Intel Addresses 2.5 GbE Network Controller Bug That Would Have Reduced Speeds in Z490 Motherboards

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Intel has released a statement in response to today’s coverage surrounding its I225-V “Foxville” 2.5 GbE network controller, which will be utilized in the company’s upcoming 400-series (e.g., Z490) motherboards. According to an advisory spotted by XFastest and hardwareLUXX, the controller contained a bug that resulted in some pretty bad packet loss – enough to reduce network speeds by as much as 10 Mb/s.



Initial reports claimed that the problem wouldn’t be fixed until the second half of 2020 with the release of Rocket Lake-S, but luckily, Intel has clarified that a corrected version of the controller had already entered production. Many...

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[Zarathustra]

I still don't understand why here is a need for these interim speeds.

Why don't we all just go to the existing 10G implementations that are already established in Enterprise rather than reinventing the wheel?