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Dell Mellanox CX516A ConnectX-5 2Port 100GB QSFP PCIe Network Card 071C1T 71C1T

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Manufacturer Part Number 71C1T
Manufacturer Dell
Condition Refurbished
Standard Warranty 90 Day Replacement Warranty
Item Category Network Interface Cards (NICs)
Model CX516A ConnectX-5
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Dell Mellanox CX516A ConnectX-5 2-Port 100Gb QSFP PCIe Network Card – 071C1T / 71C1T

Product Overview

The Dell Mellanox CX516A (part numbers 071C1T / 71C1T) is a high-performance dual-port 100GbE network interface card built for enterprise-grade environments. Powered by Mellanox’s ConnectX-5 architecture, this card is designed to deliver ultra-low latency, high throughput, and robust offload capabilities to meet the needs of modern data centers, cloud platforms, and high-performance computing systems.

Key Features

  • Chipset: Mellanox ConnectX-5 (CX516A)
  • Ports: 2 x 100Gb QSFP28
  • Interface: PCIe Gen4 x16
  • Form Factor: Full-height plug-in card
  • Data Rate Support: 25GbE, 40GbE, 50GbE, and 100GbE

Performance Highlights

  • Full support for RDMA over Converged Ethernet (RoCE) and iWARP
  • Advanced network offloads including TCP/UDP/IP checksum, LSO, RSS, VLAN tagging, and jumbo frames
  • Hardware-based packet pacing and congestion control
  • Precision Time Protocol (PTP) v2 support for time-sensitive applications

Ideal For

  • Enterprise and hyperscale data centers
  • High-performance computing (HPC) clusters
  • Software-defined storage and networking
  • Virtualized server environments with high I/O demand

Reliability & Compatibility

This Dell-branded model ensures seamless integration with Dell PowerEdge servers and is also compatible with other systems that support full-height PCIe network cards. Designed for long-term reliability in intensive network workloads.

 

Other Related Parts Number: CX516A-Dell, CX516A, 071C1T, MCX516A-CDAT