MCX623106AC-CDAT Mellanox Dual Port 100Gb Adapter Card PCIe ConnectX-6 DX Ethernet

Mellanox MCX623106AC-CDAT 2 Port 100Gb Adapter Outline

The Mellanox MCX623106AC-CDAT ConnectX-6 Dx Ethernet Adapter Card is a high-performance dual-port 100GbE network interface designed for modern enterprise data centers, cloud computing environments, artificial intelligence infrastructure, virtualization platforms, high-performance computing (HPC), and software-defined storage. Built with advanced NVIDIA Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx technology, this PCI Express network adapter delivers exceptional bandwidth, ultra-low latency, intelligent offload capabilities, and enterprise-grade security features for mission-critical networking applications.

Designed with a low-profile form factor, the MCX623106AC-CDAT easily integrates into rack servers, storage appliances, and enterprise systems where space efficiency and high-density networking are essential. Supporting multiple Ethernet speeds from 1GbE up to 100GbE, this versatile adapter provides outstanding flexibility for organizations upgrading existing infrastructure while maintaining compatibility with legacy network environments.

Main Information about this Mellanox MCX623106AC-CDAT

• Manufacturer: Mellanox 
• Part Number: MCX623106AC-CDAT
• Product Type: 100GB Network Adapter 

Benefits of Dual-Port Architecture

• Network redundancy for improved uptime
• High availability connectivity
• Load balancing capabilities
• Increased aggregate bandwidth
• Support for storage and data networking simultaneously
• Scalable enterprise infrastructure deployment

Comprehensive Multi-Speed Ethernet Support

Supported Ethernet Data Rates

• 1 Gigabit Ethernet
• 10 Gigabit Ethernet
• 25 Gigabit Ethernet
• 40 Gigabit Ethernet
• 50 Gigabit Ethernet
• 100 Gigabit Ethernet

Supported Ethernet Protocols

• 100GBASE-CR2
• 100GBASE-CR4
• 100GBASE-KR2
• 100GBASE-KR4
• 100GBASE-SR2
• 100GBASE-SR4
• 50GBASE-R2
• 50GBASE-R4
• 40GBASE-CR4
• 40GBASE-KR4
• 40GBASE-SR4
• 40GBASE-LR4
• 40GBASE-ER4
• 40GBASE-R2
• 25GBASE-R
• 20GBASE-KR2
• 10GBASE-SR
• 10GBASE-LR
• 10GBASE-ER
• 10GBASE-CR
• 10GBASE-KR
• 10GBASE-CX4
• 1000BASE-CX
• 1000BASE-KX
• SGMII

PCIe Advantages

• Higher data throughput
• Lower communication latency
• Faster packet processing
• Efficient CPU utilization
• Broad server compatibility
• Future-ready infrastructure investment

Integrated Security Capabilities

• Crypto-enabled hardware
• Secure Boot support
• Trusted firmware protection
• Enhanced platform integrity
• Improved enterprise security compliance

Power Characteristics

• Typical passive cable power consumption of 18.7W using PCIe Gen3
• Typical passive cable power consumption of 19.52W using PCIe Gen4
• Maximum passive cable power consumption of 25.28W using PCIe Gen3
• Maximum passive cable power consumption of 26.64W using PCIe Gen4
• Up to 5W available through each QSFP56 port
• 3.3V auxiliary voltage support
• Maximum auxiliary current of 100mA

Cooling Specifications

• 550 LFM airflow for passive cable deployments
• 700 LFM airflow for active 2.5W cable installations
• Optimized hot aisle heatsink-to-port airflow design
• Stable thermal performance during continuous operation

Environmental Specifications

• Operating temperature from 0°C to 55°C
• Storage temperature from -40°C to 70°C
• Operating humidity between 10% and 85% relative humidity
• Storage humidity up to 90% relative humidity
• Operational altitude up to 3050 meters
• RoHS environmental compliance

Physical Benefits

• Low-profile PCIe card format
• Excellent compatibility with enterprise rack servers
• Easy installation
• Efficient space utilization
• Optimized for dense computing environments

Recommended Deployment Environments

• Enterprise data centers
• Cloud computing platforms
• Artificial intelligence infrastructure
• Machine learning clusters
• High-performance computing (HPC)
• Virtualized server environments
• Software-defined networking (SDN)
• Network function virtualization (NFV)
• Storage area networks
• Hyper-converged infrastructure
• Large-scale database servers
• Financial trading systems
• Content delivery networks
• Telecommunications infrastructure
• Enterprise virtualization platforms

Key Features of the Mellanox MCX623106AC-CDAT

• Dual-port 100Gb Ethernet connectivity
• ConnectX-6 Dx intelligent Ethernet controller
• Low-profile PCI Express adapter design
• PCIe Gen4 x16 interface with Gen3 compatibility
• Dual QSFP56 interfaces supporting copper and optical connections
• Secure Boot and Crypto-enabled hardware security
• Support for multiple Ethernet speeds from 1GbE through 100GbE
• Optimized for cloud, virtualization, AI, HPC, and storage environments
• Enterprise-class reliability and scalability
• RoHS compliant environmentally friendly design

