Dell Intel X710-T4 Quad-Port 10GBASE-T PCIe x8 Network Adapter

Product Overview

The Dell 0K5V44 is an enterprise-class, high-density quad-port 10 Gigabit Ethernet (10GbE) network interface card (NIC) powered by the Intel® Ethernet Controller X710-AM4. Utilizing standard copper RJ-45 connectivity, it allows seamless migration to 10GbE networks over existing Cat6/Cat6A cabling up to 100 meters. Featuring a Full-Profile (FP) bracket, this host bus adapter is fully certified and optimized for Dell PowerEdge 13th, 14th, and 15th generation servers, delivering low-latency virtualization offloads, high-throughput storage traffic handling, and reliable network virtualization.

Technical Specifications

General Specifications

• Brand: Dell / Intel OEM

• Dell Part Number (P/N): 0K5V44 (Alternative: K5V44, 0W3H63, W3H63)

• Intel Model: X710-T4 / X710T4G1P5

• Chipset / Controller: Intel® Ethernet Controller X710-AM4

• Device Type: Network Interface Card (NIC) / Network Adapter

Interface & Form Factor

• Form Factor: Plug-in Card (Standard Full-Profile Bracket installed)

• Host Bus Interface: PCI Express 3.0 x8 (Compatible with PCIe x8 and x16 slots)

• Bus Bandwidth: 64 Gbps bidirectional line rate (PCIe 3.0 x8 aggregate bandwidth)

Networking & Connectivity

• Ports: 4 x RJ-45 (Copper) Network Ports

• Data Transfer Rates: Multi-speed auto-negotiation:

  • 10 Gbps (10GBASE-T)

  • 1 Gbps (1000BASE-T)

  • 100 Mbps (100BASE-TX)

• Cabling Distance & Media:

  • Cat 6A or better: Up to 100 meters at 10 Gbps

  • Cat 6: Up to 55 meters at 10 Gbps

  • Cat 5e or better: Up to 100 meters at 1 Gbps

Key Features & Hardware Offloads

• Intel® Ethernet Flow Director: Hardware-based application traffic steering and load balancing to optimize multi-core processor performance.

• Advanced Virtualization Support:

  • Single Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) up to 128 Virtual Functions (VFs)

  • Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)

• Network Virtualization Stateless Offloads: Hardware offloads for VXLAN, NVGRE, and Geneve overlay networks.

• Storage over Ethernet Optimization: High-efficiency support for iSCSI and NFS traffic.

• Data Center Bridging (DCB): Supports 802.1Qbb (Priority-Based Flow Control) and 802.1Qaz (Enhanced Transmission Selection) for lossless environments.

• Power Management: Energy Efficient Ethernet (EEE) IEEE 802.3az compliant.

Compatibility

Dell PowerEdge Server Support

Specifically engineered, validated, and certified for Dell PowerEdge enterprise server platforms:

• Rack Servers: R240, R340, R440, R540, R640, R740, R740xd, R840, R940, R650, R750

• Tower Servers: T440, T640

• Standard Compatibility: Fits any standard x86 server hardware equipped with an open PCIe 3.0 x8 / x16 Full-Height slot.

Operating System Support

• Microsoft Windows Server (2016 / 2019 / 2022 and newer)

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL 7.x / 8.x / 9.x)

• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)

• VMware ESXi (6.7 / 7.0 / 8.0 and newer)

• Ubuntu LTS

Physical & Power Attributes

• Typical Power Consumption: Approximately 24.7 W

• Maximum Power Consumption: 28.9 W

• Operating Temperature: 0°C to 55°C (32°F to 131°F)

• Storage Temperature: -40°C to 70°C (-40°F to 158°F)

• Operating Humidity: 5% to 90% non-condensing

• Regulatory Compliance: FCC Class B, CE, VCCI, RoHS, UL, BSMI