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

Comparison of GA-USB 3.0, PEXSAT32

37 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-USB 3.0View product	B StarTech.com 2 Port SATA 6 Gbps PCI Express SATA Controller Card Model PEXSAT32 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	SATA
Expansion card standardKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	PCIe 2.0
Internal SATA 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
Product colourKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Red, Silver
CertificationKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC, Microsoft WHQL Certified
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
Native Command Queuing (NCQ)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
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, 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, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home
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 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, 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
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 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	64.5 mm
DepthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	67.7 mm
HeightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	21.3 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	145 mm
Package depthKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	175 mm
Package heightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	32 mm
Package weightKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	126 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
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

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