Product comparison · 2 network cards

NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s vs StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA

11specifications compared
10differ
1identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA has 17,118 Mbit/s more maximum data transfer rate than the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s (20000 Mbit/s vs 2882 Mbit/s). The StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA has 28 mm more width than the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s (121 mm vs 93 mm). The StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA has 115.1 mm more depth than the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s (146.5 mm vs 31.4 mm). Only the StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA has internal. Connectivity technology: Wired & Wireless on the NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s, Wired on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA.

Connectivity technology
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:Wired & Wireless
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:Wired
Host interface
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:USB
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:PCI Express
Interface
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:WLAN
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:2882 Mbit/s
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:20000 Mbit/s
Internal
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:No
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:Yes
Width
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:93 mm
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:121 mm
Depth
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:31.4 mm
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:146.5 mm
Height
- A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s:14.4 mm
- 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA:22 mm

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Comparison of A8500, PR210B-NETWORK-CARD
45 specifications	A NETGEAR A8500 WLAN 2882 Mbit/s Model A8500 View product	B StarTech.com 2-Port PCIe 10Gb Ethernet Network Card, 10GbE Network Interface Card, Broadcom BCM57416 Chipset, Dual RJ45 10GBase-T/Gigabit, NIC Card, TAA Model PR210B-NETWORK-CARD View product
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Connectivity technologyDiffers	Wired & Wireless	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	USB	PCI Express
InterfaceDiffers	WLAN	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
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	2882 Mbit/s	20000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ad
Ethernet LANKnown 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
Auto-negotiationKnown 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
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN taggingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi bandKnown for one	Tri-band (2.4 GHz / 5 GHz / 6 GHz)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Frequency rangeKnown for one	2.4 - 6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)	Unknown — not stated by the source
WLAN data transfer rates supportedKnown for one	688,2882 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
InternalDiffers	No	Yes
Component for	PC	PC
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
ChipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Broadcom BCM57416
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Status
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 11	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 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterp
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 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	93 mm	121 mm
DepthDiffers	31.4 mm	146.5 mm
HeightDiffers	14.4 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	28 g	122 g
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	142 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	30 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 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	CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), RoHS, Trade Agreements Act (TAA)
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	605 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	385 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	325 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 pc(s)

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