Product comparison · 2 network cards

StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit NIC Server Adapter Network Card - Low Profile vs StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps

28specifications compared
16differ
12identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit NIC Server Adapter Network Card - Low Profile:PCI Express
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:USB
Internal
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit NIC Server Adapter Network Card - Low Profile:Yes
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:No
Chipset
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit NIC Server Adapter Network Card - Low Profile:Realtek - RTL8111H
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:ASIX - AX88179
Operating temperature (T-T)
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit NIC Server Adapter Network Card - Low Profile:0 - 70 °C
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit NIC Server Adapter Network Card - Low Profile:0 - 100 °C
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:0 - 70 °C
Width
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit NIC Server Adapter Network Card - Low Profile:18 mm
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:22.6 mm
Depth
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit NIC Server Adapter Network Card - Low Profile:70 mm
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:68 mm
Height
- 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit NIC Server Adapter Network Card - Low Profile:49 mm
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:26 mm

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Comparison of ST1000SPEX2L, USB31000NDS
43 specifications	A StarTech.com 1 Port PCI Express PCIe Gigabit NIC Server Adapter Network Card - Low Profile Model ST1000SPEX2L View product	B StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps Model USB31000NDS View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
Interface	Ethernet	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Maximum data transfer rate	1000 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3x	IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3ab, IEEE 802.3az, IEEE 802.3i, IEEE 802.3u
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Cabling technologyKnown for one	10/100/1000BaseT(X)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDIX IEEEKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Full duplex	Yes	Yes
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
Design2 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
ChipsetDiffers	Realtek - RTL8111H	ASIX - AX88179
LED indicators	Activity, Link	Activity, Link
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC, REACH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
System requirements2 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, 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 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, 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	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 supported	Windows Server 2003, 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 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 70 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 100 °C	0 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	10 - 90%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	18 mm	22.6 mm
DepthDiffers	70 mm	68 mm
HeightDiffers	49 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	27 g	21 g
Packaging data4 differ
Package widthDiffers	173 mm	140 mm
Package depthDiffers	144 mm	173 mm
Package heightDiffers	31 mm	32 mm
Package weightDiffers	125 g	98 g
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) code	85176990	85176990
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	282 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	458 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	410 mm
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Link/Act LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power LEDKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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