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What's the point of 10G nics? (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Does 10G nics for home servers actually do anything? I have a gigabit router and the motherboard on my server is 2.5G. Wouldn't the 10G be throttled once it hits the 1G router and then only send out that speed to all other devices? Would I actually be getting better speeds than what I pay for also?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Note: Many 10G nics aren't capable of 2.5G and will downgrade to simple gigabit with devices (including switches) that are 2.5G.

The point of 10G nics is faster data transfers that most home networks don't really need or noticeably benefit from, although during something like a full backup/restore to an NAS on your home network you might benefit.