Searching for affordable PCI 3.0 (or higher) 10Gb Ethernet or SFP+ options.
Searching for affordable PCI 3.0 (or higher) 10Gb Ethernet or SFP+ options.
Ultimately decided to cancel and place an order for an AQC113C card, expecting quicker delivery. It appears certain users have succeeded by connecting it via PCIe 4.0, as the chip is compatible. Reviewers noted a potential boost to 9-9.2Gbit on 3.0x1, though it wasn't considered a major performance jump.
Haven't got the OWC one yet here is what I get at 3.0x1. [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.00-1.00 sec 602 MBytes 5.05 Gbits/sec [ 4] 1.00-2.00 sec 652 MBytes 5.47 Gbits/sec [ 4] 2.00-3.00 sec 638 MBytes 5.35 Gbits/sec [ 4] 3.00-4.00 sec 657 MBytes 5.51 Gbits/sec [ 4] 4.00-5.00 sec 656 MBytes 5.50 Gbits/sec [ 4] 5.00-6.00 sec 657 MBytes 5.51 Gbits/sec [ 4] 6.00-7.00 sec 658 MBytes 5.52 Gbits/sec [ 4] 7.00-8.00 sec 648 MBytes 5.44 Gbits/sec [ 4] 8.00-9.00 sec 656 MBytes 5.50 Gbits/sec [ 4] 9.00-10.00 sec 650 MBytes 5.45 Gbits/sec - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [ ID] Interval Transfer Bandwidth [ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 6.32 GBytes 5.43 Gbits/sec sender [ 4] 0.00-10.00 sec 6.32 GBytes 5.43 Gbits/sec receiver iperf Done.