| Aspect | MPO1 | MPO2 | |--------|------|------| | | Often lower (direct path) | Slightly higher if shared | | Power use | Higher (no power gating) | Lower (may gate unused blocks) | | IRQ sharing | Less common | More common | | Stability | More reliable on buggy BIOS | Can cause spurious interrupts |

From a pure transmission standpoint, neither cable jacket standard holds an optical performance advantage over the other. The insertion loss and return loss values are dictated solely by the polish grade of the ALPS ferrule itself:

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