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For the purposes of this testing, Prowess isolated the test platforms to remove network speed as a variable. However, the Dell EMC PowerEdge R750 server includes the Broadcom NetXtreme® E-Series P425G 4 x 25G PCIe network interface controller (NIC), based on Broadcom’s scalable 10/25/50/100/200 gigabit Ethernet (GbE) controller architecture. This network card combines a high-bandwidth Ethernet controller with a unique set of highly optimized hardware-acceleration engines to enhance network performance and improve server efficiency for enterprise and cloud-scale networking and storage applications, including high-performance computing (HPC), telco, machine learning (ML), storage disaggregation, and data analytics.