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Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM4
Four-port Gigabit Ethernet controller silicon with an integrated PCIe host interface. This is a controller/chip record; finished-card details are implementation-specific.
IDENTIFICATION: Match complete component top-mark, stepping and board revision. Nominal signaling rates are not measurements of application throughput.
Exact specifications and compatibility
| Dedicated subcategory | Ethernet controllers and PHYs |
|---|---|
| Exact controller identity | Intel Ethernet Controller I350-AM4 |
| Component / board identity | Controller IC; board implementation supplies magnetics and four copper PHY connections. |
| PCIe bus and host interface | PCI Express 2.1 host interface, up to x4 link width; four independent Ethernet MAC/PHY ports are implemented through the board design. |
| Ethernet ports / physical interface | Four 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet ports; the controller is the silicon component, not a finished adapter. |
| Nominal rate (not measured) | Up to 1 Gb/s nominal per port (4 Gb/s aggregate line rate across four links); not measured throughput. |
| Drivers and OS compatibility | Intel igb driver on Linux; selected Windows client/server support through Intel/OEM Ethernet packages. OS availability and management features depend on board design, device IDs, NVM and driver version. |
| Board / system compatibility | Requires a carrier or PCIe add-in board designed for I350-AM4, with correctly routed PCIe lanes, clock/reset, power, EEPROM/NVM, PHY-side circuitry and ports. A bare IC is not a plug-in card. |
| Revision and variant warning | I350-AM4 is the four-port silicon variant; it is not interchangeable with I350-AM2/-AM4 board layouts or a branded adapter model without verifying strap/NVM configuration. |
| Measured throughput | No measured benchmark is claimed for a physical specimen. A valid result records the host, link partner, medium, driver/firmware, traffic pattern, test tool and duration. |
Identification and revision notes
I350-AM4 is the four-port silicon variant; it is not interchangeable with I350-AM2/-AM4 board layouts or a branded adapter model without verifying strap/NVM configuration.
Intel igb driver on Linux; selected Windows client/server support through Intel/OEM Ethernet packages. OS availability and management features depend on board design, device IDs, NVM and driver version.
Requires a carrier or PCIe add-in board designed for I350-AM4, with correctly routed PCIe lanes, clock/reset, power, EEPROM/NVM, PHY-side circuitry and ports. A bare IC is not a plug-in card.
Archival and preservation notes
Record top-marking, stepping, board assembly number, subsystem/device IDs and NVM revision. Store bare parts in ESD-safe packaging; do not infer board connector layout from the controller package.
For an installed specimen, preserve source URL, access date, source revision and label/condition notes. Do not infer connector count or board-level compatibility from controller family name alone.
Manufacturer and driver sources
- Intel I350 controller familyIntel product-family reference for I350 controller variants and feature documentation.
- Linux kernel igb driver documentationLinux driver coverage and configuration notes for supported Intel Gigabit Ethernet controllers.
Sources cover the named controller family and its relevant driver ecosystem. The exact board vendor’s compatibility list takes precedence for a finished adapter or motherboard implementation.