Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com PEX4S950 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial vs StarTech.com Newer version available PEX8S1050LP: 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card - Serial Adapter - PCIe - RS-232-8 Ports

19specifications compared
9differ
10identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Serial ports quantity
- PEX4S950 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:4
- Newer version available PEX8S1050LP: 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card - Serial Adapter - PCIe - RS-232-8 Ports:8
Storage temperature (T-T)
- PEX4S950 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:-40 - 75 °C
- Newer version available PEX8S1050LP: 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card - Serial Adapter - PCIe - RS-232-8 Ports:-20 - 85 °C
Height
- PEX4S950 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:120 mm
- Newer version available PEX8S1050LP: 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card - Serial Adapter - PCIe - RS-232-8 Ports:80 mm
Weight
- PEX4S950 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:309 g
- Newer version available PEX8S1050LP: 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card - Serial Adapter - PCIe - RS-232-8 Ports:559 g
Package width
- PEX4S950 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:165 mm
- Newer version available PEX8S1050LP: 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card - Serial Adapter - PCIe - RS-232-8 Ports:159 mm
Package depth
- PEX4S950 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:230 mm
- Newer version available PEX8S1050LP: 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card - Serial Adapter - PCIe - RS-232-8 Ports:285 mm
Package height
- PEX4S950 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:42 mm
- Newer version available PEX8S1050LP: 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card - Serial Adapter - PCIe - RS-232-8 Ports:52 mm
Package weight
- PEX4S950 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial:400 g
- Newer version available PEX8S1050LP: 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card - Serial Adapter - PCIe - RS-232-8 Ports:720 g

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Comparison of PEX4S950, PEX8S950LP
36 specifications	A StarTech.com PEX4S950 interface cards/adapter Internal Serial Model PEX4S950 View product	B StarTech.com Newer version available PEX8S1050LP: 8 Port PCI Express Low Profile Serial Adapter Card - Serial Adapter - PCIe - RS-232-8 Ports Model PEX8S950LP View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interface	Serial	Serial
Serial ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Serial interface type	RS-232	RS-232
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TAA, FCC, CE
PurposeKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PLX/Oxford - OXmPCI952
Baud rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	921.6 Kbit/s
FIFO (First In, First Out)	128 B	128 B
Data bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5, 6, 7, 8
Stop bitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1, 1.5, 2
Parity bitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Even, No, Odd
Flow Control typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RTS/CTS, XON/XOFF
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	0.00011 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 55 °C	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 75 °C	-20 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	20 mm	20 mm
Depth	157 mm	157 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	80 mm
WeightDiffers	309 g	559 g
Packaging data4 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthDiffers	165 mm	159 mm
Package depthDiffers	230 mm	285 mm
Package heightDiffers	42 mm	52 mm
Package weightDiffers	400 g	720 g
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pc(s)
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	755 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	445 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	240 mm

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