EXSYS EX-6061-2 Dual 10GbE PCIe x4 Low-Profile Network Adapter

The EXSYS EX-6061-2 stands out by packing two independent 10 Gigabit Ethernet ports onto a single low-profile PCIe x4 card, powered by the Intel X540-AT2 controller. This dual-port design doubles throughput for link aggregation or failover without consuming an extra slot.

Highlights

• Two RJ-45 10GBASE-T ports with backward compatibility to Gigabit and Fast Ethernet
• PCI Express 2.1 x4 interface fits x4, x8, and x16 slots
• Low-profile bracket pre-installed, full-height bracket included for standard chassis
• Intel X540-AT2 chipset with hardware offloads for iSCSI, FCoE, and virtualization
• Supports jumbo frames, PXE boot, Wake-on-LAN, and VLAN tagging

In daily use

The EX-6061-2 delivers up to 10 Gbps per port over standard Cat6a copper cabling, making it a practical upgrade for workstations or servers that need high-speed NAS access, virtualization traffic, or low-latency iSCSI storage. Advanced features like Receive Side Scaling (RSS) and Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) distribute network load efficiently across CPU cores in virtualized environments, while TCP/UDP checksum offload and Large Send Offload reduce processor overhead.

Full specifications

• Network Interface: PCI Express 2.1 x4
• Data Link Protocol: 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet
• Ports: 2 x 10Gb Ethernet (RJ-45)
• Chipset: Intel X540-AT2
• Form Factor: Plug-in Card (Low Profile)
• Cabling Type: Ethernet 10GBase-T, Ethernet 1000Base-T, Ethernet 100Base-TX
• Max Data Transfer Rate: 10 Gbps
• Compliant Standards: IEEE 802.3ae, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3x, IEEE 802.1as, IEEE 802.1Qau, IEEE 802.1Qbb, IEEE 802.1Qaz, IEEE 802.3ap, IEEE 802.3aq, IEEE 802.3an
• Network Features: Jumbo Frames support, PXE support, Wake on LAN (WoL), VLAN tagging, iSCSI support, FCoE support, TCP/IP checksum offload, UDP/IP checksum offload, Large Send Offload (LSO), Receive Side Scaling (RSS), Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq), Intel Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c)
• Bracket Type: Low-profile (full-height bracket included)
• Operating System Support: Microsoft Windows, Linux, VMware ESX/ESXi
• Connector Type: RJ-45
• PCIe Lane Compatibility: PCIe x4, x8, x16 slots
• Bus Type: PCI Express 2.1
• Number of Ports: 2
• Network Technology: 10GBASE-T

Final note

For environments that demand high bandwidth and reliability, the EX-6061-2 provides a compact, dual-port 10GbE solution with proven Intel silicon and broad OS support.