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azarel said:
Haha was wondering if this NIC worth it to get for my desktop PC... https://amzn.asia/d/7Spfq4P
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You may get the X540-T2-X8 version from official 10Gtek shop at US$49. It is said that you need PCI-E x 8 slot for Intel X540 chipset. Intel X550 chipset based 10G NICs only need PCI-E x 4 slot and they are compatible with 2.5Gbe/5Gbe but the price is more expensive.
https://www.10gtek.com/10gnic
https://store.10gtek.com/10g-network-card/c-55

Taobao price may be a bit cheaper from official 10GTek Tmall/Taobao shop.
Edit: actually the price is not cheaper: X540-T2-X8 is at RMB 389 and X540-T1-X8 is at RMB 299. You may compare the total cost bu yourself. I am not good at finding lobangs.

【淘宝】假一赔四 http://e.tb.cn/h.T2CdAJ5SXZU5rUg?tk=rjhE3uSRi1O MF3543 「万兆网卡电口 10G网卡电口 intel网卡 X540-T1/T2 服务器网卡 pcie网卡rj45 万兆网卡浪潮 单口/双口」
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xiaofan said:
You may get the X540-T2-X8 version from official 10Gtek shop at US$49. It is said that you need PCI-E x 8 slot for Intel X540 chipset. Intel X550 chipset based 10G NICs only need PCI-E x 4 slot and they are compatible with 2.5Gbe/5Gbe but the price is more expensive.
https://www.10gtek.com/10gnic
https://store.10gtek.com/10g-network-card/c-55

Taobao price may be a bit cheaper from official 10GTek Tmall/Taobao shop.
Edit: actually the price is not cheaper: X540-T2-X8 is at RMB 389 and X540-T1-X8 is at RMB 299. You may compare the total cost bu yourself. I am not good at finding lobangs.

【淘宝】假一赔四 http://e.tb.cn/h.T2CdAJ5SXZU5rUg?tk=rjhE3uSRi1O MF3543 「万兆网卡电口 10G网卡电口 intel网卡 X540-T1/T2 服务器网卡 pcie网卡rj45 万兆网卡浪潮 单口/双口」
点击链接直接打开 或者 淘宝搜索直接打开
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Ha tks xiaofan for the recommendation... Ha been a v long time since I mess around my desktop pc... Haha after upgrading my router to be6500 from taobao... Haha now got the itch to at least try to hit 2.5gb for my pc desktop... Currently using gigabyte x570 gaming x motherboard... Haha going obsolete soon
 
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azarel said:
Ha tks xiaofan for the recommendation... Ha been a v long time since I mess around my desktop pc... Haha after upgrading my router to be6500 from taobao... Haha now got the itch to at least try to hit 2.5gb for my pc desktop... Currently using gigabyte x570 gaming x motherboard... Haha going obsolete soon
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i am on X570 Aorus Master. I installed X520-DA1 with DAC to BE88U. I do not think X570 is going to obsolete for 10GBaseT.
 
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azarel said:
Ha tks xiaofan for the recommendation... Ha been a v long time since I mess around my desktop pc... Haha after upgrading my router to be6500 from taobao... Haha now got the itch to at least try to hit 2.5gb for my pc desktop... Currently using gigabyte x570 gaming x motherboard... Haha going obsolete soon
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From the spec it has one PCI-E x16 slot, one PCI-E x 4 (x16 slot running in x4 mode) and one PCI-E x 1 slot. Assumming you use the x16 slot for the graphics card, you can still use the PCI-E x 4 slot for the 10G NIC.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X570-GAMING-X-rev-10/sp#sp

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i am on X570 Aorus Master. I installed X520-DA1 with DAC to BE88U. I do not think X570 is going to obsolete for 10GBaseT.
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This is a high end motherboard with one PCI-E x16 slot, one PCI-E x 8 slot, one PCI-E x4 slot (PCI-E x16 running in x4 mode) and one PCI-E x 1 slot.
https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X570-AORUS-MASTER-rev-10/sp#sp

I am using mostly mini PCs (including Mac Mini M1) and laptops. But I bought a low end Ryzen 5 5600G CPU based desktop this year with Asus B550M-A lower end motherboard (Dynacore Invader PC). It has one PCI-E x 16 slot and two PCI-E x1 slots. Since Ryzen 5 5600G has built-in GPU so I install the Intel X520-DA2 based 10G NIC on the empty PCI-E x16 slot. I have also installed a 5Gbe NIC on the PCI-E x 1 slot.
 
