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 - 2x USB-C - PCIe

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
15known 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 - 2x USB-C - 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 - 2x USB-C - PCIe:PCIe 3.0
Internal SATA ports quantity
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:2
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - 2x USB-C - PCIe:1
Chipset
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:Marvell - 88SE9230
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - 2x USB-C - 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 - 2x USB-C - PCIe:10 Gbit/s
Width
- 2x M.2 NGFF SSD RAID Controller Card plus 2x SATA III Ports - PCIe:20 mm
- 2-Port USB 3.1 (10Gbps) Card - 2x USB-C - 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 - 2x USB-C - PCIe:92 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 - 2x USB-C - PCIe:48 g

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Comparison of PEXM2SAT3422, PEXUSB312C
39 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 - 2x USB-C - PCIe Model PEXUSB312C View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	M.2	USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Expansion card form factorKnown for one	Full-height / Low-profile	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion card standardDiffers	PCIe 2.0	PCIe 3.0
SATA revisionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Port multiplierKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Certification	CE, FCC	CE, FCC
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Metallic, Red
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 conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	5 - 50 °C	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)	-25 - 70 °C	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80%	20 - 80%
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64,
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
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	20 mm	18 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	92 mm
Height	120 mm	120 mm
WeightDiffers	68 g	48 g
Packaging data4 differ
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	219 mm	142 mm
Package depthDiffers	162 mm	170 mm
Package heightDiffers	47 mm	30 mm
Package weightDiffers	169 g	116 g
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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