News•Feb 28, 2026
10Gtek Intel I350 Quad Port 1GbE NIC Review
The 10Gtek Intel i350 Quad‑Port 1 GbE NIC adds four Gigabit Ethernet interfaces via a PCIe Gen 2.1 ×4 slot, targeting low‑profile servers that need extra connectivity without high throughput. Priced around $55‑60, the card uses the long‑standing i350‑am4 chipset, drawing roughly 4 W and requiring only a small heatsink. In testing, each port consistently delivered near‑line‑rate speeds (~1 Gbps) with iperf3, though the OS sometimes enumerated ports in a non‑sequential order. Overall, it provides reliable, plug‑and‑play networking for budget‑conscious deployments.
