Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 2 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 UART - Dual Voltage vs StarTech.com 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports

20specifications compared
17differ
3identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 2 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 UART - Dual Voltage:Serial
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:PCIe
Output interface
- 2 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 UART - Dual Voltage:PCI, PCI-X
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:IEEE 1394/Firewire
Chipset
- 2 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 UART - Dual Voltage:Oxford OXuPCI952
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:NEC D72874
Data transfer rate (max)
- 2 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 UART - Dual Voltage:0.00043 Gbit/s
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:0.4 Gbit/s
Width
- 2 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 UART - Dual Voltage:20 mm
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:19 mm
Depth
- 2 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 UART - Dual Voltage:105 mm
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:90 mm
Height
- 2 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 UART - Dual Voltage:120 mm
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:70 mm
Weight
- 2 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 UART - Dual Voltage:55 g
- 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports:60 g

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of PCI2S950DV, PEX13943
36 specifications	A StarTech.com 2 Port PCI RS232 Serial Adapter Card w/ 16950 UART - Dual Voltage Model PCI2S950DV View product	B StarTech.com 3 + 1 Internal Port PCI Express FireWire adapter Card PEX13943 - FireWire adapter - PCI Express x1 - Firewire - 3 ports Model PEX13943 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	Serial	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	PCI, PCI-X	IEEE 1394/Firewire
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial interface typeKnown for one	RS-232	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal FireWire ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Product colourKnown for one	Green	Unknown — not stated by the source
PurposeKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Oxford OXuPCI952	NEC D72874
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	0.00043 Gbit/s	0.4 Gbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	128 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Plug and PlayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-10 - 80 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 100 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	20 mm	19 mm
DepthDiffers	105 mm	90 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	70 mm
WeightDiffers	55 g	60 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	58 mm	68 mm
Package depthDiffers	148 mm	172 mm
Package heightDiffers	195 mm	180 mm
Package weightDiffers	200 g	100 g
Logistics data1 differ
Case or master carton quantityDiffers	48 pc(s)	50 pc(s)
Other features3 differ
Ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows NT4/98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista, Linux.	Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista, Mac OS X+
Package lengthDiffers	5.83 mm	6.77 mm
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	460 kbps	400000 kbits/s
Compliance industry standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 1394/1394a / OHCI

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.

More interface cards/adapters comparisons

All interface cards/adapters comparisons