Product comparison · 2 raid controllers

Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s vs StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering

13specifications compared
10differ
3identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering has 10 g more weight than the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s (60 g vs 50 g). The Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s has 31 mm more package width than the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering (175 mm vs 144 mm). The StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering has 41 mm more package depth than the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s (174 mm vs 133 mm). Host interface: PCI Express on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s, PCI Express x4 on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering. Chipset: 88SE9230 on the Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s, Marvell - 88SE9230 on the StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering.

Host interface
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:PCI Express
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:PCI Express x4
Chipset
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:88SE9230
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:Marvell - 88SE9230
Weight
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:50 g
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:60 g
Package width
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:175 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:144 mm
Package depth
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:133 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:174 mm
Package height
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:34 mm
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:32 mm
Package weight
- MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s:136 g
- 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering:160 g

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Comparison of MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G, PEXMSATA3422
32 specifications	A Microconnect MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G RAID controller PCI Express 6 Gbit/s Model MC-PCIE-SATAIII6G View product	B StarTech.com 2-Port PCI Express 2.0 SATA III 6Gbps RAID Controller Card with 2 mSATA Slots and HyperDuo SSD Tiering Model PEXMSATA3422 View product
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	PCI Express, SAS-3	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Host interfaceDiffers	PCI Express	PCI Express x4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Port multiplierKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performance1 differ
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, JBOD
SSD supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ChipsetDiffers	88SE9230	Marvell - 88SE9230
Logical block addressing (LBA) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 bit
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS, CE, FCC
System requirements2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7	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 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows
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 10.6 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 supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 50 °C
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-25 - 70 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 80%
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	125 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 mm
WeightDiffers	50 g	60 g
Package widthDiffers	175 mm	144 mm
Package depthDiffers	133 mm	174 mm
Package dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	170 x 142 x 30 mm
Package heightDiffers	34 mm	32 mm
Package weightDiffers	136 g	160 g
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733080
Other featuresidentical
PCI Card form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Full-height (low-profile)
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
Internal mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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