Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 vs ASUS ThunderboltEX 5

Key differences

Expansion card standard
- Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5:PCIe 5.0
- ThunderboltEX 5:PCIe 4.0
Data transfer rate (max)
- Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5:512 Gbit/s
- ThunderboltEX 5:120 Gbit/s
Width
- Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5:290 mm
- ThunderboltEX 5:88.9 mm
Depth
- Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5:122 mm
- ThunderboltEX 5:119.5 mm

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Comparison of Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5, ThunderboltEX 5
21 specifications	A ASUS Hyper M.2 x16 Gen5 View product	B ASUS ThunderboltEX 5 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	M.2	Mini DisplayPort, USB 2.0, PCIe, USB Type-C, Thunderbolt, VGA
Expansion card standardDiffers	PCIe 5.0	PCIe 4.0
NVMeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colour	Black	Black
Purpose	PC	PC
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansKnown for one	1 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of expansion slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Access	Unknown — not stated by the source
Easy to installKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	512 Gbit/s	120 Gbit/s
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	290 mm	88.9 mm
DepthDiffers	122 mm	119.5 mm
HeightKnown for one	15 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per pack	1 pc(s)	1 pc(s)
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Poweridentical
Output voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 V
Output currentKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.8 A
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 11 x64

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