Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR2

Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR2

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Specifications

Supplemental Information

Networking Specifications

  • Port Configuration Dual
  • Data Rate Per Port 10/1GbE
  • Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity (VT-c) Yes
  • Speed & Slot Width 5.0 GT/s, x8 Lane
  • Controller Intel® 82599 10 Gigabit Ethernet Controller

Package Specifications

  • System Interface Type PCIe v2.0 (5.0 GT/s)

Intel® Virtualization Technology for Connectivity

Advanced Technologies

Ordering and Compliance

Ordering and spec information

Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR2, retail unit

  • MM# 900137
  • Ordering Code E10G42BFSR

Intel® Ethernet Converged Network Adapter X520-SR2, retail bulk

  • MM# 927247
  • Ordering Code E10G42BFSRBLK

Trade compliance information

  • ECCN 5A992C
  • CCATS G135872
  • US HTS 8517620090

PCN/MDDS Information

Compatible Products

Intel® Server System R1000WT Family

Product Name Launch Date Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R1208WT2GS Q4'14 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" 1U Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R1208WT2GSR Q1'16 Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" 1U, Spread Core Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R1208WTTGS Q4'14 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" 1U Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R1208WTTGSR Q1'16 Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" 1U, Spread Core Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R1304WT2GS Q4'14 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" 1U Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R1304WT2GSR Q1'16 Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" 1U, Spread Core Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R1304WTTGS Q4'14 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" 1U Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R1304WTTGSR Q1'16 Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" 1U, Spread Core Rack Socket R3

Intel® Server System R2000WT Family

Product Name Launch Date Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R2208WT2YS Q1'15 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2208WTTYC1 Q1'15 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2208WTTYS Q1'15 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2224WTTYS Q1'15 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2308WTTYS Q1'15 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2312WTTYS Q1'15 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2208WTTYSR Q1'16 Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U, Spread Core Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2208WT2YSR Q1'16 Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U, Spread Core Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2208WTTYC1R Q1'16 Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U, Spread Core Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2308WTTYSR Q1'16 Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U, Spread Core Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2312WTTYSR Q1'16 Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U, Spread Core Rack Socket R3
Intel® Server System R2224WTTYSR Q1'16 Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" 2U, Spread Core Rack Socket R3

Intel® Server Board S2600KP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2600KP Discontinued Custom 6.4" x 17.7" Rack Socket R3 No 160 W
Intel® Server Board S2600KPF Discontinued Custom 6.4" x 17.7" Rack Socket R3 No 160 W
Intel® Server Board S2600KPR Launched Custom 6.4" x 17.7" Rack Socket R3 No 160 W
Intel® Server Board S2600KPFR Launched Custom 6.4" x 17.7" Rack Socket R3 No 160 W
Intel® Server Board S2600KPTR Launched Custom 6.4" x 17.7" Rack Socket R3 No 160 W

Intel® Server Board S2600TP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2600TPFR Discontinued Custom 6.8" x 18.9" Rack Socket R3 No 160 W
Intel® Server Board S2600TPNR Launched Custom 6.8" x 18.9" 2U Rack Socket R3 No 160 W
Intel® Server Board S2600TPR Launched Custom 6.8" x 18.9" Rack Socket R3 No 160 W

Intel® Server Board S2600WT Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2600WT2 Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Server Board S2600WTT Discontinued Custom 16.7" x 17" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Server Board S2600WTTR Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Server Board S2600WT2R Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Server Board S2600WTTS1R Launched Custom 16.7" x 17" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W

Intel® Compute Module HNS2600TP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Compute Module HNS2600TP24R Launched Custom 6.8" x 18.9" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Compute Module HNS2600TP24SR Launched Custom 6.8" x 18.9" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Compute Module HNS2600TP24STR Discontinued Custom 6.8" x 18.9" Rack Socket R3 Yes 145 W
Intel® Compute Module HNS2600TPFR Launched Custom 6.8" x 18.9" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Compute Module HNS2600TPNR Discontinued Custom 6.8" x 18.9" 2U Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Compute Module HNS2600TPR Launched Custom 6.8" x 18.9" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W

Intel® Compute Module HNS2600KP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Compute Module HNS2600KP Discontinued Custom 6.4" x 17.7" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Compute Module HNS2600KPF Discontinued Custom 6.4" x 17.7" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Compute Module HNS2600KPFR Launched Custom 6.4" x 17.7" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W
Intel® Compute Module HNS2600KPR Launched Custom 6.4" x 17.7" Rack Socket R3 No 145 W

