Product comparison · 2 network cards

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

27specifications compared
21differ
6identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Host interface
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:PCI Express
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:USB
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:2
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:1
Maximum data transfer rate
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:2000 Mbit/s
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:1000 Mbit/s
Internal
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:Yes
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:No
LED indicators
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:Activity, LAN, Link
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:Activity, Link
Operating temperature (T-T)
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:0 - 55 °C
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:-20 - 85 °C
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:0 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)
- Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC:5 - 95%
- USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps:10 - 90%

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Comparison of ST1000SPEXD3, USB31000NDS
45 specifications	A StarTech.com Dual Port Gigabit PCI Express Server Network Adapter Card - PCIe NIC Model ST1000SPEXD3 View product	B StarTech.com USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet NIC Network Adapter – 10/100/1000 Mbps Model USB31000NDS View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Connectivity technology	Wired	Wired
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	USB
Interface	Ethernet	Ethernet
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PCI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Maximum data transfer rateDiffers	2000 Mbit/s	1000 Mbit/s
Networking standardsDiffers	IEEE 802.1p, IEEE 802.1Q, 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 data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
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
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
VLAN taggingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design3 differ
InternalDiffers	Yes	No
ChipsetDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E / PLX PEX8608	ASIX - AX88179
LED indicatorsDiffers	Activity, LAN, Link	Activity, Link
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
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 2000, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home	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 10.10 Yosemite, 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 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 - 55 °C	0 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 85 °C	0 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	5 - 95%	10 - 90%
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	16 mm	22.6 mm
DepthDiffers	92 mm	68 mm
HeightDiffers	68 mm	26 mm
WeightDiffers	54 g	21 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	160 mm	140 mm
Package depthDiffers	225 mm	173 mm
Package heightDiffers	40 mm	32 mm
Package weightDiffers	190 g	98 g
Packaging contentidentical
Manual	Yes	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Buffer sizeKnown for one	48 KB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flow control supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	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)

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