Intel 710-DA2 vs E810-XXVDA2 power use & supported speeds?

Notice: Page may contain affiliate links for which we may earn a small commission through services like Amazon Affiliates or Skimlinks.
H

Halken

Member
Mar 11, 2024
60
10
8
EU
I need a new 10gb SFP+ to replace my HPE 710-DA2. Right now, Intel E810-XXVDA2 is 12€ cheaper than Intels 710-DA2 here.
The 710 supports 1-2,5-5-10 gb speeds incl with a media converter & in idles really low, making it more versatile.
The E810 also supports the 10gb DACs I use, and PCIE 4.0 instead of 710s 3.0. Both are 8x and can work with 4x.
Th e 710 can later be pensioned to the the router function in a small form factor such as a Tiny.
What would you choose?
 
W

WhiteNoise

Active Member
Jan 20, 2024
132
57
28
@Halken what are your experiences with the E810. I was considering putting one in my lenovo tiny m920x.

Does is support ASPM and does it run hot?
 
G

gea

Well-Known Member
Dec 31, 2010
3,647
1,444
113
DE
The really relevant difference between E810 and 710 is

- 25/100 G vs 10G
- RDMA vs non RDMA

The difference between RDMA and non RDMA can be seen here
https://www.tuxera.com/blog/fusion-smb-instead-of-samba/

For an RDMA capable SMB Direct fileserver you need Windows Server, ksmbd or Tuxera,
the cheapest, fastest or easiest with best of all ACL support is Windows Server Essentials when max 25 users are ok
 
W

WhiteNoise

Active Member
Jan 20, 2024
132
57
28
There are other differences.

E810 supports eSwitch, the x710 does not.
Anyway I wanted to know about power consumption, heat, ASPM, C-States.
 
Last edited:
G

gea

Well-Known Member
Dec 31, 2010
3,647
1,444
113
DE
There is a 2/4 port SFP28 model (25G) where you can insert SFP28, SFP+ and SFP tranceiver for lower speed
There is a 2port QSFP28 model (100G) where you can insert SFP28, SFP+ and SFP tranceiver for lower speed with adapter or a 4x breakout cable

In general you talk about the max performance, not the slower options to separate nic models
 
F

festizio

New Member
Mar 28, 2023
5
5
3
WhiteNoise said:
@Halken what are your experiences with the E810. I was considering putting one in my lenovo tiny m920x.

Does is support ASPM and does it run hot?
Click to expand...
I have a Dell variant of the e810-xxvda2 and I was never able to get ASPM enabled on it. I tried 2-3 different motherboards and multiple slots on each board but it always showed as not capable of ASPM. With the e810 installed the system never got beyond c3. With an x710 in the same systems, I would see ASPM L1 enabled and could hit C7/C8. System power consumption increased by 15-20w with the e810 compared to the x710 but I didn't have the instrumentation to determine what part of that was from the card and what was from the higher c state. I'm not sure if a newer firmware from Intel would change things but I got lazy and gave up on cross flashing.
 
I

Infinite

New Member
Aug 15, 2025
7
7
3
The xxv710-da2 is quite similar in power consumption to the x710-da2 at the same speed. ASPM works for both cards and I could only measure 0.5 to 1W difference between these cards at 10gbit.

If you don’t need the features from newer cards I would recommend staying on the 700 series.
 
  • Like
Reactions: MBastian
W

WhiteNoise

Active Member
Jan 20, 2024
132
57
28
Thank you for the datapoint. I am surprised to hear that. The last time I checked the datasheet of the power consumption XXV710-DA2 was double the X710-DA2. Anyway, I had already become skeptical of these datasheets. The numbers rarely match my anectodical experience. That's why I ask people!

1775166303613.png
 
Last edited:
I

Infinite

New Member
Aug 15, 2025
7
7
3
The datasheet refers to power consumption with connectivity at 25gbit, but it doesn’t mention anything when operating at lower speed.
 
W

WhiteNoise

Active Member
Jan 20, 2024
132
57
28
Infinite said:
The datasheet refers to power consumption with connectivity at 25gbit, but it doesn’t mention anything when operating at lower speed.
Click to expand...
That is true, but it's still much higher that I would expect. This figures include the optics/dac power consumption and there's isn't much difference in those and the 10G ones. So double the power comes from the controller? Maybe.

Again, I have become skeptical of these datasheets. My experience doesn't match what they say.
 
M

MBastian

Active Member
Jul 17, 2016
338
100
43
Germany
I got curious and disabled ASPM on my XXV710-da2. The system stayed at C3 (Ryzen Pro 5655G.C3 -> C6) and power draw did not change in the slightest. Same goes for my LSI 9400-16i. This card is really weird. I'll only enable ASPM if it is installed in the first x8 Slot in my Asus ROG Strix B550-e board, not in the second one. But in the end it makes no difference, the system stays at 80W with all disks spinning.
 
Last edited:
I

Infinite

New Member
Aug 15, 2025
7
7
3
It's a hit and miss with ASPM, but for the XXV710-DA2 card it does work. I guess it depends on the system as well, or perhaps firmware revisions from the card. I have one installed in a Lenovo m720q and below is my power consumption measured from the wall. There is no difference in system idle power state, with or without card it goes up to C6.

MeasurementTotal watt
Idle without card3.9 - 4.6
X710-DA2 without modules8.1 - 8.8
XXV710-DA2 without modules8.3 - 9.3
X710-DA2 with 1x 10GbE DAC8.2 - 9.3
XXV710-DA with 1x 10GbE DAC9.2 - 9.8

There isn't much difference between these cards, at least when running them at the same speed. I don't have a 25GbE DAC laying around, but I do have some fiber optic modules at 25GbE that I can test later.
 
  • Like
Reactions: MBastian, nexox, Scott Laird and 2 others
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top Bottom