2.5Gb PCIe Network Card with Intel I226-V Chip, 2.5GBase-T Network Adapter NIC, PCIe 3.1 X1, PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet Card for Windows, Linux Kernel 5.16.18/RHEL8.6, VMware ESXi8.0
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(as of Aug 27, 2024 23:15:30 UTC – Details)
Product Description
Product Specifications
Model SKS-I226-2.5ET Chip Model Intel I226-V Port 1*RJ45 Transmission Speed 100Mbps/1GbE/2.5GbE Interface Type(PCIe) PCI-E 3.1 X1 Power Consumption 1.5W Wake-on-LAN Support No Operating System Windows/Linux kernel 5.16.18/RHEL 8.6/VMware ESXi 8.0
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Customer Reviews
4.2 out of 5 stars
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Chip Model
Intel I226-V Intel X520-DA1 Intel X540-T2 Intel X550-T2 Intel XL710-QDA2
Port
1*RJ45 1*SFP+ 2*RJ45 2*RJ45 2*QSFP+
Speed
2.5Gbps 10Gbps 10Gbps 10Gbps 40Gbps
Interface Type(PCIe)
PCIe 3.1 X1 PCIe 2.0 X8 PCIe 2.1 X8 PCIe 3.0 X4 PCIe 3.0 X8
Operating Systems
Windows, Linux kernel 5.16.18/RHEL 8.6, and VMware ESXi 8.0 Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2012/2016/2019, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS/20.04 LTS, Linux RHEL 9.2&8.8/RHEL 9.0-9.1/8.0-8.7/Sles 15 SP5, FREE BSD 13.1/12.4, VMware ESX/ESXi 5.x/6.x Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2012/2016/2019, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS/20.04 LTS, Linux RHEL 9.2&8.8/RHEL 9.0-9.1/8.0-8.7/Sles 15 SP5, FREE BSD 13.1/12.4, VMware ESX/ESXi 5.x/6.x or later, and Synology 7.1 Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2012/2016/2019, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS/20.04 LTS, Linux RHEL 9.2&8.8/RHEL 9.0-9.1/8.0-8.7/Sles 15 SP5, FREE BSD 13.1/12.4, VMware ESX/ESXi 5.x/6.x or later Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2012/2016/2019, Ubuntu 22.04 LTS/20.04 LTS, Linux RHEL 9.2&8.8/RHEL 9.0-9.1/8.0-8.7/Sles 15 SP5, FREE BSD 13.1/12.4, VMware ESX/ESXi 5.x/6.x, or later
High-Speed Connectivity: Experience lightning-fast connections with this 2.5G PCIe X1 network card. Powered by the Intel i226-v Ethernet controller chip, it ensures seamless performance and stable connections for your desktop PC(Not an Intel network card).
Multi-System Compatibility: The i226-v PCIe Ethernet card is compatible with a wide range of operating systems, including Windows 7/8/10/11, Linux kernel 5.16.18/RHEL 8.6, and VMware ESXi 8.0. Enjoy efficient performance across various systems with this internal computer networking solution.
Advanced Heat Dissipation: Equipped with a premium alloy heat sink, our network adapter effectively dissipates heat, ensuring reliable and stable operation even under heavy workloads. Say goodbye to overheating concerns with this 2.5GB NIC.
Versatile Design: Featuring standard and low-profile brackets (12cm and 8cm), the network interface card fits seamlessly into various computer cases, from standard computer case to compact HTCPs and 2U servers.
Flexible Slot Compatibility: This 2.5GB PCIe network card with RJ45 interface utilizes a PCI-E X1 slot, compatible with X4, X8, and X16 slots. With gold-plated connectors for enhanced contact performance and longevity, it supports transmission rates of 100M/1G/2.5G, ensuring optimal performance and durability.
JesseM –
So far, so good.
