Categories
HP 372953-B21 vs. StarTech PEX4SFF8643 + 9
Operating system
Linux, Windows 2000
Linux, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 7
Linux, Windows 2000, Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98/ME, Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux, Windows 7, Windows 8
Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows 8
IDE connectors
No
No
No
No
No
SAS connectors
No
No
No
No
No
SATA (Serial ATA)
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
eSATA
0 ​
0 ​
FireWire
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total number of ports (internal + external)
6 ​
4 ​
2 ​
2 ​
1 ​
4 ​
1 ​
USB
No
No
Yes
No
No
Type of USB connector
USB (Type C)
USB 2.0
0 ​
USB 3 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
0 ​
USB 3 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
2 ​
USB 3 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps)
Built-in cache
Yes
No
No
No
Interfaces
PCI-X
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express version
1.1
3.0
2.0
Type of PCI-Express
PCI-Express x4
PCI-Express x4
PCI-Express x1
PCI-Express x4
PCI-Express x2
PCI-Express x4
Type of PCI-X
Low profile
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
RAID
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
Type of RAID
RAID 1
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10
Type of controller cards
SATA 1.5Gb/s
M.2
RS-232 (Serial)
M.2
SATA 1.5Gb/s, SATA 3.0Gb/s, SATA 6.0Gb/s, M.2
USB 2.0, USB 3 Gen 1 (5Gbps), USB 3 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
M.2
USB 2.0, M.2
SATA 1.5Gb/s, SATA 3.0Gb/s, SATA 6.0Gb/s, eSATA
M.2
M.2