Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com PCI Express 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Fiber SFP PCIe Network Card Adapter NIC vs StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant

32specifications compared
24differ
8identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- PCI Express 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Fiber SFP PCIe Network Card Adapter NIC:PCI Express
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:USB
Interface
- PCI Express 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Fiber SFP PCIe Network Card Adapter NIC:Fiber
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:Ethernet
Maximum data transfer rate
- PCI Express 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Fiber SFP PCIe Network Card Adapter NIC:200 Mbit/s
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:5000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rates
- PCI Express 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Fiber SFP PCIe Network Card Adapter NIC:10,100 Mbit/s
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- PCI Express 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Fiber SFP PCIe Network Card Adapter NIC:10/100BaseT(X)
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Internal
- PCI Express 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Fiber SFP PCIe Network Card Adapter NIC:Yes
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:No
Product colour
- PCI Express 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Fiber SFP PCIe Network Card Adapter NIC:Green, Silver
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:White
LED indicators
- PCI Express 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Fiber SFP PCIe Network Card Adapter NIC:Activity, Link
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant:Yes

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Comparison of PEX100SFP, USB31000SW
55 specifications	A StarTech.com PCI Express 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Fiber SFP PCIe Network Card Adapter NIC Model PEX100SFP View product	B StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, 10/100/1000 Mbps, USB to RJ45, USB 3.0 to LAN Adapter, USB 3.0 Ethernet Adapter (GbE), TAA Compliant Model USB31000SW View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
InterfaceDiffers	Fiber	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
USB versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SFP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network4 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	200 Mbit/s	5000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100BaseT(X)	10/100/1000BaseT(X)
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
Jumbo framesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
VLAN tagging	Yes	Yes
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 m
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design4 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC/Laptop
Product colourDiffers	Green, Silver	White
ChipsetDiffers	Realtek - RTL8168B; Marvell - 88E1111-RCJ1	ASIX - AX88179
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, Link	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements2 differ
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP(32/64-bit)/ Server 2003(32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ Vista(32/64-bit)/ 7(32/64-bit)/ 8(32/64-bit) Mac OS 10.6/ 10.7/ 10.8
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 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Ba	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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpri
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, 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, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 45 °C	0 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-10 - 70 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	0 - 80%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	20 mm	26 mm
DepthDiffers	115 mm	210 mm
HeightDiffers	80 mm	16 mm
WeightDiffers	42 g	27 g
Packaging data4 differ
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Package widthDiffers	175 mm	162 mm
Package depthDiffers	213 mm	131 mm
Package heightDiffers	50 mm	42 mm
Package weightDiffers	185 g	119 g
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
Technical details1 differ
Compliance certificatesDiffers	RoHS	CE, RoHS
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	85176990
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	443 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	346 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	174 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic
Buffer sizeKnown for one	48 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	2.3 W	Unknown — not stated by the source

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