m.2 a+e ethernet adaptor recommendations

[jimcease]

good morning,
I am looking for a good recommendation for an m.2 a+e card to add an ethernet port to a new build.  I am thinking that the intel i225v b3 should be ok but the other option is RTL 8111e/f.  Any recommendations what will work right out of the box.  Thank you in advance for your assistance.

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Avoid Realtek.

[Greg_E]

Realtek is still "not the best" even if you have the realtek plugin loaded?

[Patrick M. Hausen]

Realtek is crap.

[Greg_E]

I should probably track down a couple Intel A+E cards for a VMware lab then, I'll have to look into this. My HP T740 are getting repurposed for some learning.