Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0 - TAA vs StarTech.com 5-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (5Gbps) +

23specifications compared
13differ
10identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0 - TAA:M.2, SATA
- 5-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (5Gbps) +:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Certification
- 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0 - TAA:CE, FCC, TAA, REACH
- 5-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (5Gbps) +:CE, FCC, TAA
Data transfer rate (max)
- 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0 - TAA:6 Gbit/s
- 5-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (5Gbps) +:10 Gbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0 - TAA:5 - 50 °C
- 5-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (5Gbps) +:0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0 - TAA:-25 - 70 °C
- 5-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (5Gbps) +:-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0 - TAA:20 - 80%
- 5-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (5Gbps) +:5 - 95%
Width
- 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0 - TAA:20 mm
- 5-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (5Gbps) +:18 mm
Depth
- 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0 - TAA:120 mm
- 5-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (5Gbps) +:79.3 mm

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Comparison of PEXM2SAT32N1, PEXUSB312EIC
40 specifications	A StarTech.com 3-Port M.2 SSD (NGFF) Adapter Card - 1 x PCIe (NVMe) M.2, 2 x SATA III M.2 - PCIe 3.0 - TAA Model PEXM2SAT32N1 View product	B StarTech.com 5-Port USB 3.1 PCIe Card - 1x USB-C (10Gbps), 2x USB-A (5Gbps) + Model PEXUSB312EIC View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	M.2, SATA	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
SATA revisionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Port multiplierKnown for one	No	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	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design1 differ
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, TAA, REACH	CE, FCC, TAA
Features1 differ
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	6 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASMedia - ASM1142, VLI - VL812
UASP supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	20 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	79.3 mm
WeightDiffers	65 g	67 g
Packaging data4 differ
Screws includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	129 mm	162 mm
Package depthDiffers	162 mm	131 mm
Package heightDiffers	33 mm	32 mm
Package weightDiffers	127 g	124 g
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	100 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	485 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	551 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	335 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016

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