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StarTech PEXM2SAT3422 vs. Asus Hyper M.2 X16 Gen. 4 + 9
Operating system
Linux, Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows 8
Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux, Windows 2000, Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, 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
Linux, Windows Vista, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 98/ME, Windows 7, Windows 8
Mac OS X, Windows 7, Windows 8
IDE connectors
No
No
No
No
SAS connectors
No
No
No
Yes
SATA (Serial ATA)
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
eSATA
0 ​
0 ​
FireWire
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Total number of ports (internal + external)
2 ​
4 ​
4 ​
2 ​
4 ​
4 ​
4 ​
16 ​
2 ​
4 ​
1 ​
USB
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Type of USB connector
USB (Type A)
USB (Type A)
USB (Type A)
USB (Type A), USB (Type C)
USB 2.0
3 ​
USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
4 ​
2 ​
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
2 ​
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 (20Gbps)
Built-in cache
No
No
No
Interfaces
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express
PCI Express version
2.0
4.0
2.0
2.0
4.0
3.0
2.0
3.0
Type of PCI-Express
PCI-Express x2
PCI-Express x16
PCI-Express x4
PCI-Express x1
PCI-Express x2
PCI-Express x1
PCI-Express x4
PCI-Express x4
Low profile
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Yes
RAID
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Type of RAID
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10
RAID 0
RAID 0, RAID 1, RAID 10
Type of controller cards
SATA 1.5Gb/s, USB 2.0, SATA 3.0Gb/s, USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps), SATA 6.0Gb/s, M.2
M.2
USB 2.0, USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
SATA 1.5Gb/s, SATA 3.0Gb/s, SATA 6.0Gb/s, M.2
USB 2.0, USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
SATA 1.5Gb/s, SATA 3.0Gb/s, SATA 6.0Gb/s, eSATA
M.2
SATA 1.5Gb/s, SAS, SATA 3.0Gb/s
USB 2.0, USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps)
Parallel, USB 2.0, USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5Gbps), USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)
USB 2.0, M.2
