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Vantrel NX-4242 Prime 2.5GbE RJ45 PCIe Network Card

Network Cards · Vantrel · SKU NX4242-PRIME · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index3,103 (Network Cards scale)
Category rank#14,136
Street price$129
Power3 W
Performance per dollar24.05
Released2024

Specifications

BrandVantrel
ModelVantrel NX-4242 Prime
Speed2.5GbE (2.5G/1G/100M)
Ports1× RJ45
Host interfacePCIe 3.0 x1
CablingCat5e or better (100 m)
StandardIEEE 802.3bz (2.5G/5GBASE-T)
Jumbo framesUp to 9 KB
OffloadsTSO, checksum offload
Wake-on-LANYes
VLANIEEE 802.1Q
OS supportWindows 11, Linux, FreeBSD

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