Recommendations for 10gbps NIC

[Barney Cordoba]

________________________________
 From: Alexander V. Chernikov <melifaro at FreeBSD.org>
To: Boris Kochergin <spawk at acm.poly.edu> 
Cc: freebsd-net at freebsd.org 
Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 2:10 PM
Subject: Re: Recommendations for 10gbps NIC
 

On 25.07.2013 00:26, Boris Kochergin wrote:
> Hi.
Hello.
>
> I am looking for recommendations for a 10gbps NIC from someone who has
> successfully used it on FreeBSD. It will be used on FreeBSD 9.1-R/amd64
> to capture packets. Some desired features are:
>
> - PCIe
> - LC connectors
> - 10GBASE-SR
> - Either single- or dual-port
> - Multiqueue
Intel 82598/99/X520
Emulex OCe10102-NM
Mellanox ConnectX
Chelsio T4


Do they all cost the same, have the exact same features and have equally well-written drivers? Which do you recommend
and why?

BC