Dell / Broadcom 57416 Dual-Port 10GbE RJ-45 NIC

The Dell / Broadcom 57416 10GbE dual-port network interface card (DPN: 03TM39) is a high-performance enterprise networking solution designed to deliver fast, reliable, and scalable connectivity for modern data centre environments. Based on the Broadcom BCM57416 controller, this adapter provides two independent 10GbE Base-T ports over standard RJ-45 copper cabling, enabling seamless integration into existing Ethernet infrastructures without the need for fibre optics or SFP+ transceivers. Installed via a PCIe 3.0 x8 interface, it ensures low-latency, high-throughput performance suitable for virtualization, cloud workloads, and storage-intensive applications.

Engineered for enterprise reliability, the 57416 NIC supports a wide range of advanced networking features including TCP/IP offload, checksum and segmentation offload, SR-IOV for virtualised environments, VLAN tagging, and PXE network boot functionality. It is fully optimised for hypervisors such as VMware ESXi and Microsoft Hyper-V, making it an ideal choice for clustered servers, virtual desktop infrastructure (VDI), and high-density compute environments. Its dual-port design also allows for redundancy, load balancing, and improved network resilience in mission-critical deployments.

Designed for seamless integration into Dell PowerEdge infrastructure, this adapter is widely supported across 13G to 16G server platforms, including popular models such as the R640, R740, R750, and R760 series. It delivers a cost-effective upgrade path to 10GbE networking using existing Cat6a/Cat7 cabling, making it especially attractive for organisations modernising their infrastructure without overhauling their physical network layer. Compact, efficient, and enterprise-ready, the Dell Broadcom 57416 is a dependable choice for high-performance server networking in demanding production environments.