Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

QNAP QM2-4P-384A interface cards/adapter Internal PCIe vs StarTech.com 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels

6specifications compared
4differ
2identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- QM2-4P-384A interface cards/adapter Internal PCIe:PCIe
- 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Expansion card standard
- QM2-4P-384A interface cards/adapter Internal PCIe:PCIe 3.0
- 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels:PCIe 2.0
Width
- QM2-4P-384A interface cards/adapter Internal PCIe:68.9 mm
- 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels:85 mm
Depth
- QM2-4P-384A interface cards/adapter Internal PCIe:204.9 mm
- 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels:126 mm

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Comparison of QM2-4P-384A, PEXUS313AC2V
35 specifications	A QNAP QM2-4P-384A interface cards/adapter Internal PCIe Model QM2-4P-384A View product	B StarTech.com 4-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 3x USB-A and 1x USB-C - 2x Dedicated Channels Model PEXUS313AC2V View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	PCIe	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Expansion card standardDiffers	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 2.0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
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
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASMedia - ASM1142, Pericom PI7C9X2G308GP
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 Gbit/s
UASP supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 60 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-10 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 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 10.9 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 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	68.9 mm	85 mm
DepthDiffers	204.9 mm	126 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	81 g
Packaging dataidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	134 g
QuantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020

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