Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

ASUS PEM-FDR interface cards/adapter Internal vs ASUS ThunderboltEX 3

Key differences

Host interface
- PEM-FDR interface cards/adapter Internal:PCIe
- ThunderboltEX 3:PCI
Width
- PEM-FDR interface cards/adapter Internal:119.8 mm
- ThunderboltEX 3:100 mm

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Comparison of PEM-FDR, ThunderboltEX 3
17 specifications	A ASUS PEM-FDR interface cards/adapter Internal Model PEM-FDR View product	B ASUS ThunderboltEX 3 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	PCI
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Low-profile	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	QSFP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Thunderbolt 3, Thunderbolt
Expansion card standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 3.0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
Easy to installKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	119.8 mm	100 mm
HeightKnown for one	44.9 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	PCI-E Gen3 x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 Gbit/s
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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