About This Manual
This User Manual describes NVIDIA® Mellanox® ConnectX®-5 and ConnectX®-5 Ex Ethernet Single
and Dual SFP28 and QSFP28 port PCI Express x8/x16 adapter cards. It provides details as to the
interfaces of the board, specifications, required software and firmware for operating the board, and
relevant documentation.
Ordering Part Numbers
The table below provides the ordering part numbers (OPN) for the available ConnectX-5 Ethernet
adapter cards.
IC in Use OPN
Marketing Description
ConnectX®-5 MCX512A-ACAT
ConnectX®-5 EN network interface card,
25GbE dual-port SFP28, PCIe Gen 3.0 x8, tall
bracket
MCX515A-CCAT
ConnectX®-5 EN network interface card,
100GbE single-port QSFP28, PCIe Gen 3.0
x16, tall bracket
MCX516A-CCAT
ConnectX®-5 EN network interface card,
100GbE dual-port QSFP28, PCIe Gen 3.0
x16, tall bracket