Broadcom BCM57414 - Network adapter - PCIe 3.0 x8 - Gigabit Ethernet / 10Gb Ethernet / 25Gb Ethernet SFP28 x 2 - for ProLiant DL20 Gen10, DL325 Gen10, DL360 Gen10, DL380 Gen10, ML30 Gen10, XL220n Gen10

Product Overview

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Broadcom’s BCM57414 is the kind of NIC you buy when you want “boring, reliable” performance in an HPE Gen10 server—no drama, solid compatibility, and generally painless driver support. At £157.09 ex-VAT, it’s decent value for a dual-port 10/25Gb setup where you’re moving beyond plain 1Gb but don’t want to jump to something fancier than you need. If you’re equipping a DL360/DL380 or the smaller DL20/ML30/XL220n platforms and your workload actually benefits from 10Gb/25Gb uplinks (storage access, virtualisation east-west traffic, backups, lab/test environments with real throughput), this is a sensible fit.

I’d only hesitate if your environment is still mostly 1Gb, or if you don’t already have the right SFP28 cabling/transceivers planned—because the NIC is only half the story; the optics and switch ports can be the budget sink. Also, if you’re mixing server generations or vendor NICs, keep an eye on the exact HPE compatibility/firmware expectations so you don’t end up troubleshooting link negotiation rather than shipping. Overall: good “set it and forget it” choice for HPE Gen10 customers who need genuine multi-gig capability without paying for overkill.