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StarTech.com 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter vs StarTech.com 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter

7specifications compared
6differ
1identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:Mini PCI Express
- 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:IDC
Output interface
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:Serial
Package width
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:145 mm
- 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:37 mm
Package depth
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:210 mm
- 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:102 mm
Package height
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:40 mm
- 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:213 mm
Package weight
- 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter:174.2 g
- 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter:100 g

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Comparison of MPEXUSB3S2, PLATE9MB
22 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port Mini PCI Express SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Card Adapter Model MPEXUSB3S2 View product	B StarTech.com 9in 9 Pin Serial Male to 10 Pin Motherboard Header Slot Plate Adapter Model PLATE9MB View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	Mini PCI Express	IDC
Output interfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Stainless steel
Maximum cable lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.229 m
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	NEC uPD720200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-65 - 125 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	30 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	50 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	3 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
WeightKnown for one	70.4 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	145 mm	37 mm
Package depthDiffers	210 mm	102 mm
Package heightDiffers	40 mm	213 mm
Package weightDiffers	174.2 g	100 g
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS

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