This PCIe USB 3.1 Gen 2 card installs into an available PCI-Express slot in your computer and enables you to upgrade your current system by adding two USB-C™ (10Gbps) ports.
Utilizing an ASMedia ASM3142 chipset, this card harnesses the speed of USB 3.1 Gen 2. With higher data throughput support, this USB 3.1 Gen 2 PCIe expansion card is a necessity for external drives and many other USB 3.1 Gen 2 peripherals and includes an optional SATA power connector for high power devices.
The card is backward compatible with USB 3.0 (5Gbps) and USB 2.0 (480mbps) devices. The card works with newer USB-C devices, but can easily support your existing USB-A peripherals using inexpensive USB Type C cables and adapters. See our Accessories Tab for supported options.
Features:
- This 2-port PCIE USB 3.1 card features a dual-profile design to fit into both standard and low-profile systems, and includes an optional SATA power connector for high power devices
- Upgraded version of our popular USB card PEXUSB312C2
- Expansion card w/ SATA power header supplies supplemental power to the USB Type-C ports (when motherboard power is insufficient) providing up to 5V 3A (15W) via the USB-C ports
- 2-port USB-C PCIe Card adapter supports USB Attached SCSI Protocol (UASP) optimizing USB performance w/ external storage devices like SSDs, HDDs, NVMe drives
Specifics:
- 1 – Connector Type(s) – PCI Express x4
- 1 – Internal Ports – SATA Power (15 pin)
- 2 – External Ports – USB Type-C (24 pin) USB 3.1 (10Gbps)
- Ports – 2
- Bus Type – PCI Express
- Interface – USB 3.1 Gen 2
- Card Type – Standard Profile (LP bracket incl.)
- Port Style – Integrated on Card
- Chipset ID – ASMedia – ASM3142
- Maximum Data Transfer Rate – 10 Gbps
- Type and Rate – USB 3.2 Gen 2 – 10 Gbit/s
- Dimension – .7" x 4.8" x 3.1"
- Weight – 45g
- Material – Steel
OS Compatibility:
- Windows® 7, 8, 8.1, 10
- Windows Server® 2008 R2, 2012 R2, 2016, 2019
- Linux® 3.5 to 4.11.x LTS version only
- macOS Catalina (10.15)
- macOS Mojave (10.14)
- macOS High Sierra (10.13) macOS Big Sur (11.0)
Industry Standards:
- USB 3.2 Specification Rev. 2.0
- USB Specification Rev. 2.0
- PCI Express Base Specification Rev. 3.0
- Intel xHCI Specification Rev. 1.1
- UASP (USB Attached SCSI Protocol) Rev. 1.0
