Spec also known as... bitwidth ns Mhz MBps SCSI SCSI-1, ANSI X3T9.2 CCS 8 200 5.00 5.0 SCSI-2 ANSI ASC X3T9.3 8 200 5.00 5.0 SCSI-2 Fast FastSCSI 8 100 10.00 10.0 SCSI-2 Wide WideSCSI 16 200 5.00 10.0 SCSI-2 Wide WideSCSI 32 200 5.00 20.0 SCSI-2 Fast&Wide FastWideSCSI, FW/SCSI 16 100 10.00 20.0 SCSI-2 Fast&Wide FastWideSCSI, FW/SCSI 32 100 10.00 40.0 SCSI-3 Ultra UltraSCSI 8 50 20.00 20.0 SCSI-3 UltraWide UltraWideSCSI Ultra2 16 50 20.00 40.0 SCSI-3 UltraWide UltraWideSCSI 32 50 20.00 80.0 Ultra3 Ultra160/Fast-80(DT) 16 40.00 160.0 Ultra320 Fast-160(DT) 16 80.00 320.0 Serial Attached SCSI SAS 1 1500/3000 150/300 ATA PIO mode 0 IDE 16 600 167 3.3 ATA PIO mode 1 IDE (typical "IDE") 16 383 2.61 5.2 ATA PIO mode 2 IDE 16 240 4.17 8.3 ATA-2 PIO mode 3 IDE-2 (typical "IDE-2") 16 180 5.56 11.1 ATA-2 PIO mode 4 IDE-2 16 120 8.33 16.7 ATA-?? PIO mode 5 never implemented 16 90 11.11 22.2 ATA single DMA 0 IDE 16 960 1.04 2.1 ATA single DMA 1 IDE 16 480 2.08 4.2 ATA single DMA 2 IDE 16 240 4.17 8.3 ATA multiword DMA 0 IDE 16 480 2.08 4.2 ATA-2 multiword DMA 1 EIDE, IDE-2 (other typical "IDE-2") 16 150 6.67 13.3 ATA-2 multiword DMA 2 EIDE, IDE-2 16 120 8.33 16.7 UltraATA multiword DMA 3 UltraATA, IDE-3, ATA 33 16 60 16.67 33.3 USB 1 83.33333 12.00 1.5 P1394 FireWire (w/low speed cabling) 1 1.25 800.00 100.0 P1394 FireWire (w/high performance cabling) 1 0.3125 3,200.00 400.0 SATA SATA150 Serial ATA 1 1500 150.0 SATA 3Gb/s SATA-II (incorrectly) 1 3000 300.0 SCSI - bus technology, flexible, many kinds of devices, (commonly) 8 devices SCSI or (rarely) 64 devices SCSI-2 w/LUN. Also, SCSI2 comes in Differential or SE versions, specifying voltage limits, and devices are not interchangeable. Ultra2 SCSI uses LVD, for Low-voltage differential, which is non-compatible with differential and SE devices. ATA - direct connect technology, limited kinds of devices (ATA hd, ATA cdrom, ATA tapes), 3 devices (computer, master, slave) SATA - 1 device per cable, 1 device per channel, 0.25 Volt instead of 5volt, USB - Serial, one device per cable, but controllers support many devices plugged into a hub. Not all devices will function as well when plugged into a hub as when plugged in directly. 127 devices maximum, per controller, with 7 devices per hub. 5 Volts at 0.5 amps.