Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe vs StarTech.com 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - USB-A, 1x External, 1x Internal - PCIe

25specifications compared
13differ
12identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:M.2
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - USB-A, 1x External, 1x Internal - PCIe:USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Expansion card standard
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:PCIe 2.0
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - USB-A, 1x External, 1x Internal - PCIe:PCIe 3.0
Chipset
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:Marvell - 88SE9230
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - USB-A, 1x External, 1x Internal - PCIe:ASMedia - ASM1142
Data transfer rate (max)
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:6 Gbit/s
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - USB-A, 1x External, 1x Internal - PCIe:10 Gbit/s
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:-25 - 70 °C
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - USB-A, 1x External, 1x Internal - PCIe:-20 - 60 °C
Width
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:20 mm
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - USB-A, 1x External, 1x Internal - PCIe:18 mm
Depth
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:180 mm
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - USB-A, 1x External, 1x Internal - PCIe:90 mm
Weight
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:68 g
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - USB-A, 1x External, 1x Internal - PCIe:55 g

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Comparison of PEXM2SAT3422, PEXUSB311EI
36 specifications	A StarTech.com 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe Model PEXM2SAT3422 View product	B StarTech.com 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - USB-A, 1x External, 1x Internal - PCIe Model PEXUSB311EI View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Output interfaceDiffers	M.2	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Expansion card standardDiffers	PCIe 2.0	PCIe 3.0
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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Marvell - 88SE9230	ASMedia - ASM1142
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	6 Gbit/s	10 Gbit/s
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
UASP supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-20 - 60 °C
System requirements1 differ
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	20 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	90 mm
WeightDiffers	68 g	55 g
Packaging data4 differ
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	219 mm	170 mm
Package depthDiffers	162 mm	143 mm
Package heightDiffers	47 mm	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	169 g	121 g
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	40 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	465 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	500 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	357 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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