Product comparison · 2 network cards

Lenovo QLogic QLE2872 vs StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant

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  • 7differ
  • 3identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The Lenovo QLogic QLE2872 has 59,000 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant (64000 Mbit/s vs 5000 Mbit/s). Interface: Fiber on the Lenovo QLogic QLE2872, Ethernet on the StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant. Component for: Server on the Lenovo QLogic QLE2872, PC/Laptop on the StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant. Product colour: Black, Green, Stainless steel on the Lenovo QLogic QLE2872, Black on the StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant. Operating temperature (T-T): 0 - 55 °C on the Lenovo QLogic QLE2872, 5 - 65 °C on the StarTech.com 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant.

  • Interface
    • QLogic QLE2872:Fiber
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:Ethernet
  • Maximum data transfer rate
    • QLogic QLE2872:64000 Mbit/s
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:5000 Mbit/s
  • Component for
    • QLogic QLE2872:Server
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:PC/Laptop
  • Operating temperature (T-T)
    • QLogic QLE2872:0 - 55 °C
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:5 - 65 °C
  • Storage temperature (T-T)
    • QLogic QLE2872:-20 - 70 °C
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:-30 - 90 °C
  • Operating relative humidity (H-H)
    • QLogic QLE2872:10 - 90%
    • 2-Port 5G Gigabit PCIe Network Adapter Card, 5G/2.5G/1G/100M/10M PCI Express LAN Card, Realtek RTL8126, Windows and Linux, TAA Compliant:10 - 80%

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42 specifications
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyWiredWired
Host interfacePCI ExpressPCI Express
InterfaceDiffersFiberEthernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI versionKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers64000 Mbit/s5000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.1Qav, IEEE 802.1ad, IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3bz, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, 5 Gigabit Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Jumbo framesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9000
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
VLAN taggingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design2 differ
InternalYesYes
Component forDiffersServerPC/Laptop
Product colourDiffersBlack, Green, Stainless steelBlack
ChipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8126
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CertificationKnown for oneUL 60950-1 CSA C22.2 TUV EN60950-1 TUV IEC 60950-1 EN IEC 62368 2nd, 3rd Edition CB Certified FCC Rules, CFR Title 47, Part 15, Subpart Class A Industry Canada, ICES-003: Class A EN55032 EN55035 EN61000-3-2 EN61000-3-3 VCCI: Class A AS/NZS: Class A KC-RRA Class A BSMI CNS 13438 UKCA BS DoCUnknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 55 °C5 - 65 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 70 °C-30 - 90 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 90%10 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source86 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source121 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source18 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source58.8 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source142 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source170 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30 mm
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source119.9 g
Packaging contentidentical
Mounting brackets includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ManualKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source685 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source345 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source306 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source75 pc(s)

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