[SOLVED] USB3.0-to-Gigabit Ethernet adapters and host resource utilization

[OrlyP]

In usage, do these adapters use a ton of CPU resources when you're hammering them with data? I think I saw some narrative about it before but I can't find it anymore.

This PC has only one embedded gigabit port and is out of PCIe slots. However, it does have an abundance of USB3.0 Type-A ports. I'll probably need one or two such adapters to add dedicated NICs for a couple of VMs.

 

[Lutfij]

Not really. They will use some amount of CPU resources from your platform but not a tonne.

This PC has only one embedded gigabit port and is out of PCIe slots.
That's where you state the specs to your build in order for us to understand what you're working with.