Detected fine in an Asus AMD x570 motherboard. No windows 10 drivers automatically found. Unfortunately Intel’s website makes it a bit harder than it should be to find drivers. Search for “Intel Network Adapter Driver for Windows 10”. Version 29.1 installed without issue. I ordered a second one and will update review if there are any problems.Edit: Also working fine on another Asus AMD x570 motherboard on windows 11 and a Gigabyte A520 board on windows 10.2.5 GB link throughput:[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate[ 5] 0.00-1.00 sec 284 MBytes 2.38 Gbits/sec[ 5] 1.00-2.00 sec 283 MBytes 2.37 Gbits/sec[ 5] 2.00-3.01 sec 284 MBytes 2.37 Gbits/sec[ 5] 3.01-4.01 sec 281 MBytes 2.35 Gbits/sec[ 5] 4.01-5.01 sec 284 MBytes 2.37 Gbits/sec[ 5] 5.01-6.00 sec 279 MBytes 2.37 Gbits/sec[ 5] 6.00-7.00 sec 283 MBytes 2.37 Gbits/sec[ 5] 7.00-8.01 sec 284 MBytes 2.37 Gbits/sec[ 5] 8.01-9.01 sec 281 MBytes 2.35 Gbits/sec[ 5] 9.01-10.01 sec 284 MBytes 2.37 Gbits/sec- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – -[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate[ 5] 0.00-10.01 sec 2.76 GBytes 2.37 Gbits/sec sender[ 5] 0.00-10.02 sec 2.76 GBytes 2.37 Gbits/sec receiver1GB link throughput:[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate[ 5] 0.00-1.01 sec 115 MBytes 962 Mbits/sec[ 5] 1.01-2.01 sec 107 MBytes 893 Mbits/sec[ 5] 2.01-3.01 sec 113 MBytes 943 Mbits/sec[ 5] 3.01-4.01 sec 113 MBytes 942 Mbits/sec[ 5] 4.01-5.00 sec 111 MBytes 944 Mbits/sec[ 5] 5.00-6.01 sec 112 MBytes 940 Mbits/sec[ 5] 6.01-7.01 sec 111 MBytes 929 Mbits/sec[ 5] 7.01-8.01 sec 112 MBytes 941 Mbits/sec[ 5] 8.01-9.01 sec 112 MBytes 941 Mbits/sec[ 5] 9.01-10.00 sec 111 MBytes 944 Mbits/sec- – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – -[ ID] Interval Transfer Bitrate[ 5] 0.00-10.00 sec 1.09 GBytes 938 Mbits/sec sender[ 5] 0.00-10.01 sec 1.09 GBytes 936 Mbits/sec receiver
Spencer C. Adams –
Increased speed for my gigabit internet
Card did exactly as I needed with no real issues. Went from my previous cap of 940mbps down to 1200 down to match my ISP’s max rate.Only hiccup I ran into is windows didn’t want to install drivers for it automatically until I used my old onboard NIC to connect to the internet. Once I did that and changed the cable back over, it was instantly working flawlessly.
Eli –
This card does not work
Drivers are phantom…There are no drivers for the NIC, if it is a windows driver it should be plug and play or at the very least have drivers along with this internal NIC. The rating does not make sense on this one! perhaps the more people waste their time and money the less stars this item will have.
Dan Mac –
Works great
Wanted to speed up file transfers. This did it!!! Did have to install community drivers for esxi7 it they are working great.
Mike S. –
Great for FreeBSD and pfsense!
As multigig internet connections are becoming more common, the tinkerers among us are gonna wanna outfit our custom firewall appliances with a NIC that supports those speeds and we don’t wanna break the bank doing it.This NIC will do that job nicely! I’m running my pfsense firewall in a small form factor Dell optiplex. I’m running pfsense CE 2.7.2 and it does support ALTQ traffic shaping schedulers. Another user pointed out that they couldn’t get it to run on theirs. Maybe they’re running an older version of pfsense? Maybe their other NICs don’t support it?I already use an i225 NIC in my firewall, but I’m looking to deploy more so I bought these to test. I like what I see so far! Even includes a screwdriver making the full height and half height bracket swaps easy. My test setup connected this NIC as the WAN port to a Hitron CODA56 cable modem. I’m able to get 1.4gbps download speeds and…because it’s only cable, 230mbps upload.
R. Ross –
Works well once you figure out how to use it
This eventually worked quite well once I figured out a few things. For starters, when plugged into my PCIe X1 port, the lights went on but Windows never detected a device at all. I thought it was defective, but U moved it to an X16 port and suddenly Windows detected the device. However, Windows still had no idea what type of device it was and did not automatically download drivers even though I had my original network card/connection still available. It was simply an exclamation point “Unknown network device”. Since the product comes with zero drivers or even much in the way of documentation, I had to go hunting for the chipset and compatible Intel I226-V drivers. Once that was installed, all worked as expected and speed tests show a nice bump.
biomess –
Works as expected
The card was easy to install. Installed the drivers I downloaded from intel. Drivers are not included. I was able to reach the 2.5gb stated, but it wasn’t consistent. I don’t blame the card as there are other factors that can prevent this from reaching optimum capability. Cabling and distance just to name a few. I’ve also tested on a 10gb card by intel and I’m able to get the throughput near 5gb consistently but both cards are an improvement to what was currently installed on this system. i would definitely buy again.
jesse –
Seems to be hitting the correct speeds
I’m using it for thi nic that my Unifi WiFi 7 AP is connected to, and as far as I can tell, it’s doing its job perfectly, would recommend.