The higher end USB 3.1 Gen 1 to Gigabit Ethernet adapters provide 1.5 to 2.5 times the performance of their USB 2.0 based counterparts. We can also see almost similar performance by the Plugable USB 2.0 to 10/100Mbps Ethernet Adapter (Model USB2-E100), StarTech Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter (Model USB2106S), and StarTech USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter, while the Smays USB to Ethernet Adapter has the lowest rate of 5.9 / 6.2 Mb/s (read/write). This comes as expected given their higher supported spec bandwidth over the USB 2.0 to 10/100 USB Ethernet adapter models. The bar chart gives an overall view of how each individual product fares against each other in terms of averaged upload/download rates.įrom this observation, the Moshi USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter appears to display the fastest 17.4 / 16.4 Mb/s read/write performance on average followed by the UGREEN USB 3.0 to 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter (at 12.5 / 12.1 Mb/s) and Startech USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter (Model USB31000SA) (at 11.3 / 10.2 Mb/s), all of which are USB 3.1 Gen 1 and 10/100/1000 based. If general, if you are using your USB to Ethernet adapter for gaming and streaming applications, it's worth the small investment to pay the higher prices for USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet adapters over other USB 2.0 to Fast Ethernet options.
#DELL SMSC LAN7500 SOFTWARE#
Note that test results are very dependent on the computer you run the client/server software on so these results are only meant to be used to compare the performance of the Ethernet adapters relative to each other in the same environment. The actual Ethernet performance on your computer can be quite different from these results.
#DELL SMSC LAN7500 PC#
To see how these adapters compare to each other, we compare their download/upload (read/write) performance using the LAN Speed Test software from Totusoft. We use a Lenovo Yoga 920 (2-in-1) PC as a client with LAN Speed Test software installed and the Lenovo IdeaPad 320 PC as the LAN Speed Test server and determine how quickly the client can send/receive 1000 Ethernet packets with varied packet sizes from the server. We use a 3 ft Ethernet cable directly connected between the USB Ethernet adapter connected to the USB port of the Yoga 920 (2-in-1) and the native Gigabit Ethernet port on the IdeaPad 320. All default Ethernet settings are used other than manually setting the IP addresses of the client and server Ethernet adapters in Windows. The latest generation ones are USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s) to 10/100/1000 (1 Gb/s) using the ASIX AX88179 or Realtek RTL8153. In this category, we cover the Moshi USB-C to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter, UGREEN USB 3.0 to 10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter and Startech USB 3.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Adapter. You can find older USB to Ethernet adapters that are USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s) to 10/100 (100 Mb/s) Ethernet based and use chipsets such as the Realtek RTL8152 and ASIX AX88772. We specially look at three USB 2.0 to Fast Ethernet (100 Mb/s) adapters here: Smays USB to Ethernet Adapter, Plugable USB 2.0 to 10/100Mbps Ethernet Adapter (Model USB2-E100), and StarTech Compact Black USB 2.0 to 10/100 Mbps Ethernet Network Adapter (Model USB2106S)īefore USB 3.1 Gen 1 (5 Gb/s) became popular, you could also find USB 2.0 (480 Mb/s) to 10/100/1000 (1 Gb/s) using chipsets like the SMSC LAN7500 which is now part of Microchip. There are not many products available in this USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet category, so we will just review the StarTech USB 2.0 to Gigabit Ethernet Network Adapter. There are basically three types of USB to Ethernet adapters in the market.
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With wired Ethernet based RJ-45 ports disappearing from many notebook computers and portable gaming consoles like the Nintendo Switch, there may be times where you need to connect to a wired Ethernet network instead of Wi-Fi.įortunately, most PC's and gaming consoles have USB ports, which means you should be able to use a USB to Ethernet adapter to connect to a Ethernet LAN cable.
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