Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 8-Port PCI Serial Card vs StarTech.com Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART

13specifications compared
11differ
2identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:PCI
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:PCIe
Serial ports quantity
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:8
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:4
Product colour
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:Red
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:Green
Certification
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:CE, FCC,WHQL
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:CE, FCC, WHQL, TAA
Chipset
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:OXPCIe958 + PI7C9X
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:PLX/Oxford - OXPCIe954
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:-20 - 85 °C
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:-10 - 80 °C
Depth
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:126.5 mm
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:90 mm
Weight
- 8-Port PCI Serial Card:60 g
- Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART:58 g

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Comparison of 8-Port PCI Serial Card, PEX4S952LP
43 specifications	A StarTech.com 8-Port PCI Serial Card View product	B StarTech.com Discontinued and replaced by PEX4S953LP - 4 Port Low Profile Native RS232 PCI Express Serial Card with 16950 UART Model PEX4S952LP View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCIe
Output interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height / Low-profile
Serial ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Connector(s)Known for one	8x DB 9-pin Serial M	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
InternalKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Red	Green
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	87600 h
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC,WHQL	CE, FCC, WHQL, TAA
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	OXPCIe958 + PI7C9X	PLX/Oxford - OXPCIe954
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	460.8 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 B
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	-10 - 80 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 100 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	-40 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windo
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm
DepthDiffers	126.5 mm	90 mm
WeightDiffers	60 g	58 g
Packaging data3 differ
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	56 mm	150 mm
Package depthDiffers	216 mm	220 mm
Package heightDiffers	153 mm	55 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	400 g
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	320 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	310 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	0.4 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports quantityKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Wired	Unknown — not stated by the source
Form factorKnown for one	LP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 Linux 2.4.x +	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power requirementsKnown for one	5 / 3.3V	Unknown — not stated by the source

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