Intel® Server Board S1400FP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S1400FP2 Discontinued ATX 4U Rack or Pedestal Socket B2 No 95 W
Intel® Server Board S1400FP4 Discontinued ATX 4U Rack or Pedestal Socket B2 No 95 W

Intel® Server Board S1400SP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S1400SP2 Discontinued ATX 1U Rack Socket B2 Yes 95 W
Intel® Server Board S1400SP4 Discontinued SSI ATX 12" X 9.6" 1U Rack Socket B2 Yes 95 W

Intel® Server Board S1600JP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S1600JP2 Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 13.8'' 1U Rack Socket R Yes 135 W
Intel® Server Board S1600JP4 Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 13.8'' 1U Rack Socket R Yes 135 W

Intel® Server Board S2400BB Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2400BB4 Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' Rack Socket B2 No 95 W

Intel® Server Board S2400GP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2400GP2 Discontinued SSI EEB 12" x 13" Pedestal Socket B2 No 95 W
Intel® Server Board S2400GP4 Discontinued SSI EEB 12" x 13" Pedestal Socket B2 No 95 W

Intel® Server Board S2400SC Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2400SC2 Discontinued SSI CEB 12" x 10.5" 4U Rack or Pedestal Socket B2 No 95 W

Intel® Server Board S2600CO Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2600CO4 Discontinued SSI EEB 12" x 13" 4U Rack or Pedestal Socket R Yes 135 W
Intel® Server Board S2600COE Discontinued SSI EEB 12" x 13" 4U Rack or Pedestal Socket R Yes 150 W
Intel® Server Board S2600COEIOC Discontinued SSI EEB 12" x 13" Pedestal Socket R Yes 150 W

Intel® Server Board S2600CP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2600CP2 Discontinued SSI EEB 12" x 13" 4U Rack or Pedestal Socket R Yes 135 W
Intel® Server Board S2600CP2IOC Discontinued SSI EEB 12" x 13" Pedestal Socket R Yes 135 W
Intel® Server Board S2600CP2J Discontinued SSI EEB 12" x 13" Pedestal Socket R Yes 135 W
Intel® Server Board S2600CP4 Discontinued SSI EEB 12" x 13" 4U Rack or Pedestal Socket R Yes 135 W
Intel® Server Board S2600CP4IOC Discontinued SSI EEB 12" x 13" Pedestal Socket R Yes 135 W

Intel® Server Board S2600GL Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2600GL Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" Rack Socket R Yes 135 W

Intel® Server Board S2600GZ Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2600GZ Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" Rack Socket R Yes 135 W

Intel® Server Board S2600IP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S2600IP4 Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" Rack or Pedestal Socket R Yes 135 W
Intel® Server Board S2600IP4L Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" Rack or Pedestal Socket R Yes 135 W

Intel® Workstation Board W2600CR Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Workstation Board W2600CR2 Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Rack or Pedestal Socket R No 150 W
Intel® Workstation Board W2600CR2L Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" Pedestal Socket R No 150 W

Intel® Server Board S4600LH Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S4600LH2 Discontinued Custom 16.7” x 20” 2U Rack Socket R Yes 130 W

Intel® Server Board S4600LT Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server Board S4600LT2 Discontinued Custom 16.7” x 20” 2U Rack Socket R Yes 130 W

Intel® Server System R1000BB Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R1208BB4DC Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 1U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R1208BB4GS9 Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 1U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R1304BB4DC Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 1U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R1304BB4GS9 Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 1U Rack Socket B2

Intel® Server System R1000GL Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R1208GL4DS Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 1U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R1304GL4DS9 Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 1U Rack Socket R

Intel® Server System R1000GZ Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R1208GZ4GC Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 1U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R1208GZ4GCSAS Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 1U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R1208GZ4GS9 Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 1U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R1304GZ4GC Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 1U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R1304GZ4GS9 Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 1U Rack Socket R

Intel® Server System R1000JP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R1208JP4GS Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 13.8'' 1U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R1208JP4OC Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 13.8'' 1U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R1208JP4TC Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 13.8'' 1U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R1304JP4GS Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 13.8'' 1U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R1304JP4OC Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 13.8'' 1U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R1304JP4TC Discontinued Custom 6.8'' x 13.8'' 1U Rack Socket R

Intel® Server System R1000SP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R1304SP2SFBN Discontinued SSI ATX (12" X 9.6") 1U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R1304SP2SHBN Discontinued ATX 1U Rack Socket R3 145 W
Intel® Server System R1304SP4SHOC Discontinued ATX 12" x 9.6" 1U Rack Socket B2 145 W

