoE and iSCSI

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Demartek

Intel

10GbE Adapter Performance Evaluation

September 2010

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Summary and Conclusion

In running a fairly broad set of application tests that varied parameters such as queue depth and

number of threads, we attempted to reproduce many of the types of environments the customers

have in their production environments. The performance of the three competing adapters in these

tests was fairly close and as a result, IT professionals need to consider other aspects including the

price of the adapters.

We found that for these real-world application tests, the Intel

Ethernet Server Adapter X520

provides good overall performance at a great price point, for both copper and optical

implementations. This adapter fits well into an existing infrastructure that includes other Intel

Ethernet adapters.

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