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I have shared the internet speed of the three USB4 to 10G adapters I have. The following is the internal network speed (without limited by the WAN speed: 5Gbps Fibre internet, no NAT involved) using iperf3.

Virtual OpenWRT router 10G SFP+ LAN port --> Fibre cable --> Hasivo 10G SFP+ switch --> Fibre cable --> Hasivo 2.5G/10G switch 10G SFP+ port

Hasivo 2.5G/10G switch 10G RJ45 port --> Acer Swift 3 early 2021 laptop

iperf3 server -- virtual OpenWRT router, 10G WAN and 10G LAN port with virtio virtual adapter
iperf3 client: Acer Swift 3 early 2021 laptop (Intel Core i5-1135G7 CPU, 16GB/512GB, latest Windows 11 24H2), first generation of Intel CPU based laptop with USB4/TB4 port.

1) XikeStor 10G NIC (with fan)
Bash: 
[B]No issue with upload speed -- single thread is alreay pretty much saturate the 10Gbe link. "-P4" and "-P10" will be even better.[/B]

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.18.244 port 3439 connected to 192.168.18.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.01   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.42 Gbits/sec
[  5]   1.01-2.01   sec  1.11 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec
[  5]   2.01-3.00   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec
[  5]   3.00-4.01   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.47 Gbits/sec
[  5]   4.01-5.01   sec  1.11 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec
[  5]   5.01-6.00   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec  1.11 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec
[  5]   7.00-8.01   sec  1.11 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec
[  5]   8.01-9.00   sec  1.06 GBytes  9.11 Gbits/sec
[  5]   9.00-10.01  sec  1.04 GBytes  8.92 Gbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  10.9 GBytes  9.39 Gbits/sec                  sender
[  5]   0.00-10.02  sec  10.9 GBytes  9.38 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -P4
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
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[SUM]   0.00-10.03  sec  11.1 GBytes  9.50 Gbits/sec                  sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.04  sec  11.1 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec                  receiver

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -P10
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  11.1 GBytes  9.52 Gbits/sec                  sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.03  sec  11.1 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

Download speed -- single thread is not able to saturate the 10Gbe link. "-P4" is better but not good enough. Even "-P10" may not be able to really satureate the 10Gbe link consistently.

Bash: 
PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -R
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
[  5] local 192.168.18.244 port 3570 connected to 192.168.18.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.01   sec   696 MBytes  5.79 Gbits/sec
[  5]   1.01-2.00   sec   692 MBytes  5.84 Gbits/sec
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   731 MBytes  6.13 Gbits/sec
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   905 MBytes  7.61 Gbits/sec
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   870 MBytes  7.28 Gbits/sec
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   819 MBytes  6.87 Gbits/sec
[  5]   6.00-7.01   sec   900 MBytes  7.54 Gbits/sec
[  5]   7.01-8.01   sec   826 MBytes  6.91 Gbits/sec
[  5]   8.01-9.01   sec   529 MBytes  4.45 Gbits/sec
[  5]   9.01-10.01  sec   566 MBytes  4.73 Gbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  7.37 GBytes  6.32 Gbits/sec  53538             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  7.36 GBytes  6.31 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -R -P4
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.00  sec  10.3 GBytes  8.87 Gbits/sec  97673             sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.00  sec  10.3 GBytes  8.85 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -R -P10
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  10.6 GBytes  9.07 Gbits/sec  141129             sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.00  sec  10.5 GBytes  9.05 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.
 
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Results are similar for IOcrest USB4 to 10G RJ45 network adapter.

Upload:
Bash: 
PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.18.215 port 3845 connected to 192.168.18.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.01   sec  1.11 GBytes  9.45 Gbits/sec
[  5]   1.01-2.01   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.45 Gbits/sec
[  5]   2.01-3.00   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.43 Gbits/sec
[  5]   3.00-4.01   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.43 Gbits/sec
[  5]   4.01-5.01   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.44 Gbits/sec
[  5]   5.01-6.00   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.45 Gbits/sec
[  5]   6.00-7.01   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.46 Gbits/sec
[  5]   7.01-8.00   sec  1.09 GBytes  9.41 Gbits/sec
[  5]   8.00-9.01   sec   988 MBytes  8.24 Gbits/sec
[  5]   9.01-10.00  sec   990 MBytes  8.37 Gbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  10.7 GBytes  9.21 Gbits/sec                  sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  10.7 GBytes  9.21 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -P4
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.00  sec  11.0 GBytes  9.48 Gbits/sec                  sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  11.0 GBytes  9.47 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -P10
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  11.1 GBytes  9.51 Gbits/sec                  sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.04  sec  11.1 GBytes  9.48 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

