Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power vs StarTech.com PEXUSB3S400 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

18specifications compared
13differ
5identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:PCI
- PEXUSB3S400 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):PCIe
Product colour
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:Red
- PEXUSB3S400 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):Green
Chipset
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:Renesas/NEC - µPD720202
- PEXUSB3S400 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):Renesas/NEC uPD720202
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:5 - 50 °C
- PEXUSB3S400 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):5 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:-25 - 70 °C
- PEXUSB3S400 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):-65 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:15 - 90%
- PEXUSB3S400 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):20 - 80%
Width
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:20 mm
- PEXUSB3S400 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):171 mm
Depth
- 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power:133 mm
- PEXUSB3S400 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):73.2 mm

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Comparison of PCIUSB3S4, PEXUSB3S400
30 specifications	A StarTech.com 4 Port PCI SuperSpeed USB 3.0 Adapter Card with SATA / SP4 Power Model PCIUSB3S4 View product	B StarTech.com PEXUSB3S400 interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Model PEXUSB3S400 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI	PCIe
Output interface	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourDiffers	Red	Green
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, TAA, REACH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Renesas/NEC - µPD720202	Renesas/NEC uPD720202
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	5 - 85 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-65 - 150 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	15 - 90%	20 - 80%
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	171 mm
DepthDiffers	133 mm	73.2 mm
HeightDiffers	65 mm	19 mm
WeightDiffers	72 g	60 g
Packaging data3 differ
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
Package widthDiffers	175 mm	210 mm
Package depth	145 mm	145 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	38 mm
Package weightDiffers	165 g	171.6 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Data transfer rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 Gbit/s
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP (32/64-bit)/ Server 2003 (32/64-bit)/ Vista (32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ 7 (32/64-bit)/ 8 (32/64-bit)

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