ConnectX-5 MCX516A-CCAT Ethernet network interface card provides two ports of 100GbE connectivity, 750ns latency, up to 148 million messages per second (Mpps). For storage workloads, the 100 Gigabit Ethernet adapter card delivers a range of innovative accelerations, such as Signature Handover (T10-DIF) in hardware, an embedded PCIe Switch, and NVMe over Fabric target offloads to reduce CPU resource consumption and drive extremely high packet rates and throughput. This boosts data center infrastructure efficiency and provides the highest performance and most flexible solution for Web 2.0, Cloud, Data Analytics and Storage platforms.
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NVIDIA Mellanox MCX516A-CCAT ConnectX®-5 EN Network Interface Card, 100GbE Dual-Port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x 16, Tall&Short Bracket
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NVIDIA Mellanox MCX516A-CCAT ConnectX®-5 EN Network Interface Card, 100GbE Dual-Port QSFP28, PCIe3.0 x16, Tall&Short Bracket
Specifications
Brand
Nvidia
Technology
Ethernet
Port
Dual-Port QSFP28
Supported Ethernet Speeds
100/50/40/25/10/1GbE
Host Interface
PCIe 3.0 x16
Controller
Mellanox Technologies MT28800 Family ConnectX-5
Link Rate
8.0 GT/s
Cabling Type
QSFP28 Transceiver, DAC and AOC
RDMA
Yes
OS Support
Windows, RHEL/CentOS, VMware, FreeBSD, OFED and WinOF-2
Size (Low Profile)
2.71 in. x 5.6 in. (68.90mm x 142.24 mm)
Bracket Height
Tall&Short
Operating Temperature
0 to 55 °C (32 to 131 °F)
Storage Temperature
-40 to 70 °C (-40 to 158 °F)
Product Spotlights
CPU Offloads
RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE)
TCP/UDP/IP stateless offload
LSO, LRO, checksum offload
RSS (also on encapsulated packet), TSS, HDS, VLAN and MPLS tag insertion/stripping, Receive flow steering
Data Plane Development Kit (DPDK) for kernel bypass applications
Open VSwitch (OVS) offload using ASAP2
Intelligent interrupt coalescence
Header rewrite supporting hardware offload of NAT router
Storage Offloads
NVMe over Fabric offloads for target machine
T10 DIF
Signature handover operation at wire speed, for ingress and egress traffic
Storage protocols, SRP, iSER, NFS RDMA, SMB Direct, NVMe-oF
Hardware-Based I/O Virtualization
Mellanox ASAP²
Single Root IOV
Address translation and protection
VMware NetQueue support
Virtualization hierarchies
Configurable and user-programmable QoS
Guaranteed QoS for VMs
Quality Certifications
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Connectivity Solutions
Features
ConnectX SmartNICs Deliver Unparalleled Performance and Efficiency
RDMA Technology Empowers EDC and HPC
RDMA allows real CPU offloads and kernel bypass, and, as such, RDMA-based applications provide better utilization of network HW resources while increasing speed and lowering link latencies.
Intelligent Offloads Capabilities for the Most Demanding Applications
NVIDIA® Mellanox® Ethernet adapter cards offer advanced hardware offloads to reduce CPU resource consumption and drive extremely high packet rates and throughput.
Application Server Compatibility
Supporting All Major OS Distributions
Mellanox NICs are tested to support all of the mainstream OSes on the market, such as Windows, RHEL/CentOS, Vmware, Linux, FreeBSD, etc.
Controller | ConnectX®-5 | ConnectX®-4 Lx | ConnectX®-5 | ConnectX®-5 | ConnectX®-6 Dx |
Ports | Dual-Port QSFP28 | Dual-Port SFP28 | Dual-Port SFP28 | Single-Port QSFP28 | Dual-Port QSFP56 |
Supported Ethernet Speeds | 100/50/40/ 25/10/1GbE | 25/10/1GbE | 25/10/1GbE | 100/50/40/ 25/10/1GbE | 100/50/40/ 25/10/1GbE |
Systems Interface Type | PCIe 3.0 x16 (8.0 GT/s) | PCIe 3.0 x8 (8.0 GT/s) | PCIe 3.0 x8 (8.0 GT/s) | PCIe 3.0 x16 (8.0 GT/s) | PCIe 4.0 x16 (16.0 GT/s) |
RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) |  | | | | |
Zero Touch RoCE (ZTR) | | | | | |
ASAP2 (Virtual Switch offload) | | — | | | |
SR-IOV | | | | | |
Hardware-based I/O Virtualization | | | | | |
NVMe-oF Target Offload | | — | | | |
Burst Buffer Offloads | | — | | | |
Hardware Offload of VXLAN, NVGRE, and GENEVE Overlay Networks | | — | | | |
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Canada
March 19, 2024
The quality of this Mellanox network card deserves five stars! Since installing, my server's performance has significantly improved, with noticeable enhancements in network stability and speed. Very satisfied with this purchase.
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United States
March 19, 2024
The Mellanox MCX516A-CCAT exceeded my expectations, making my network faster and more reliable than ever.
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United States
March 18, 2024
Amazingly fast shipping! Received the Mellanox card shortly after ordering, way faster than expected. The package arrived in perfect condition, making the whole purchase and delivery process incredibly smooth and quick.
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