GIGABYTE GA-USB 3.0 vs StarTech.com 2 Port SATA 6 Gbps PCI Express eSATA Controller Card

Comparison of GA-USB 3.0, PEXESAT32

42 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-USB 3.0View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port SATA 6 Gbps PCI Express eSATA Controller Card Model PEXESAT32 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	eSATA
Expansion card standardKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 2.0
SATA revisionKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Port multiplierKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
InternalKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5046000 h
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Marvell - 88SE9128
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	6 Gbit/s
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	15 - 90%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Win
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, RoHS
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	70 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	35 g
Packaging dataidentical
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package depthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	145 mm
Package heightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Package weightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	127 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	60 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	388 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	492 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	314 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5000 Mbit/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.