Tuesday, April 21st 2026
Akasa Introduces 10 Gigabit PCIe Network Card
Akasa, a leading provider of computer hardware and PC accessories, has launched a 10 Gigabit PCIe Network Interface Card (NIC), designed to upgrade desktops, workstations, servers and embedded systems to multi-gigabit Ethernet connectivity. Powered by the Realtek RTL8127AT chipset and featuring a PCIe 3.0 x2 interface, the card supports six auto-negotiating speed tiers from 10 Gbps, 5 Gbps, 2.5 Gbps, 1 Gbps, 100 Mbps to 10 Mbps, while fitting PCIe x4, x8 and x16 slots and remaining compatible with x2 slots where present on server and workstation boards.
Compliant with IEEE 802.3bz (2.5GBASE-T/5GBASE-T) and IEEE 802.3an (10GBASE-T), the card incorporates built-in IEEE 802.3az (Energy Efficient Ethernet) support, which reduces power consumption during low-traffic periods without interrupting network availability. Additional features including Wake-on-LAN (WoL) and jumbo frame support up to 16K further extend operational efficiency, enabling remote power management and reducing CPU overhead on large data transfers.
This card features a single RJ45 port equipped with a green activity LED and dual-color green/amber link speed LED for at-a-glance status monitoring. Fitted with an aluminium heatsink for effective thermal dissipation, both full-height and low-profile brackets are included to support installation across standard ATX, small form-factor (SFF) and rack-mounted enclosures.
It is compatible with Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2003/2008/2022, as well as Linux kernel 3.10 and later, offering flexible deployment across modern and legacy enterprise operating environments.
The 10 Gigabit PCIe Network Card is well-suited to a range of applications requiring continuous network connectivity with efficient power consumption, including:
Specification
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Akasa
Compliant with IEEE 802.3bz (2.5GBASE-T/5GBASE-T) and IEEE 802.3an (10GBASE-T), the card incorporates built-in IEEE 802.3az (Energy Efficient Ethernet) support, which reduces power consumption during low-traffic periods without interrupting network availability. Additional features including Wake-on-LAN (WoL) and jumbo frame support up to 16K further extend operational efficiency, enabling remote power management and reducing CPU overhead on large data transfers.
It is compatible with Windows 10/11 and Windows Server 2003/2008/2022, as well as Linux kernel 3.10 and later, offering flexible deployment across modern and legacy enterprise operating environments.
The 10 Gigabit PCIe Network Card is well-suited to a range of applications requiring continuous network connectivity with efficient power consumption, including:
- Desktops and workstations
- Server and NAS enclosures
- Embedded systems and communications platforms
- Industrial computing systems
- Edge computing and data-intensive deployments
- Application: PCIe 1-Port 10G BASE-T Multi-Gigabit Network Card
- Chipset: Realtek RTL8127AT
- Transfer Rate: 10 Gb / 5 Gb / 2.5 Gb / 1 Gb / 100 Mb / 10 Mb Ethernet
- Ports: RJ45
- LED Indicators: Green (Activity) x1, Green and Amber Dual Color (Speed) x1
- Operating Temperature: 0℃-55℃
- Storage Temperature: -10℃-70℃
- Bracket: Full-height and low-profile options included
- OS Compatibility: Windows 10/11, Windows Server 2003/2008/2022, Linux 3.10 or later
- Product Code: AK-PCCE10-01
- The 10 Gigabit PCIe Network Card starts at £76.00 / €78.80 (prices may vary by reseller).
- The 10 Gigabit PCIe Network Card is available to order throughout the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.
18 Comments on Akasa Introduces 10 Gigabit PCIe Network Card
Slow news day or adverticle?
Also PCIe x2 is such a weird number of lanes, there are no x2 slots, so you have to waste x4 for this.
Show me a 10 Gbps Ethernet card that is below 2 W that is older than 12 months.
This is based on the RTL8127 and it's the first non xinesium card to appear.
Price is still too high, these should really be sub $50/€50, but more like $30-35, as the components are quite cheap.Right, they went with the weird one of course, all about backwards compatibility, but this does indeed require a x4 slot, but you can use a PCIe 3.0 instead of a PCIe 4.0 slot for it, so it's a bit hit and miss depending on your needs.
Shame they went with an external transformer though, as Realtek's reference model had it built into the connector, which makes for a cleaner looking card.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1F61PKD
Also the list of compatible Windows server versions is über strange. 2003/2008/2022? Really, Akasa?
wth boooooooo
PCIe 4.0 1x interface or bust...........
Not sure why people keep regurgitating "Realtek issues" as they have fewer issues than Intel these days...
Also, Aquantia/Marvell has had its fair share of issues too, albeit they've been mostly fixed via firmware updates.
The card you linked to is PCIe 3.0 x4 though and most cards based on the RTL8127x are PCIe 4.0 x1 cards. The Realtek ones can already be had for less, even though this specific product from Akasa is more expensive.
There are plenty of PCIe 4.0 x1 cards based on a different SKU of the RTL8127 as pointed out above.
Realtek has obviously stepped up their game, as there aren't really any complaints about their hardware any more.
I got an RTL8127 PCIe 4.0 x1 cards a few months ago and didn't notice any issues, but I guess we'll see how it functions in a year or two.
I don't know if it can use either or, but a card with a PCIe x2 edge connector would need an open ended x1 slot for that to work, or a x4+ slot.
The only other variant that supports PCIe 3.0 x2 is the ATF version, where F stands for Fiber.
The plain 8127 and the AP version (which supports remote management) are only available as PCIe 4.0 x1 parts.
The AT makes sense as an onboard solution, at least on AMD boards, as a lot of them don't utilise all the PCIe 3.0 lanes.
Not had any issues with anything but Intel's 2.5 Gbps stuff, which I used when I moved back to Sweden with the ISP provided router I had then and that crap kept disconnecting from the router every once in a while, so I had to use the Aquantia card which solved the issue. I used the RTL8127 card for about a month without a single issue, but as I use the AQC107 to test NASes with, I switched back to it, as otherwise I'd have to retest a bunch of stuff.