Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Card - PCIe x4 vs StarTech.com USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Dongle

27specifications compared
18differ
9identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 1 Port PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Card - PCIe x4:PCI Express
- USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Dongle:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 1 Port PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Card - PCIe x4:10000 Mbit/s
- USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Dongle:200 Mbit/s
Cabling technology
- 1 Port PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Card - PCIe x4:10/100/1000BaseT(X)
- USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Dongle:10/100BaseT(X)
Internal
- 1 Port PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Card - PCIe x4:Yes
- USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Dongle:No
Width
- 1 Port PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Card - PCIe x4:19 mm
- USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Dongle:20 mm
Depth
- 1 Port PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Card - PCIe x4:83 mm
- USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Dongle:65 mm
Height
- 1 Port PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Card - PCIe x4:120 mm
- USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Dongle:14 mm
Weight
- 1 Port PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Card - PCIe x4:49 g
- USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Dongle:23 g

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Comparison of ST10000SPEX, USB2100
52 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express 10 Gigabit Ethernet Network Card - PCIe x4 Model ST10000SPEX View product	B StarTech.com USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Dongle Model USB2100 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
USB pass-throughKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PCI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	200 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3ad, IEEE 802.3an, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3u	IEEE 802.1Q, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyDiffers	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	10/100BaseT(X)
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum operating distanceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 m
Jumbo framesKnown for one	16000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
ChipsetDiffers	Tehuti TN4010, Marvell 88X3110	ASIX - AX88772C
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Activity, Link
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	76600 h
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
System requirements3 differ
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 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premiu	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 supportedDiffers	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 10.10 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 10.15 Catalina, 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 13.0 Ventura
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ChromeOS
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 40 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 90%
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	19 mm	20 mm
DepthDiffers	83 mm	65 mm
HeightDiffers	120 mm	14 mm
WeightDiffers	49 g	23 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	170 mm	173 mm
Package depthDiffers	141 mm	146 mm
Package heightDiffers	30 mm	33 mm
Package weightDiffers	149 g	129 g
Low-profile bracketKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	368 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	340 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	324 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	40 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Housing materialKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Plastic

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