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title: "ASUS XG-C100C PCI Express 10-Gbps Ethernet Fiber Network Adapter, backward compatible with 5/2.5/1 Gbps and 100Mbps, built-in QoS"
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# 10Gbps ultra-fast throughput Built-in QoS for optimized traffic Backward compatible with 5/2.5/1 Gbps & 100Mbps ASUS XG-C100C PCI Express 10-Gbps Ethernet Fiber Network Adapter, backward compatible with 5/2.5/1 Gbps and 100Mbps, built-in QoS

**Brand:** asus
**Price:** 132424CFA
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Summary

> 🚀 Upgrade your network, upgrade your game.

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** ASUS XG-C100C PCI Express 10-Gbps Ethernet Fiber Network Adapter, backward compatible with 5/2.5/1 Gbps and 100Mbps, built-in QoS by asus
- **How much does it cost?** 132424CFA with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Best For

- asus enthusiasts

## Why This Product

- Trusted asus brand quality
- Free international shipping included
- Worldwide delivery with tracking
- 15-day hassle-free returns

## Key Features

- • **Sleek Red Finish:** Add a bold, premium aesthetic to your rig that stands out through your case’s glass panel.
- • **Blazing 10Gbps Speed:** Experience lightning-fast data transfers that crush bandwidth bottlenecks.
- • **Plug & Play Simplicity:** Works instantly on Linux and Windows with minimal driver fuss—get up and running in no time.
- • **Smart QoS Traffic Management:** Prioritize your critical data streams for smooth, lag-free performance even under heavy loads.
- • **Seamless Backward Compatibility:** Effortlessly integrates with existing 5/2.5/1 Gbps and 100Mbps networks—future-proof your setup without a hitch.

## Overview

The ASUS XG-C100C is a PCI Express 10-Gbps Ethernet adapter designed for professionals demanding ultra-high-speed connectivity. It supports backward compatibility with slower Ethernet standards (5/2.5/1 Gbps and 100Mbps) and features built-in Quality of Service (QoS) to optimize network traffic. Compatible with Windows and Linux, it offers plug-and-play ease and a stylish red finish, making it a perfect upgrade for bandwidth-intensive tasks and future-ready desktop setups.

## Description

ASUS XG-C100C PCI Express 10-Gbps Ethernet Fiber Network Adapter, backward compatible with 5/2.5/1 Gbps and 100Mbps, built-in QoS: ASUS XG-C100C PCI Express 10-Gbps Ethernet Fiber Network Adapter, backward compatible with 5/2.5/1 Gbps and 100Mbps, built-in QoS.

Review: Worked immediately, great throughput - Worked immediately in my Linux PC, with 64 CPU, no drivers needed ~ lan was the bottleneck Make sure the short slot on your motherboard is PCI3 and not PCI2, sometimes a short slot will be downgraded to a PCI2 by the manufacturer while all the other longer slots are PCI3. You can of course put it in a longer slot to obtain PCI3 and that's exactly what I have had to do and move one of my cards down to the PCI2 short slot - it's a USB 3.1 Type C card and still has ample bandwidth to provide 10Gbits to my external hardware even though it's now in a PCI2 slot. Before you complain of slow throughput consider where the data you are transmitting is being stored, if it's a standard spinning HDD then they max out between 200~250Mb/s, SATA SSD or SATA NVME maxes out at 500~600Mb/s, mine goes to PCI Bus mounted NVME in PCI3 mode ~ which in my system max out at 2GB/s, that's 2 GigaBytes / s, not 2 Gigabits / s, generally speaking if a measurement is in Gb/s it's Giga bits ( small b ), if its GB/s its Giga Bytes ( capital B ) but not everyone sticks to this convention. Rule of thumb - MegaBytes/s are approx 1/10th of the Gigabits, keep that in mind and the speeds in your system are easier to envisage.
Review: Easy 10GbE/10GbE, but no app for QoS - I have ASUS BQ16 and BT10 routers that have 10GbE RJ45 ports, so it would be appropriate to have an ASUS 10Gb Ethernet v3 card for each of two Windows computers. They are an easy fit provided that the driver is found in ASUS UK download site. However, although the download includes a Utility file - presumably for the Quality-of-Service (QoS) the app doesn't install in Windows 11, to allow manual changing of the QoS. There is a driver download for Linux too. The card build quality is excellent, and the red finish would look great with glazed side panel on a computer case. The photo shows one of the Windows computers with 10GbE send and receive. There is a slight discernable speed difference when opening files or websites, compared to the 2.5GbE NICs that the 10GbE replaced. Whether it's worth paying for the slight difference may be questionable. I have 500MbE FullFibre from BT, and I note that the hub info. quotes 1000MbE send and receive.

