Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable vs StarTech.com PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)

10specifications compared
8differ
2identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:Parallel, Serial
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Width
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:23 mm
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):15 mm
Depth
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:95 mm
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):86.5 mm
Height
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:79 mm
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):68.5 mm
Weight
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:225 g
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):50 g
Package width
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:173 mm
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):170 mm
Package depth
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:143 mm
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):142 mm
Package height
- 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable:32 mm
- PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1):30 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only

Comparison of PEX2S1P553B, PEXUSB3S2E2I
39 specifications	A StarTech.com 2S1P PCI Express Serial Parallel Combo Card with Breakout Cable Model PEX2S1P553B View product	B StarTech.com PEXUSB3S2E2I interface cards/adapter Internal USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Model PEXUSB3S2E2I View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	Parallel, Serial	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Low-profile	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Black, Silver	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, REACH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	ASIX - MCS9901CV-CC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Baud rateKnown for one	230.4 Kbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
FIFO (First In, First Out)Known for one	256 B	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data bitsKnown for one	5, 6, 7, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	8 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supports EPP and ECPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parity bitKnown for one	Even, Mark, No, Odd, Space	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 85 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 85%	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpris	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Embedded POSReady 2009, Windows XP Embedded	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	23 mm	15 mm
DepthDiffers	95 mm	86.5 mm
HeightDiffers	79 mm	68.5 mm
WeightDiffers	225 g	50 g
Packaging data3 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	Serial	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	173 mm	170 mm
Package depthDiffers	143 mm	142 mm
Package heightDiffers	32 mm	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	317 g	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source

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