Intel® Server System R2000BB Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R2000BB4GS9 Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 2U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R2208BB4GC Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 2U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R2208BB4GS9 Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 2U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R2216BB4GC Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 2U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R2224BB4GCSAS Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 2U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R2308BB4GC Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 2U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R2312BB4GS9 Discontinued Custom 13.5'' x 13.5'' 2U Rack Socket B2

Intel® Server System R2000GL Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R2208GL4DS9 Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2208GL4GS Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2308GL4DS9 Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2308GL4GS Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2312GL4GS Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R

Intel® Server System R2000GZ Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R2208GZ4GC Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2208GZ4GS9 Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2216GZ4GC Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2216GZ4GCLX Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2224GZ4GC4 Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2224GZ4GCSAS Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2308GZ4GC Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2308GZ4GS9 Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2312GZ4GC4 Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2312GZ4GCSAS Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2312GZ4GS9 Discontinued Custom 16.5" x 16.5" 2U Rack Socket R

Intel® Server System R2000IP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R2216IP4LHPC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2224IP4LHPC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2208IP4LHPC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2308IP4LHPC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 2U Rack Socket R
Intel® Server System R2312IP4LHPC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 2U Rack Socket R

Intel® Server System R2000LH2 Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R2304LH2HKC Discontinued Custom 16.7” x 20” 2U Rack Socket R

Intel® Server System R2000LT2 Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R2208LT2HKC4 Discontinued Custom 16.7” x 20” 2U Rack Socket R

Intel® Server System R2000SC Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System R2308SC2SHDR Discontinued SSI CEB (12" X 10.5") 2U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R2308SC2SHFN Discontinued SSI CEB 12" X 10.5" 2U Rack Socket B2
Intel® Server System R2312SC2SHGR Discontinued SSI CEB 12" X 10.5" 2U Rack Socket B2

Intel® Server System P4000CP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System P4208CP4MHGC Discontinued 12" x 13" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Server System P4308CP4MHEN Discontinued 12" x 13" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Server System P4308CP4MHGC Discontinued 12" x 13" 4U Pedestal Socket R

Intel® Server System P4000IP Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System P4208IP4LHGC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Server System P4216IP4LHJC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Server System P4216IP4LHKC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Server System P4224IP4LHKC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Server System P4308IP4LHGC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Server System P4308IP4LHJC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Server System P4308IP4LHJCL Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Server System P4308IP4LHKC Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R

Intel® Server System P4000SC Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Server System P4304SC2SHDR Discontinued SSI CEB (12" X 10.5") 4U Pedestal Socket B2
Intel® Server System P4308SC2MHGC Discontinued SSI CEB 12" X 10.5" 4U Pedestal Socket B2

Intel® Workstation System P4300CR Family

Product Name Status Board Form Factor Chassis Form Factor Socket Embedded Options Available TDP SortOrder Compare
All | None
Intel® Workstation System P4304CR2LFGN Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Workstation System P4304CR2LFJN Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Workstation System P4304CR2LFJNL Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R
Intel® Workstation System P4304CR2LFKN Discontinued Custom 14.2" x 15" 4U Pedestal Socket R

Downloads and Software

Launch Date

The date the product was first introduced.

Flexible Port Partitioning

Flexible Port Partitioning (FPP) technology utilizes industry standard PCI SIG SR-IOV to efficiently divide your physical Ethernet device into multiple virtual devices, providing Quality of Service by ensuring each process is assigned to a Virtual Function and is provided a fair share of the bandwidth.

Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq)

Virtual Machine Device Queues (VMDq) is a technology designed to offload some of the switching done in the VMM (Virtual Machine Monitor) to networking hardware specifically designed for this function. VMDq drastically reduces overhead associated with I/O switching in the VMM which greatly improves throughput and overall system performance

PCI-SIG* SR-IOV Capable

Single-Root I/O Virtualization (SR-IOV) involves natively (directly) sharing a single I/O resource between multiple virtual machines. SR-IOV provides a mechanism by which a Single Root Function (for example a single Ethernet Port) can appear to be multiple separate physical devices.

iWARP/RDMA

iWARP delivers converged, low-latency fabric services to data centers through Remote Direct Memory Access (RDMA) over Ethernet. The key iWARP components that deliver low-latency are Kernel Bypass, Direct Data Placement, and Transport Acceleration.

Intel® Data Direct I/O Technology

Intel® Data Direct I/O Technology is a platform technology that improves I/O data processing efficiency for data delivery and data consumption from I/O devices. With Intel DDIO, Intel® Server Adapters and controllers talk directly to the processor cache without a detour via system memory, reducing latency, increasing system I/O bandwidth, and reducing power consumption.