Yes CX5 can offload more. I believe CX4 has similar offloading capabilities as CX3, except that it supports 100G.
Another note: In my experience, RoCE works much better on CX4+ generation. CX3 is best with Infiniband. I think some firmwares on the CX3 generation, has a messed up config for RoCE. But running Infiniband is not a complex task, is way easier than people think, like 10x easier and faster to setup than Ethernet.
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Yes CX5 can offload more. I believe CX4 has similar offloading capabilities as CX3, except that it supports 100G.
Another note: In my experience, RoCE works much better on CX4+ generation. CX3 is best with Infiniband. I think some firmwares on the CX3 generation, has a messed up config for RoCE. But running Infiniband is not a complex task, is way easier than people think, like 10x easier and faster to setup than Ethernet.
Thanks. Yes, I'm using Infiniband with CX3. Not seeing real speedups so far. I was wondering if upgrading to CX5 could help.