Intel X550-T2 Fake or Genuine???

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Limp Gawd
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The network card I ordered was just delivered, a supposedly "100% genuine" Intel X550-T2 PCIE 10G card.

It has a YottaMark decal so I assumed it was 100% legit, but when I checked the YottaMark QR the MAC address it showed for the card is different from the MAC listed on the card decal. I would assume that these numbers should definitely match, but in this instance, they do not match. I started an online case with Intel support, I'll post back once I hear back.

YottaMark reported MAC = A0369FA0369F
PCIE Card decal MAC = A0369FF304FC

What's your opinion? Maybe even the YottaMark decal is a copy or counterfeit? Or is this not a problem?

Thanks

BTW I got this card to go with my new Sonic 10G fiber service, my new Unifi UDM Pro, and Unifi US-XG-6POE
 

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The YottaMark reported MAC is the same 3 bytes twice. That feels like a data entry mistake more than anything? Might be worth trying to get a hold of Intel to see if they had a systematic failure there. I did see they moved to a different ID sticker, maybe because they screwed these up.
 
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