Product comparison · 2 network cards

Lenovo 8Gb FC 4-Port HIC vs StarTech.com Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC

4specifications compared
2differ
2identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo 8Gb FC 4-Port HIC has 6,000 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the StarTech.com Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC (8000 Mbit/s vs 2000 Mbit/s). Interface: Fiber on the Lenovo 8Gb FC 4-Port HIC, Ethernet on the StarTech.com Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC.

Interface
- 8Gb FC 4-Port HIC:Fiber
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- 8Gb FC 4-Port HIC:8000 Mbit/s
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:2000 Mbit/s

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Comparison of 8Gb FC 4-Port HIC, ST1000SPEXD4
43 specifications	A Lenovo 8Gb FC 4-Port HIC View product	B StarTech.com Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC Model ST1000SPEXD4 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	Fiber	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	8000 Mbit/s	2000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Cabling technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Full duplexKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9000
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek - RTL8111E, Asmedia - ASM1182E
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, FCC
Compatible productsKnown for one	Storwize V3700	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 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpr
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, 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 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 70 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 100 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	18 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	92.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	51 g
Packaging dataidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Low-profile bracketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	143 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 g
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Other featuresidentical
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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