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Vantrel NX-8974 Core 10GbE RJ45 PCIe Network Card

Network Cards · Vantrel · SKU NX8974-CORE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index4,717 (Network Cards scale)
Category rank#37,482
Street price$309
Power9 W
Performance per dollar15.27
Released2024

Specifications

BrandVantrel
ModelVantrel NX-8974 Core
Speed10GbE (10G)
Ports1× RJ45
Host interfacePCIe 3.0 x4
CablingCat6a (100 m) / Cat6 (up to 55 m)
StandardIEEE 802.3an (10GBASE-T)
Jumbo framesUp to 9 KB
OffloadsTSO, LRO, RSS, SR-IOV
Wake-on-LANYes
VLANIEEE 802.1Q
OS supportWindows 11, Linux, FreeBSD

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