Mellanox MCX623106AC-CDAT Dual Port 100Gb Adapter

The Mellanox MCX623106AC-CDAT Dual Port 100Gb Adapter Card PCIe ConnectX-6 DX Ethernet Low Profile is a high-performance network interface solution engineered for enterprise networking, cloud infrastructure, software-defined storage, artificial intelligence clusters, virtualization platforms, and modern data centers that demand ultra-fast, low-latency Ethernet connectivity. Built on the advanced ConnectX-6 Dx architecture, this PCI Express adapter delivers exceptional bandwidth, intelligent hardware acceleration, enhanced security capabilities, and outstanding efficiency for organizations seeking reliable 100Gb Ethernet networking. The low-profile form factor makes the adapter suitable for compact rack servers, dense computing platforms, edge deployments, and space-constrained enterprise systems while maintaining enterprise-grade performance and reliability.

Advanced ConnectX-6 Dx Ethernet Architecture

The ConnectX-6 Dx platform represents a significant advancement in intelligent Ethernet networking by combining powerful processing capabilities with hardware-based acceleration technologies. The MCX623106AC-CDAT is designed to reduce CPU overhead while increasing network throughput, allowing servers to dedicate more computing resources to mission-critical workloads rather than packet processing. This advanced architecture enables organizations to scale modern applications without sacrificing network efficiency or operational stability.

High-Speed Dual-Port 100Gb Ethernet Connectivity

Featuring dual 100Gb Ethernet interfaces, the Mellanox MCX623106AC-CDAT enables simultaneous high-bandwidth connections for demanding enterprise environments. Dual-port networking supports link redundancy, traffic balancing, workload segregation, and increased overall network availability. Organizations deploying clustered servers, virtualization hosts, storage appliances, or AI infrastructure benefit from flexible network configurations that maximize both performance and uptime.

The dual-port design also simplifies network expansion by allowing administrators to separate production traffic, storage communication, backup operations, and management workloads across dedicated network paths. This architecture improves operational efficiency while minimizing network congestion during peak utilization.

PCI Express Interface for Maximum Data Throughput

Optimized PCIe Performance

The PCI Express interface provides extremely high bandwidth between the server motherboard and the network adapter, ensuring that 100Gb Ethernet performance is fully utilized without internal bottlenecks. PCIe technology supports rapid packet movement, efficient DMA operations, and minimal communication delays, making the adapter an excellent choice for environments handling continuous large-scale data transfers.

Enhanced Host Communication

The high-speed PCIe interface enables efficient communication between processors, memory subsystems, accelerators, and network resources. This optimized architecture improves application responsiveness, accelerates storage operations, and enhances overall server performance during intensive networking tasks.

Low Profile Form Factor for Flexible Deployment

The low-profile design of the MCX623106AC-CDAT makes it compatible with a wide variety of rack-mounted servers, blade platforms, compact enterprise systems, and edge computing appliances. Organizations deploying high-density infrastructure benefit from reduced physical space requirements without compromising networking capabilities.

Modern enterprise environments increasingly utilize compact server platforms to maximize rack density while reducing power consumption and cooling requirements. The low-profile adapter integrates seamlessly into these deployments, providing enterprise-class networking performance in space-efficient hardware configurations.

Ideal for Dense Data Centers

High-density computing environments require networking components that occupy minimal space while delivering consistent performance. The compact physical profile of the adapter supports efficient cable management, optimized airflow, and simplified maintenance procedures, contributing to improved operational efficiency throughout the data center.

Exceptional Ethernet Performance for Enterprise Applications

The Mellanox MCX623106AC-CDAT is engineered to support bandwidth-intensive applications requiring extremely low latency and predictable network behavior. Enterprise organizations increasingly rely on high-speed Ethernet connectivity for database synchronization, distributed computing, machine learning, virtualization, cloud-native applications, and storage networking.

The adapter maintains consistent packet delivery even during sustained high-volume traffic conditions, helping organizations maintain application responsiveness across business-critical workloads.

Optimized for Modern Workloads

Large-scale applications generate significant network traffic that demands intelligent packet processing and efficient bandwidth utilization. The ConnectX-6 Dx controller accelerates network operations while minimizing latency, making the adapter suitable for applications involving analytics, financial computing, scientific research, media processing, and cloud services.

Hardware Offloading Technologies

Reduced CPU Utilization

Hardware acceleration technologies built into the ConnectX-6 Dx architecture significantly reduce processor overhead by transferring networking tasks directly to the adapter. Instead of consuming valuable CPU cycles for packet handling, checksum calculations, segmentation, encryption support, and protocol processing, these operations are executed by dedicated hardware resources.

This intelligent workload distribution enables servers to allocate more processing power toward business applications, virtual machines, containers, and database operations.

