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NICs: Do They Affect System Performance
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Posted by: TotalRecall
Tom's Hardware has set out to find out if different network interface cards have an impact on overall system performance. They test the 3Com 3C905C-TX, 3Com 3CR990-TX-97, SMC 1211TX, Intel Pro/100+ Management Adapter, and 3Com 3CSOHO100-TX for response time, throughput, and cpu utilization. Here's a snip from the roundup:
For business and IT shops who are running Windows 95/98/98SE/ME the choice seems clear with the 3C905C-TX. This card offers great performance and good management features with a very stable and proven driver set.
For business and IT shops that are running Windows 2000 the choice seems clear with the 3CR990-TX-97. With the additional of IP Sec support for later this card seems to have no equal under Windows 2000. Although we found the card to be expensive, we still found the extra performance worth the money. The 3C905C-TX also proved to have good scores under Windows 2000 and would be the best second choice for Windows 2000 users.
Posted by: Kdr Kane
This is cool to know that some people still look at this. 3COM cards have always been better optimized. It's just that they are so much more expensive.
I'm afraid, I don't pay enough attention to this detail either. I'll have to work on it.
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