Download:
Bash: 
PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -R
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
[  5] local 192.168.18.215 port 4023 connected to 192.168.18.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.01   sec   745 MBytes  6.20 Gbits/sec
[  5]   1.01-2.01   sec   942 MBytes  7.89 Gbits/sec
[  5]   2.01-3.01   sec   713 MBytes  6.00 Gbits/sec
[  5]   3.01-4.01   sec   790 MBytes  6.62 Gbits/sec
[  5]   4.01-5.01   sec   682 MBytes  5.72 Gbits/sec
[  5]   5.01-6.00   sec   796 MBytes  6.73 Gbits/sec
[  5]   6.00-7.01   sec   701 MBytes  5.86 Gbits/sec
[  5]   7.01-8.01   sec   705 MBytes  5.91 Gbits/sec
[  5]   8.01-9.01   sec   446 MBytes  3.73 Gbits/sec
[  5]   9.01-10.00  sec   430 MBytes  3.62 Gbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  6.80 GBytes  5.84 Gbits/sec  55338             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  6.79 GBytes  5.83 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -R -P4
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  10.1 GBytes  8.69 Gbits/sec  114342             sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  10.1 GBytes  8.68 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -R -P10
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  10.4 GBytes  8.95 Gbits/sec  116668             sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  10.4 GBytes  8.92 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.
 
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Similar results with GRiS USB4 to 10G NIC.

Upload:
Bash: 
PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.18.137 port 4382 connected to 192.168.18.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.01   sec  1.11 GBytes  9.43 Gbits/sec
[  5]   1.01-2.00   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec
[  5]   2.00-3.01   sec  1.11 GBytes  9.47 Gbits/sec
[  5]   3.01-4.00   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.48 Gbits/sec
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec  1.11 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec
[  5]   5.00-6.01   sec  1.11 GBytes  9.46 Gbits/sec
[  5]   6.01-7.01   sec  1.10 GBytes  9.46 Gbits/sec
[  5]   7.01-8.00   sec  1.09 GBytes  9.45 Gbits/sec
[  5]   8.00-9.01   sec  1.11 GBytes  9.47 Gbits/sec
[  5]   9.01-10.01  sec  1.06 GBytes  9.10 Gbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  11.0 GBytes  9.43 Gbits/sec                  sender
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  11.0 GBytes  9.43 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -P10
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  11.1 GBytes  9.51 Gbits/sec                  sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.03  sec  11.1 GBytes  9.49 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

Download:
Bash: 
PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -R
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
[  5] local 192.168.18.137 port 4668 connected to 192.168.18.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.01   sec   806 MBytes  6.71 Gbits/sec
[  5]   1.01-2.00   sec   813 MBytes  6.86 Gbits/sec
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   849 MBytes  7.11 Gbits/sec
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   847 MBytes  7.10 Gbits/sec
[  5]   4.00-5.01   sec   833 MBytes  6.96 Gbits/sec
[  5]   5.01-6.00   sec   780 MBytes  6.57 Gbits/sec
[  5]   6.00-7.01   sec   602 MBytes  5.02 Gbits/sec
[  5]   7.01-8.01   sec   606 MBytes  5.08 Gbits/sec
[  5]   8.01-9.00   sec   577 MBytes  4.87 Gbits/sec
[  5]   9.00-10.01  sec   528 MBytes  4.41 Gbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  7.07 GBytes  6.07 Gbits/sec  58981             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  7.07 GBytes  6.07 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -R -P10
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  10.5 GBytes  9.05 Gbits/sec  150253             sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  10.5 GBytes  9.03 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.
 
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Results using the WaveLink USB to 5Gbe network adapter (connected to the USB4/TB4 port of the Acer Laptop).

Upload is more or less okay to saturate the 5Gbe link, but download is not fast enough. Faster laptops will get better results.

