A highlight of the two network chips is that they can be joined via an adapter to achieve a data rate of 2 Gbit/s on two LAN cables. This corresponds to a theoretical limit of 250 MB/sec.

In our test, the 2 gigabit connection between two PCs caused no problems whatsoever.

How the network controller works
nForce Chipset In Various Editions
The Nforce5 chipset is delivered in several editions, ranging from the 550 for the mainstream segment, to the 590 for the high end. The following table shows the differences between these versions.

Differences between the various Nforce5 editions
Summary
- The AMD Generation Comes Of Age
- New Socket AM2 With DDR2
- Memory Speed: Socket AM2 Vs. Socket 939
- Write Performance
- Write Performance, Continued
- Write Performance, Continued
- Memory Speed: AMD Vs. Intel
- Memory Speed: AMD Vs. Intel, Continued
- The Divider Problem
- DDR2 SLI Memory: 10.3 GB Per Second
- Automatically Overclocking SLI Memory
- Automatically Overclocking SLI Memory, Continued
- All New AM2 Processors
- The New Socket AM2 With 940 Pins
- New Retention Module Requires New Heatsink
- Low Dissipation Guaranteed
- New Energy-efficient Processors
- Heatsinks: Things Gets Louder, Continued
- Features: Virtualization And TCPA
- Price Comparison: AMD More Expensive Than Intel
- Motherboards
- Gigabyte
- Epox
- The New nForce5 Chipset For AM2
- LAN Interface With 2 Gbit/s
- Test Setup
- Benchmarks And Settings
- Benchmarks Socket 939 Vs. Socket AM2
- Games - DirectX
- Games - DirectX, Continued
- Video
- Video, Continued
- Video, Continued
- Video, Continued
- Audio
- Applications
- Applications, Continued
- Applications, Continued
- Multitasking, Continued
- Synthetic Benchmarks
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- Evaluating The Benchmark Scores
- Athlon 64 X2: Now Somewhat Slower
- Benchmarks AMD Vs. Intel
- Games - DirectX
- Games - DirectX, Continued
- Video, Continued
- Audio
- Applications
- Applications, Continued
- Multitasking
- Synthetic Benchmarks
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- Synthetic Benchmarks, Continued
- AMD Athlon 64 FX-62 Vs. Intel Extreme Edition 965
- Conclusion: Good Energy Efficiency, But A Bad Value For Money