Chapter 1 Introduction; Table 3: Connectx-5 And Connectx-5 Ex Ordering Part Numbers - Mellanox Technologies ConnectX-5 Ex User Manual

1 Introduction
This is the User Guide for Mellanox Technologies Ethernet adapter cards based on the Con-
nectX®-5 integrated circuit device. These adapters connectivity provide the highest performing
low latency and most flexible interconnect solution for PCI Express Gen 3.0/4.0 servers used in
Enterprise Data Centers and High-Performance Computing environments.
Table 3 provides the ordering part numbers (OPN) for the available ConnectX-5 Ethernet adapter
cards.
Table 3 - ConnectX-5 and ConnectX-5 Ex Ordering Part Numbers
ConnectX-5 Ex
ConnectX-5
This chapter covers the following topics:
• Section 1.1, "Product Overview", on page 12
• Section 1.2, "Package Content", on page 12
• Section 1.3, "Features and Benefits", on page 13
• Section 1.4, "Operating Systems/Distributions", on page 14
• Section 1.5, "Connectivity", on page 14
Rev 1.7
OPN
MCX516A-BDAT ConnectX®-5 Ex EN network interface card, 40GbE dual-port QSFP28, PCIe Gen
4.0 x16, tall bracket
MCX516A-CDAT ConnectX®-5 Ex EN network interface card, 100GbE dual-port QSFP28, PCIe Gen
4.0 x16, tall bracket
MCX512A-ACAT ConnectX®-5 EN network interface card, 25GbE dual-port SFP28, PCIe Gen 3.0
x8, tall bracket
MCX512F-ACAT ConnectX®-5 EN network interface card, 25GbE Dual-port SFP28, PCIe Gen 3.0
x16, tall bracket
MCX515A-GCAT ConnectX®-5 EN network interface card, 50GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe Gen
3.0 x16, tall bracket
MCX516A-GCAT ConnectX®-5 EN network interface card, 50GbE dual-port QSFP28, PCIe Gen 3.0
x16, tall bracket
MCX515A-CCAT ConnectX®-5 EN network interface card, 100GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe Gen
3.0 x16, tall bracket
MCX516A-CCAT ConnectX®-5 EN network interface card, 100GbE dual-port QSFP28, PCIe Gen
3.0 x16, tall bracket
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