Upload
Bash: 
PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.18.144 port 4944 connected to 192.168.18.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.01   sec   554 MBytes  4.62 Gbits/sec
[  5]   1.01-2.01   sec   557 MBytes  4.64 Gbits/sec
[  5]   2.01-3.01   sec   548 MBytes  4.64 Gbits/sec
[  5]   3.01-4.01   sec   549 MBytes  4.60 Gbits/sec
[  5]   4.01-5.00   sec   530 MBytes  4.46 Gbits/sec
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   549 MBytes  4.60 Gbits/sec
[  5]   6.00-7.01   sec   552 MBytes  4.62 Gbits/sec
[  5]   7.01-8.01   sec   551 MBytes  4.63 Gbits/sec
[  5]   8.01-9.00   sec   517 MBytes  4.34 Gbits/sec
[  5]   9.00-10.01  sec   536 MBytes  4.46 Gbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  5.32 GBytes  4.56 Gbits/sec                  sender
[  5]   0.00-10.02  sec  5.32 GBytes  4.56 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -P10
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  5.47 GBytes  4.70 Gbits/sec                  sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.04  sec  5.46 GBytes  4.67 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

Download
Bash: 
PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -R
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
[  5] local 192.168.18.144 port 1763 connected to 192.168.18.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   393 MBytes  3.29 Gbits/sec
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   399 MBytes  3.35 Gbits/sec
[  5]   2.00-3.01   sec   393 MBytes  3.26 Gbits/sec
[  5]   3.01-4.01   sec   399 MBytes  3.34 Gbits/sec
[  5]   4.01-5.00   sec   383 MBytes  3.26 Gbits/sec
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   397 MBytes  3.33 Gbits/sec
[  5]   6.00-7.01   sec   402 MBytes  3.35 Gbits/sec
[  5]   7.01-8.00   sec   400 MBytes  3.38 Gbits/sec
[  5]   8.00-9.01   sec   379 MBytes  3.17 Gbits/sec
[  5]   9.01-10.01  sec   402 MBytes  3.37 Gbits/sec
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  3.86 GBytes  3.31 Gbits/sec  39589             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.01  sec  3.85 GBytes  3.31 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

PS C:\work\speedtest\iperf-3.16-win64> .\iperf3.exe -c  192.168.18.1 -R -P10
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
...
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  4.10 GBytes  3.52 Gbits/sec  71151             sender
[SUM]   0.00-10.01  sec  4.08 GBytes  3.50 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.
 
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xiaofan said:
Results using the WaveLink USB to 5Gbe network adapter (connected to the USB4/TB4 port of the Acer Laptop).

Upload is more or less okay to saturate the 5Gbe link, but download is not fast enough. Faster laptops will get better results.
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The results are much better under Linux -- for this Acer laptop, I have dual boot Ubuntu 20.04 installed. So the test is done on the same laptop but with Linux OS instead of Windows 11 24H2.

Bash: 
mcuee@UbuntuSwift3 ~ $ speedtest -s 13623

   Speedtest by Ookla

      Server: Singtel - Singapore (id: 13623)
         ISP: Singtel Fibre
Idle Latency:     2.67 ms   (jitter: 0.36ms, low: 2.42ms, high: 3.06ms)
    Download:  4670.34 Mbps (data used: 4.9 GB)                                                   
                 39.31 ms   (jitter: 45.61ms, low: 1.67ms, high: 421.18ms)
      Upload:  4622.90 Mbps (data used: 2.2 GB)                                                   
                  2.21 ms   (jitter: 0.15ms, low: 1.61ms, high: 2.58ms)
 Packet Loss:     0.0%
  Result URL: https://www.speedtest.net/result/c/6d39d324-f8d2-48d8-92ca-18a0d99872e0

mcuee@UbuntuSwift3 ~ $ iperf3 -c 192.168.18.1
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
[  5] local 192.168.18.144 port 57986 connected to 192.168.18.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr  Cwnd
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   549 MBytes  4.61 Gbits/sec   21   1.37 MBytes       
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   546 MBytes  4.58 Gbits/sec    6   1.39 MBytes       
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   546 MBytes  4.58 Gbits/sec    5   1.41 MBytes       
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   548 MBytes  4.59 Gbits/sec    0   1.43 MBytes       
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   548 MBytes  4.59 Gbits/sec    0   1.43 MBytes       
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   548 MBytes  4.59 Gbits/sec    0   1.44 MBytes       
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   546 MBytes  4.58 Gbits/sec    0   1.44 MBytes       
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   546 MBytes  4.58 Gbits/sec    0   1.48 MBytes       
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   546 MBytes  4.58 Gbits/sec    0   1.51 MBytes       
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   548 MBytes  4.59 Gbits/sec    0   1.51 MBytes       
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  5.34 GBytes  4.59 Gbits/sec   32             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  5.34 GBytes  4.59 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.