Improved System Efficiency

Efficient offloading technologies contribute to lower latency, increased throughput, improved application responsiveness, and better overall server utilization. Organizations deploying hundreds or thousands of servers benefit from increased infrastructure efficiency while reducing operational costs associated with CPU-intensive networking operations.

Virtualization Performance Enhancement

Optimized for Hypervisor Environments

The MCX623106AC-CDAT supports highly virtualized infrastructures where multiple virtual machines share physical networking resources. Advanced virtualization acceleration allows virtualized workloads to achieve near-native network performance while maintaining isolation, security, and efficient bandwidth allocation.

Enterprise virtualization platforms handling business applications, virtual desktops, development environments, and cloud services benefit from consistent network performance across multiple simultaneous workloads.

Container and Cloud-Native Networking

Modern container orchestration environments require high-performance networking that scales efficiently across microservices and distributed applications. The adapter supports rapid communication between containerized workloads, improving service responsiveness while enabling efficient cloud-native infrastructure deployment.

Cloud Computing Infrastructure

Designed for Private and Hybrid Clouds

Cloud environments demand scalable network infrastructure capable of supporting rapidly changing workloads, multi-tenant architectures, and dynamic resource allocation. The ConnectX-6 Dx Ethernet adapter provides the bandwidth and reliability necessary for private cloud deployments, hybrid cloud platforms, and enterprise virtualization clusters.

Its intelligent networking capabilities simplify cloud expansion while maintaining predictable application performance across distributed infrastructure.

Storage Networking Capabilities

High-Speed Data Movement

Storage-intensive environments require rapid communication between servers and storage systems. The dual-port 100Gb Ethernet design accelerates data replication, backup operations, storage clustering, and distributed file systems by providing substantial bandwidth for continuous data movement.

Organizations deploying network-attached storage, software-defined storage, object storage platforms, and high-performance storage clusters benefit from improved throughput and lower storage access latency.

Reliable Data Availability

High-bandwidth storage networking contributes to faster backup completion, accelerated disaster recovery synchronization, improved database replication, and enhanced business continuity planning. Reliable network connectivity helps maintain consistent access to critical business information while reducing operational interruptions.

Enterprise Security Features

Secure Network Communications

Modern enterprise networking requires robust security mechanisms that protect sensitive information without sacrificing performance. The ConnectX-6 Dx platform incorporates advanced security capabilities designed to safeguard data communications while maintaining efficient packet processing.

Hardware-assisted security functions reduce processor overhead while supporting secure enterprise networking environments across private data centers, hybrid cloud platforms, and mission-critical business applications.

Infrastructure Protection

Security-oriented hardware capabilities help organizations strengthen network integrity, improve regulatory compliance, protect confidential information, and support enterprise governance initiatives within modern IT infrastructures.

Scalable Networking for Growing Businesses

Supporting Infrastructure Expansion

Business growth often requires increased networking capacity without replacing existing infrastructure. The MCX623106AC-CDDAT supports scalable deployments that accommodate expanding workloads, additional virtualization hosts, larger storage clusters, and growing cloud environments.

Its high-performance architecture provides long-term networking value while enabling organizations to expand computing resources with confidence.

Reliable Enterprise-Class Engineering

Continuous Operational Stability

Enterprise networking hardware must deliver dependable operation under demanding workloads, continuous utilization, and mission-critical production environments. The Mellanox ConnectX-6 Dx family is recognized for stable performance, consistent throughput, and long-term reliability across enterprise deployments.

Carefully engineered thermal management, intelligent packet processing, and advanced hardware optimization contribute to dependable operation in demanding server environments that require uninterrupted network connectivity.

Designed for Around-the-Clock Operation

Servers supporting financial systems, healthcare platforms, telecommunications infrastructure, manufacturing environments, government organizations, educational institutions, and cloud providers require networking hardware capable of operating continuously without compromising performance. The MCX623106AC-CDAT is designed to meet these demanding operational expectations while delivering consistent Ethernet connectivity throughout extended production cycles.

Compatibility Across Enterprise Platforms

Broad Server Integration

The low-profile PCIe adapter integrates with numerous enterprise server platforms supporting PCI Express expansion. This flexibility simplifies deployment across heterogeneous environments containing multiple hardware generations, allowing organizations to standardize high-speed networking while minimizing compatibility concerns.

Flexible Deployment Options

Whether installed within virtualization hosts, storage servers, database platforms, GPU computing systems, cloud infrastructure, enterprise applications, or edge computing environments, the Mellanox MCX623106AC-CDAT provides dependable 100Gb Ethernet connectivity designed to meet evolving networking requirements. Its combination of intelligent hardware acceleration, dual-port flexibility, low-profile installation, enterprise-class reliability, advanced ConnectX-6 Dx architecture, and scalable PCI Express performance makes it an ideal networking solution for organizations seeking efficient, secure, and high-performance Ethernet infrastructure capable of supporting today's data-intensive applications and tomorrow's expanding digital workloads.