The IBM 10 GbE SR Server Adapter is first PCI-X 2.0 10 Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. When combined with X3 Architecture IBM eServer xSeries systems it delivers breakthrough 10 Gigabit Ethernet performance for IBM eServer xSeries server systems up to 10x the performance of today Gigabit Ethernet. With its improved performance, up to 10x higher throughput than 1 Gigabit Ethernet, this adapter is the only solution on the market today to offer 10GbE line rate with PCI-X 2.0; it provides investment protection by supporting standard TCP/IP.