10Gb Ethernet Converged Network Card, with Intel X710-BM2 Chip, Dual SFP+ Connectors, PCI Express Ethernet LAN Adapter Support Windows Server/Windows/Linux/ESX, Compare to Intel X710-DA2

I love this Intel X710-DA2 10 gig server card from Vogzone! Build quality is excellent and the packaging includes a plastic clamshell that protects your card right up to the moment of installation and a low profile bracket is also included. This card can be installed with either screw-based slot mounting or tool-less chassis alike. Installation was effortless and it worked flawlessly in every test I threw at it, including iperf tests that show full line rate throughput on both ports. Like any of a thousand other Intel-based cards I've used over the years this offering from Vogzone provides enterprise-class PCIe hardware using a chipset that (in my opinion) rivals anything ever released by 3Com, Realtek, Broadcom or Mellanox. Installing in a fully updated 2026 Windows test machine this card shows up in Device Manager as "Intel(R) Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X710" with the second port adding the "-2" label. The best thing about this card is the staggering amount of configurable options under the advanced properties tab that lets you do virtually ANYTHING you want for an enterprise-class network. QoS, VLANs, frame sizing, TCP checksum offloading... on and on. The 1.10.128.0 driver Windows Update installs is quite old, but that's a good thing - it has been relentlessly used and hardened through years of 24/7 usage in datacenters all over the world so performance and stability are absolutely guaranteed. Highly recommended as a cost-effective enterprise-class server or workstation NIC.

It's nice to see enterprise grade gear trickle down to the consumer market. While not a new NIC, the 10gig speeds are very fast and is a huge upgrade from the usual gigabit-2.5gigE NIC that comes with most motherboards. The card was plug and play with Windows installing the drivers automatically, and the link speed immediately shows 10gbps-- nice. No problems with reliability in the >2 weeks I've used the card. It's so nice to be able to max out my 1.5Gbit internet with torrents while also copying files locally to two other PCs at 2.5Gbit each, and still have bandwidth to spare.

Works smoothly on a old Dell R710 server. Customer needs know that not all SPF+ adaptors work with Intel NIC. You need SFP+ made for Intel NIC

I grabbed this network card because I wanted faster access to my network and it’s been great so far. It’s built around the Intel X710 chip, It's been rock-solid in performance with super fast file transfers. The dual SFP+ ports are a nice bonus also as they work with 100 Mb, 1 Gb, and 10 Gb connections, so it’s easy to hook up to pretty much any network gear I have. Setup couldn’t have been easier. I popped it into my PCIe slot, booted up, and my system recognized it right away. On my VMware ESXi 6.7 rig, it was literally plug-and-play. No extra drivers, no weird compatibility headaches. That said, there are a couple of things to keep in mind. The heatsink is held on with plastic pins instead of metal ones, which feels a bit weird. Also, it runs a little warm under load, sitting around 103°F. Decent airflow in your case is going to be importan. Maybe add a small fan if you’re pushing it hard. Oh also, it comes with a sff bracket which is a nice bonus. Runs in a PCIe 3.0x8 slot so double check your MB compatibility. To recap: Crazy fast, stable speeds (Intel chip really makes a difference) Dual SFP+ ports mean it works in lots of setups Installs in minutes, no drama Perfect for big file transfers, media work, or home lab setups What could be better: Plastic pins on the heatsink aren’t my favorite Runs warm, so keep your cooling in check The jump to 10Gb networking is worth it. The trick is to get there without spending a fortune or wrestling with your setup. This card makes it pretty easy. Just treat those plastic pins gently and keep it cool, and it’ll run like a champ.

**Update** The seller was very helpful when I reached out for assistance. After several troubleshooting attempts they suggested using Intel-brand SFPs. I was able to find some 10g Intel-brand duplex SFPs for not too much here and install them. They do work and I thus have the card functioning with 10g connection. Just keep this in mind if you're checking this card - your Cisco-brand and no-name SFPs may not work with this and you may also need to buy Intel-brand SFPs for it to work. I've restored a star for the excellent customer service and also another for getting it functional with the Intel SFPs, though I have left off a couple for all the hassle and this card being terribly picky (which is Intel's fault, not the manufacturer I believe, but still...) Some caveats and other notes: The Intel SFPs I got (about $10/ea for a now-discontinued corporate/enterprise-level one) only accept MM fiber (not single mode). I can use other brands of SFPs on the other end, I just have to make sure they're 850nm and using MM fiber (just as these are). It may take some trial and error on your side to make sure things are working. Once things are it seems to be working very well (though with some likely thermal throttling during large file transfers and such, but that may be more on the SFP and/or switch side so I didn't ding this card for it). **Original Review** I really had high hopes for this card, but could not get any SFP to work with this and provide an active connection. I'm using Win10 x64 and put this in a PCI-Express x8 slot (a spare/unoccupied video card slot). The first time I turned it on it was detected as a device, so I went to Windows Update and it detected the driver as an optional update. I downloaded and installed it (which didn't ask for a reboot). I then went to plug in an SFP and give it a shot. I have a switch with 2x 10g SFP slot and then 4x 2.5g slots. On the SFP side I have three 10g duplex SFPs, a matching set of 10g bidirectional SFPs, and a 10g RJ45 SFP. I first tried this with the duplex SFPs. With the switch I can get activity with either single-mode or multimode fiber. I tried one end in this card with both cables, tried both ports, and got no connectivity - Windows just showed this connection as disconnected and I got no activity lights on the switch either. I tried switching the SFP ports on the switch and the card, and switching between the known-good fiber cables. I tried all the variations to no effect - still no detection of active network (even with reboots and reinstalling the drivers and such). I then tried the RJ45 card. It had no effect - it was not detected as a valid connection on the 2.5g ports on the switch (though I know the SFP is good because it works with other devices - including as I just described it). I also tried both SFP slots on this card and rebooting/reinstalling things. After this (as mentioned by some users here) I installed the drivers from the Intel site (which are not linked in the description, but I found easily by searching the card chipset). After installing the new drivers and rebooting I tried all my troubleshooting again, with each of the three types of SFP and switching between different types of fiber/copper cables (all known-good and working in other devices) and between the two SFP slots on this card and on the switch. I'm either doing something wrong or missing some kind of manual configuration step (perhaps I have to enable or start something with Powershell, though I haven't found it yet), or this card's SFP ports are dead. It's rather sad, since I was really looking forward to upgrading my capacity.