Broadcom Thor 2 BCM57608 Single Port 400GbE QSFP112-DD PCIe Gen 5.0 x16 Network Interface Card (NIC) PCM957608-P1400GQF00

Product Overview

Deploy ultra-high-speed networking for AI, machine learning, HPC, cloud computing, and enterprise data center environments with the Broadcom NetXtreme-E P1400G PCIe Ethernet Adapter PCM957608-P1400GQF00. Powered by the advanced Broadcom Thor 2 (BCM57608) ASIC, this enterprise-class network adapter delivers up to 400GbE line-rate throughput through a single QSFP112-DD port while leveraging the full bandwidth of a PCIe Gen 5.0 x16 host interface.

Designed for GPU clusters, AI training fabrics, large-scale virtualization, hyperscale cloud deployments, and high-performance storage networks, the P1400G combines industry-leading bandwidth, low-latency RDMA acceleration, advanced security features, and hardware offloads that reduce CPU utilization while maximizing application performance.

Key Features

• Broadcom NetXtreme-E P1400G Ethernet Adapter
• Part Number: PCM957608-P1400GQF00
• Broadcom Thor 2 (BCM57608) Controller
• Single Port 400GbE QSFP112-DD
• PCI Express Gen 5.0 x16 Interface
• Supports 400GbE, 200GbE, 100GbE, 50GbE, and 25GbE
• Up to 400Gb/s Full-Duplex Throughput
• Low-Profile Half-Height Half-Length (HHHL) Form Factor
• Includes Standard and Low-Profile Brackets
• RoCEv2 RDMA Acceleration
• Peer Memory Direct Support
• TruFlow™ Hardware Flow Processing
• Network Partitioning (NPAR)
• Geneve, VXLAN, and NVGRE Offloads
• Silicon Root of Trust Security
• Secure Boot and Attestation
• Inline TLS and QUIC Encryption
• TruManage™ and AmpCon Management Support
• AI, HPC, and Cloud Optimized

Technical Specifications

Manufacturer: Broadcom

Part Number: PCM957608-P1400GQF00

Product Name: Broadcom NetXtreme-E P1400G PCIe Ethernet Adapter

Controller ASIC: Broadcom Thor 2 (BCM57608)

Host Interface: PCIe Gen 5.0 x16

PCIe Link Speed: 32.0 GT/s Per Lane

Form Factor: HHHL (Half-Height Half-Length)

Bracket Support: Standard Height and Low-Profile Included

Network Ports: 1x QSFP112-DD (Double Density)

Maximum Throughput: 400Gb/s Full Duplex

Supported Ethernet Speeds:

• 400GbE
• 200GbE
• 100GbE
• 50GbE
• 25GbE

Physical Layer Technology:

• 100G PAM4
• 50G PAM4
• 25G NRZ

Media Support:

• QSFP112-DD Optical Transceivers
• Direct Attach Copper (DAC) Cables
• Active Optical Cables (AOC)

Operating Temperature:

• 0°C to 55°C

Advanced Networking Technologies

RDMA & AI Cluster Optimization

The P1400G delivers fourth-generation RoCEv2 (RDMA over Converged Ethernet) acceleration and Peer Memory Direct capabilities, enabling ultra-low latency communications between servers, GPUs, and storage systems.

Ideal for:

• NVIDIA GPU Clusters
• AMD AI Accelerators
• AI Training Infrastructure
• Machine Learning Environments
• High Performance Computing (HPC)

Congestion Management

Advanced congestion control technologies include:

• DCQCN
• SARA
• Hardware Congestion Avoidance
• Low Tail-Latency Optimization

Virtualization & Cloud Acceleration

Broadcom TruFlow™ technology offloads network processing to hardware, reducing server CPU overhead and improving virtual machine density.

Supported technologies include:

• Open vSwitch Acceleration
• Network Partitioning (NPAR)
• Geneve
• VXLAN
• NVGRE

Enterprise Security

Built with hardware-based security features including:

• Silicon Root of Trust (RoT)
• Secure Boot
• Firmware Attestation
• TLS Encryption Offload
• QUIC Encryption Offload
• Hardware-Based Anti-Tamper Protection

Fabric Management

• Broadcom TruManage™
• AmpCon Orchestration
• Enterprise Telemetry
• Network-Wide Visibility
• Automated Fabric Provisioning

Compatible Server Platforms

Dell PowerEdge Servers

• PowerEdge R660
• PowerEdge R760
• PowerEdge R960
• PowerEdge R6625
• PowerEdge R7625
• PowerEdge R7615
• PowerEdge XE8640
• PowerEdge XE9680

HPE ProLiant Servers

• ProLiant DL325 Gen11
• ProLiant DL345 Gen11
• ProLiant DL360 Gen11
• ProLiant DL380 Gen11
• ProLiant DL385 Gen11

Lenovo ThinkSystem Servers

• ThinkSystem SR630 V3
• ThinkSystem SR650 V3
• ThinkSystem SR655 V3
• ThinkSystem SR675 V3

Supermicro Servers

• SYS-121H-TNR
• SYS-221H-TNR
• AS-114H-TNR
• AS-214H-TNR
• SYS-421GE-TNRT
• SYS-821GE-TNHR
• Hyper Series Servers
• GPU SuperServers

Additional Platform Support

• AMD EPYC Gen4 and Gen5 Servers
• Intel Xeon Gen4 and Gen5 Servers
• Gigabyte G-Series Servers
• Inspur GPU Servers
• AI Accelerated Infrastructure
• Hyper-Converged Platforms
• Enterprise Storage Servers

Compatible Network Switch Platforms

Cisco

• Nexus 9000 Series
• Nexus 9100 Series
• Nexus 9300 Series
• Nexus 9364E-SG2

Arista Networks

• Arista 7060X6
• Arista 7060XE7
• Arista High-Density Spine/Leaf Platforms

Dell Networking

• S-Series
• Z-Series

NVIDIA Networking

• Spectrum-4 SN5000 Series

Broadcom Switches

• Tomahawk 4 Platforms
• Tomahawk 5 Platforms
• Open Networking 400G Switches

Operating System Compatibility

Linux

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
• SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES)
• Ubuntu Server 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS

Virtualization

• VMware ESXi 7.x
• VMware ESXi 8.x
• VMware vSphere
• Linux KVM

Software Ecosystems

• DPDK (Data Plane Development Kit)
• AI and HPC Software Stacks
• Enterprise Cloud Infrastructure

Applications

• Artificial Intelligence (AI)
• Machine Learning (ML)
• High Performance Computing (HPC)
• GPU Clusters
• NVIDIA H100, H200, and B200 Platforms
• Enterprise Data Centers
• Cloud Service Providers
• Virtualization Hosts
• Software Defined Networking
• Hyper-Converged Infrastructure
• NVMe-over-Fabrics
• Storage Networking
• 400G Ethernet Fabrics

Package Includes

• Broadcom PCM957608-P1400GQF00 Ethernet Adapter
• Installed Bracket
• Secure Packaging