Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card - 5Gbps - 2 External & 2 Internal - SATA Power - UASP Support - 2x Internal (IDC) Motherboard-Style Headers - TAA vs StarTech.com M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted

19specifications compared
14differ
5identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 4 Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card - 5Gbps - 2 External & 2 Internal - SATA Power - UASP Support - 2x Internal (IDC) Motherboard-Style Headers - TAA:PCIe
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:SATA
Product colour
- 4 Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card - 5Gbps - 2 External & 2 Internal - SATA Power - UASP Support - 2x Internal (IDC) Motherboard-Style Headers - TAA:Metallic, Red
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:Green, Stainless steel
Data transfer rate (max)
- 4 Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card - 5Gbps - 2 External & 2 Internal - SATA Power - UASP Support - 2x Internal (IDC) Motherboard-Style Headers - TAA:5 Gbit/s
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:6 Gbit/s
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 4 Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card - 5Gbps - 2 External & 2 Internal - SATA Power - UASP Support - 2x Internal (IDC) Motherboard-Style Headers - TAA:5 - 50 °C
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 4 Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card - 5Gbps - 2 External & 2 Internal - SATA Power - UASP Support - 2x Internal (IDC) Motherboard-Style Headers - TAA:-25 - 70 °C
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:-10 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 4 Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card - 5Gbps - 2 External & 2 Internal - SATA Power - UASP Support - 2x Internal (IDC) Motherboard-Style Headers - TAA:20 - 80%
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:5 - 95%
Compliance certificates
- 4 Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card - 5Gbps - 2 External & 2 Internal - SATA Power - UASP Support - 2x Internal (IDC) Motherboard-Style Headers - TAA:CE, RoHS
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:RoHS
Depth
- 4 Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card - 5Gbps - 2 External & 2 Internal - SATA Power - UASP Support - 2x Internal (IDC) Motherboard-Style Headers - TAA:92 mm
- M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted:120 mm

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Comparison of PEXUSB3S2EI, S32M2NGFFPEX
39 specifications	A StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express USB 3.0 Card - 5Gbps - 2 External & 2 Internal - SATA Power - UASP Support - 2x Internal (IDC) Motherboard-Style Headers - TAA Model PEXUSB3S2EI View product	B StarTech.com M.2 to SATA SSD adapter – expansion slot mounted Model S32M2NGFFPEX View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCIe	SATA
Output interfaceDiffers	SATA, USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	M.2
Expansion card standardKnown for one	PCI 2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
SATA revisionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
Design1 differ
Product colourDiffers	Metallic, Red	Green, Stainless steel
Maximum cable lengthKnown for one	3 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	1920042 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Features1 differ
ChipsetKnown for one	Renesas / NEC - µPD720201	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data transfer rate (max)Differs	5 Gbit/s	6 Gbit/s
UASP supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 50 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-25 - 70 °C	-10 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 95%
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 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Wi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	CE, RoHS	RoHS
Weight & dimensions3 differ
DepthDiffers	92 mm	120 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	95 mm
WeightDiffers	53 g	130 g
Packaging data3 differ
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	143 mm	130 mm
Package depthDiffers	175 mm	163 mm
Package weightDiffers	143 g	150 g
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Logistics dataidentical
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	60 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	382 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	318 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	3 m	Unknown — not stated by the source

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