Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

Brainboxes IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel vs i-tec PCI-Express card 4x USB 3.0

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:PCI
- PCI-Express card 4x USB 3.0:PCIe
Output interface
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:Parallel
- PCI-Express card 4x USB 3.0:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Width
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:150 mm
- PCI-Express card 4x USB 3.0:120 mm
Depth
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:40 mm
- PCI-Express card 4x USB 3.0:66 mm
Height
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:45 mm
- PCI-Express card 4x USB 3.0:33 mm
Weight
- IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel:133 g
- PCI-Express card 4x USB 3.0:47 g

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Comparison of IX-500, PCE22U3
26 specifications	A Brainboxes IX-500 interface cards/adapter Internal Parallel Model IX-500 View product	B i-tec PCI-Express card 4x USB 3.0 Model PCE22U3 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Parallel	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Expansion card standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 2.0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Green
Hot-swapKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	150 mm	120 mm
DepthDiffers	40 mm	66 mm
HeightDiffers	45 mm	33 mm
WeightDiffers	133 g	47 g
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	188 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	148 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	126 g
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blister
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 Mbit/s
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP/Vista/7/8 (32/64 bit)

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