Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Network Server Adapter NIC Card - Dual Profile vs StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card

26specifications compared
14differ
12identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Network Server Adapter NIC Card - Dual Profile:1
- 4 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:4
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Network Server Adapter NIC Card - Dual Profile:0 - 70 °C
- 4 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Network Server Adapter NIC Card - Dual Profile:0 - 100 °C
- 4 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:-20 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Network Server Adapter NIC Card - Dual Profile:10 - 90%
- 4 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:5 - 95%
Width
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Network Server Adapter NIC Card - Dual Profile:120.3 mm
- 4 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:102 mm
Depth
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Network Server Adapter NIC Card - Dual Profile:67.9 mm
- 4 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:140 mm
Weight
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Network Server Adapter NIC Card - Dual Profile:40 g
- 4 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:255 g
Package width
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Network Server Adapter NIC Card - Dual Profile:142 mm
- 4 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card:210 mm

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Comparison of ST1000SPEX2, ST1000SPEX42
46 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit Network Server Adapter NIC Card - Dual Profile Model ST1000SPEX2 View product	B StarTech.com 4 Port PCI Express Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter Card Model ST1000SPEX42 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
Network1 differ
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo framesKnown for one	9000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	CSMA/CD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
ChipsetDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E, PLX PEX8608
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Activity, Link	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	376212 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirements1 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home B	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
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/XP (32/64-bit)/ Vista (32/64-bit)/ Server 2003 (32/64-bit)/ Server 2008 R2/ 7 (32/64-bit)/ 8 (32/64-bit), Mac OS X (Up to 10.8), Linux
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 55 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 100 °C	-20 - 85 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 90%	5 - 95%
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	120.3 mm	102 mm
DepthDiffers	67.9 mm	140 mm
WeightDiffers	40 g	255 g
Packaging data4 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Low-profile bracketKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	142 mm	210 mm
Package depthDiffers	171 mm	143 mm
Package heightDiffers	32 mm	38 mm
Package weightDiffers	126 g	212 g
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	85176990	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported data transfer ratesKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power LEDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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