Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power vs StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express PCIe Serial Combo Card - 2 x RS232 2 x RS422 / RS485 - TAA

18specifications compared
15differ
3identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:PCI
- 4 Port PCI Express PCIe Serial Combo Card - 2 x RS232 2 x RS422 / RS485 - TAA:PCIe
Output interface
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
- 4 Port PCI Express PCIe Serial Combo Card - 2 x RS232 2 x RS422 / RS485 - TAA:Serial
Chipset
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:Renesas/NEC - µPD720202
- 4 Port PCI Express PCIe Serial Combo Card - 2 x RS232 2 x RS422 / RS485 - TAA:SystemBase SB16C1052PCI
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:5 - 50 °C
- 4 Port PCI Express PCIe Serial Combo Card - 2 x RS232 2 x RS422 / RS485 - TAA:0 - 100 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:-25 - 70 °C
- 4 Port PCI Express PCIe Serial Combo Card - 2 x RS232 2 x RS422 / RS485 - TAA:0 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:15 - 90%
- 4 Port PCI Express PCIe Serial Combo Card - 2 x RS232 2 x RS422 / RS485 - TAA:20 - 80%
Width
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:20 mm
- 4 Port PCI Express PCIe Serial Combo Card - 2 x RS232 2 x RS422 / RS485 - TAA:125 mm
Depth
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:133 mm
- 4 Port PCI Express PCIe Serial Combo Card - 2 x RS232 2 x RS422 / RS485 - TAA:70 mm

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Comparison of PCIUSB3S4, PEX4S232485
39 specifications	A StarTech.com 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power Model PCIUSB3S4 View product	B StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express PCIe Serial Combo Card - 2 x RS232 2 x RS422 / RS485 - TAA Model PEX4S232485 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Serial
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Serial interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RS-232/422/485
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Red	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, TAA, REACH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Renesas/NEC - µPD720202	SystemBase SB16C1052PCI
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 B
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	5 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
UASP supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	0 - 100 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	0 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 90%	20 - 80%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows	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	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	20 mm	125 mm
DepthDiffers	133 mm	70 mm
HeightDiffers	65 mm	20 mm
WeightDiffers	72 g	67.4 g
Packaging data4 differ
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	175 mm	146 mm
Package depthDiffers	145 mm	210 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	41 mm
Package weightDiffers	165 g	390 g
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ManualKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	84733020	84733020
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	25 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	344 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	474 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.4608 Mbit/s
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired

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