Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card vs StarTech.com Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter

21specifications compared
14differ
7identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:PCI Express
- Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter:USB
Maximum data transfer rate
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:2000 Mbit/s
- Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter:200 Mbit/s
Internal
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:Yes
- Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter:No
Chipset
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:Realtek RTL8111B
- Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter:MosChip MCS7830
Certification
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:CE, FCC, ROHS
- Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter:CE, ROHS
Width
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:21 mm
- Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter:26 mm
Depth
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:120 mm
- Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter:67.5 mm
Height
- 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:92.5 mm
- Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter:22 mm

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Comparison of ST1000SPEX, USB2106S
40 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card Model ST1000SPEX View product	B StarTech.com Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter Model USB2106S View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	2000 Mbit/s	200 Mbit/s
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
ChipsetDiffers	Realtek RTL8111B	MosChip MCS7830
CertificationDiffers	CE, FCC, ROHS	CE, ROHS
Poweridentical
USB poweredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.5 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 2016, Windows Server 2019
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 2000, XP(32/64bit), Server 2003(32/64bit), Vista(32/64bit), 7(32/64bit), Server 2008 R2 Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	21 mm	26 mm
DepthDiffers	120 mm	67.5 mm
HeightDiffers	92.5 mm	22 mm
WeightDiffers	45 g	22 g
Packaging data2 differ
Package widthDiffers	140 mm	143 mm
Package heightDiffers	30 mm	32 mm
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	89 g
Other features3 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u
Flow control supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dimensions (WxDxH)Differs	21 x 120 x 92.5 mm	26 x 67.5 x 22 mm
Supported data transfer ratesDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100 Mbps
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other network protocols supportedKnown for one	CSMA/CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package lengthKnown for one	17.5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1x RJ45 FM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 50 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source

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