Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520 Product Family 

Intel’s new family of Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520 are the most flexible and scalable Ethernet adapters for today’s demanding data center and cloud environments.

The Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520 family addresses the demanding needs of the next-generation data center by providing unmatched features for virtualization, flexibility for LAN and storage area network (SAN) networking, and proven, reliable performance.


Features / Benefits
General
Intel® 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller • Industry-leading, energy-efficient design for next-generation 10 Gigabit performance
and multi-core processors
SFP+ Connectivity • X520 Adapters with SFP+ connections support 10GBASE-SR, 10GBASE-LR and SFP+ Copper Direct
Attach physical media.
Low-profile • Enables higher bandwidth and throughput from standard and low-profile PCIe slots and servers
Load balancing on multiple CPUs • Increases performance on multi-processor systems by efficiently balancing network loads across
CPU cores when used with Receive-Side Scaling (RSS) from Microsoft or Scalable I/O on Linux*
iSCSI remote boot support • Provides centralized storage area network (SAN) management at a lower cost than other iSCSI
solutions
Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) Support • Includes FCoE Boot and Data Center Bridging
Support for most network operating systems (NOS) • Enables widespread deployment
RoHS-compliant2 • Complies with the European Union directive 2002/95/EC to reduce the use of hazardous materials
Intel® PROSet Utility for Windows* Device Manager • Provides point-and-click management of individual adapters, advanced adapter features, connection
teaming, and virtual local area network (VLAN) configuration
Time Sync (IEEE 1588*, 802.1as)
• Enables networked Ethernet equipment to synchronize internal clocks according to a network master
clock; endpoint can then acquire an accurate estimate of the master time by compensating for link
latency