MacOS 12.6 and above
Almost every 10GbE interface should work at
full speed. This includes the internal
interfaces of the Mac Studio and Mac
Mini.
We recommend devices with an Aquantia
chipset. They're bus-powered, compact, and
more affordable than Intel-based alternatives,
with drivers included in macOS for easy
setup.
Some recommendations would be:
- Sonnet
Solo10G
- OWC Thunderbolt 3 10G
Ethernet Adapter
- SANLink3 N1 (not the T1 though!)
If you are unsure if a device works,
please send us a link and we can help you
check the specs or test it with the trial version while checking the log file for lost packets.
Below macOS 12.6
If for some reason you need to stay on older
macOS versions, please use an interface which
is not based on the Aquantia chipset.
Product | macOS versions | Interface |
---|---|---|
Sonnet
Twin10G | 10.12.6
and later
(Intel
& Apple
Silicon) | Thunderbolt 3 |
Sonnet
Twin10G
(TB2) | 10.8.5 and later (Intel only,
no
Apple Silicon update
planned) | Thunderbolt 2* |
Sonnet
Presto 10GBASE-T | 10.8.5 and
later (Intel
&
Apple) | PCIe** |
ATTO
ThunderLink® N3
3102T | 10.13
and later
(Intel
& Apple
Silicon) | Thunderbolt 3 |
ATTO
ThunderLink® NT
2102 | 10.13
and later
(Intel
& Apple
Silicon) | Thunderbolt 2* |
Promise
SANLink2
(EOL) | 10.13 - 10.15 (Intel
only) | Thunderbolt 2* |
* Apple TB2 to TB3
adaptor can be
used
** Can also be used in a Thunderbolt
expansion chassis
Aquantiabased cards are not working
correctly on macOS versions below 12.6:
Due to a bug in the driver shipped with macOS, Aquantia based interfaces are
not working correctly. The driver is
loosing ethernet packets which leads to very slow download speeds. Do not use any of these interfaces below macOS 12.6:
- Internal 10GbE interface of the iMac Pro,
Mac Mini and Mac Pro.
- Sonnet Solo 10G
- OWC Thunderbolt 3 10G Ethernet Adapter
- SANLink N1
This issue has been fixed on
macOS 12.6 and above! If you still see lost packets in the logs, please contact us so we can help you debug your setup.
SANLink3 T1
The Tehuti driver also loses ethernet packets. Please do not use this device. The
SANLink3 N1 is not affected by
this issue and works very well on macOS 12.6 and above though.