## Features

- Super-fast 10Gbps network - enjoy up to 10x faster throughput for bandwidth-intensive tasks. Operating temperature 0°C to 40°C (32°F to 104°F). Speed Auto-Negotiation

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| ASIN | B072N84DG6 |
| Best Sellers Rank | 30,607 in Computers & Accessories ( See Top 100 in Computers & Accessories ) 78 in Network Cards |
| Box Contents | Network Adapter, Manual |
| Brand | ASUS |
| Brand Name | ASUS |
| Color | 10 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Colour | 10 Gigabit Ethernet |
| Compatible Devices | Desktop, Laptop |
| Compatible Operating System Family | Windows |
| Compatible devices | Desktop, Laptop |
| Customer Reviews | 4.3 out of 5 stars 843 Reviews |
| Data Link Protocol | Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3 |
| Data Transfer Rate | 100 Megabytes Per Second |
| Data link protocol | Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3 |
| EU Spare Part Availability Duration | 1 Years |
| Global Trade Identification Number | 00718929128209, 00889349620045, 00889349620069, 04712900620061, 04712900620078 |
| Hardware Interface | Ethernet |
| Hardware interface | Ethernet |
| Item Dimensions L x W x H | 12L x 8.4W x 2.5H centimetres |
| Item Type Name | Network Adapter |
| Item Weight | 0.2 Pounds |
| Manufacturer | ASUS |
| Manufacturer Part Number | XG-C100C |
| Minimum Required Operating System Version | Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1 |
| Model Number | XG-C100C |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Number of Packs | 1 |
| Product dimensions | 12L x 8.4W x 2.5H centimetres |
| UPC | 718929128209 889349620069 889349620045 689341096318 |
| Unit Count | 1.0 count |

## Product Details

- **Brand:** ASUS
- **Colour:** Grey, Red
- **Compatible devices:** Desktop, Laptop
- **Data link protocol:** Gigabit Ethernet
- **Data transfer rate:** 10000 Megabits Per Second
- **EU Spare Part Availability Duration:** 3 Years
- **Hardware interface:** Ethernet
- **Item weight:** 0.2 Pounds
- **Product dimensions:** 12L x 8.5W x 2.1H centimetres
- **UPC:** 889349620045 689341096318

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## Available Options

This product comes in different **Style** options.

## Questions & Answers

**Q: Would this work with a crossover cable, so you can avoid the (ridiculous) expense of a 10G switch if you wanted to connect only two PCs together?**
A: The TP-Link TL-SX105 5-port 10Ggps is available now in late 2021 at a not quite so ridiculous expense of $320.

**Q: Will i get 10g speed over pcie 2.0?**
A: PCIe1 is 250MB/sec per lane, PCIe2 is 500MB/sec per lane, PCIe3 is 800MB/sec per lane.  So an x4 PCIe2 slot has..... 2Gb/sec transfer capability.  10gbe is 1.2Gb/sec transfer speeds, which falls nicely within a PCIe x4 slot.  If you're computer can drive data that quickly is another question.  A single consumer SATA SSD can only do 400-500MB/sec , and SATA3 can only do 600MB maximum, which is under the speed of the 10gbe.  So unless you have a RAID setup with SSDs, you cannot exceed the ethernet connection.  Or, a nice NVMe m.2 drive can do 3600MB/sec easily, which will hurt the 10gbe connection.

**Q: can this work as a 10gigabit connection in between 2 systems if both have one of these like from a file server to a workstation pc**
A: Yes. That's exactly how I'm using a pair of them, between a Linux file server and desktop. I manually configured IP addresses and routes.

**Q: Is this card low profile? does it come with the low profile bracket?**
A: The card comes with a standard size bracket but a low profile bracket is in the box.

## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Worked immediately, great throughput
*by T***M on 20 July 2020*

Worked immediately in my Linux PC, with 64 CPU, no drivers needed ~ lan was the bottleneck Make sure the short slot on your motherboard is PCI3 and not PCI2, sometimes a short slot will be downgraded to a PCI2 by the manufacturer while all the other longer slots are PCI3. You can of course put it in a longer slot to obtain PCI3 and that's exactly what I have had to do and move one of my cards down to the PCI2 short slot - it's a USB 3.1 Type C card and still has ample bandwidth to provide 10Gbits to my external hardware even though it's now in a PCI2 slot. Before you complain of slow throughput consider where the data you are transmitting is being stored, if it's a standard spinning HDD then they max out between 200~250Mb/s, SATA SSD or SATA NVME maxes out at 500~600Mb/s, mine goes to PCI Bus mounted NVME in PCI3 mode ~ which in my system max out at 2GB/s, that's 2 GigaBytes / s, not 2 Gigabits / s, generally speaking if a measurement is in Gb/s it's Giga bits ( small b ), if its GB/s its Giga Bytes ( capital B ) but not everyone sticks to this convention. Rule of thumb - MegaBytes/s are approx 1/10th of the Gigabits, keep that in mind and the speeds in your system are easier to envisage.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Easy 10GbE/10GbE, but no app for QoS
*by J***Y on 12 April 2026*

I have ASUS BQ16 and BT10 routers that have 10GbE RJ45 ports, so it would be appropriate to have an ASUS 10Gb Ethernet v3 card for each of two Windows computers. They are an easy fit provided that the driver is found in ASUS UK download site. However, although the download includes a Utility file - presumably for the Quality-of-Service (QoS) the app doesn't install in Windows 11, to allow manual changing of the QoS. There is a driver download for Linux too. The card build quality is excellent, and the red finish would look great with glazed side panel on a computer case. The photo shows one of the Windows computers with 10GbE send and receive. There is a slight discernable speed difference when opening files or websites, compared to the 2.5GbE NICs that the 10GbE replaced. Whether it's worth paying for the slight difference may be questionable. I have 500MbE FullFibre from BT, and I note that the hub info. quotes 1000MbE send and receive.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Works well, but check SFP+ alternatives before buying
*by P***G on 7 November 2020*

Its a little strange but yes, ASUS produces one of the cheapest 10GbE RJ45 out there and here it is. Just like other consumer grade 10GbE NICs, this is an Aquantia AQC-107 cards, which had recently fall under the Marvell umbrella - which is quite a big name in corporate NICs space. In case you need to know - that's the same chip as Apple uses in their iMacPro and Mac Mini - so macOS has drivers for this chip out of the box. Don't ask me why that matters... Tested in Windows, Ubuntu and unRAID and it records a 9.4-9.5Gbps with iperf using a Mikrotik CRS305, so that's pretty good. Build quality is good as you would expect from ASUS; comes with a half height bracket for swapping, just in case you need to fit it in a 2U rack, or in my scenario, a Lenovo M920q tiny node. I was pleasantly surprised by how small this thing is - the picture makes it looks bigger than it is. If you look closer you'll see that the card finishes by the end of a x4 slot - so that's very short indeed. The real question here is - whether you actually need a RJ45 NIC? If you are buying one of these, presumably you'll be needing a 10GbE Switch. Apart from a couple of 8xGbE+2x10GbE offerings from Netgear etc, most switches are still corporate offerings which primarily focuses on SFP+. So if you buy one of these with a SFP+ switch, you'll need to throw in an extra SFP+RJ module which are like £50-60. Also worth mentioning is that these modules run at 70-90ºC at 3V+ - I kid you not - its not really designed for your desktop use. Then it begs the question - why not use a SFP+ NIC? A Mellanox ConnectX-3 is just <£40 from China, and a SFP+ Patch cable <£20. Then you have a connection costing less than this ASUS NIC while also not being a finger burner. Worth a thought really. Its worth noting that there is a SFP+ equivalent of this card from ASUS too in form of XG-C100F. However while that is priced similarly to its RJ45 sibling, its more than double the cost of other SFP+ competitors. So unless you really need a SFP+ NIC on AQC-107... for some macOS related reasons... then you probably wouldn't want that.

## Frequently Bought Together

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