mcuee@UbuntuSwift3 ~ $ iperf3 -c 192.168.18.1 -R
Connecting to host 192.168.18.1, port 5201
Reverse mode, remote host 192.168.18.1 is sending
[  5] local 192.168.18.144 port 46466 connected to 192.168.18.1 port 5201
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate
[  5]   0.00-1.00   sec   375 MBytes  3.14 Gbits/sec                 
[  5]   1.00-2.00   sec   554 MBytes  4.64 Gbits/sec                 
[  5]   2.00-3.00   sec   560 MBytes  4.69 Gbits/sec                 
[  5]   3.00-4.00   sec   549 MBytes  4.60 Gbits/sec                 
[  5]   4.00-5.00   sec   414 MBytes  3.47 Gbits/sec                 
[  5]   5.00-6.00   sec   539 MBytes  4.52 Gbits/sec                 
[  5]   6.00-7.00   sec   479 MBytes  4.02 Gbits/sec                 
[  5]   7.00-8.00   sec   503 MBytes  4.22 Gbits/sec                 
[  5]   8.00-9.00   sec   553 MBytes  4.64 Gbits/sec                 
[  5]   9.00-10.00  sec   560 MBytes  4.69 Gbits/sec                 
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
[ ID] Interval           Transfer     Bitrate         Retr
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  4.97 GBytes  4.27 Gbits/sec  2679             sender
[  5]   0.00-10.00  sec  4.97 GBytes  4.27 Gbits/sec                  receiver

iperf Done.
 
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jkohlc2 said:
took the plunged and hooted the same 1.35W SFP adaptor

works very well my alta labs router and my mellanox cx4 nic. on router side, heatwise it's...manageable? feels like freshly steam milk from a barista coffee machine. probably 60-70 degrees?

on pc side it's quite cool

router side: incoming WAN from ONT and outing LAN to desktop



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Hi! I am looking to get route10 router as well. Require a SFP+ to RJ45 10g adapter and came across ur post. May check in the TB link, which option did u get? PS, my chi not good so I struggling. hahaha.

Need to connect ONT to route10. understood that the adapter will run hot but I do not have enough budget to get media converter.
 
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VodkaPear said:
Hi! I am looking to get route10 router as well. Require a SFP+ to RJ45 10g adapter and came across ur post. May check in the TB link, which option did u get? PS, my chi not good so I struggling. hahaha.

Need to connect ONT to route10. understood that the adapter will run hot but I do not have enough budget to get media converter.
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i got the 1.35W from http://e.tb.cn/h.gyXmiIXX8QFHVn7?tk=YXRp3M6VE9m

最新款1.35瓦 万兆电口模块 跟光模块温度一样

 
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kashix said:
Just got my WAVLINK adapter delivered. I'm actually surprised they delivered it on Sunday.
Starhub 5Gbps ONT > Deco BE85 > Wavlink 5Gbps

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Just to update, if running on MacBook Pro on battery, it does drain the battery faster.
 
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For those who are interested in 25Gbe home networking, you can refer to the following Youtube video. You may want to read the first post in this thread first.
 
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Another video, with AliExpress and Amazon links for 25G gears. You may find cheaper ones from Taobao.

 
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PCI Express x16 slots, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x1

A bit confused, does this mean 10G NIC card with X4 or X8 requirement not able to use? Don't really know much about hardware. Planning to upgrade desktop to Gigabyte X870 EAGLE WIFI7.
 
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PCI Express x16 slots, supporting PCIe 3.0 and running at x1

A bit confused, does this mean 10G NIC card with X4 or X8 requirement not able to use? Don't really know much about hardware. Planning to upgrade desktop to Gigabyte X870 EAGLE WIFI7.
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This x1 slot will not be able to support 10Gbe NIC which needs x4 or x8.

I guess you will use the x16 slot for the graphics card.

I have not followed up with desktop PCs for quite some time, but IMHO this does not seem to be a good board to go with if you care about 10G NIC.

There are 10Gbe NICs which may work with the M.2 slot so you may still have the chance here if you really need to go with this board. But I have not used them myself.

https://www.gigabyte.com/Motherboard/X870-EAGLE-WIFI7#kf

  • 3 x M.2 Slots​

    • 1 x PCIe 5.0 M.2 UD Slot
    • 2 x PCIe 4.0 M.2 Slots

  • Full-length PCIe slots​

    • 1 x PCIe 5.0 x16 with PCIe UD Slot
    • 2 x PCIe 3.0 x1 slots
 
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