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Computer Hardware Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

A cheat sheet of computer hardware details.

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

UTP Categories and Speeds

Category
Rated For
MHz
Cat 5
100 Mbps
100 MHz
Cat 5e
100 Mbps
100 MHz
Cat 5e
1 Gbps
350 MHz
Cat 6
1 Gbps
250 MHz
Cat 6a
10 Gbps
500 MHz
Cat 7
1 Gbps
600 MHz
Cat 7a
10 Gbps
1000 MHz

DDR Pinouts

DDR Standard
Number of Pins
DDR1
184 pins
DDR2
240 pins
DDR3
240 pins
DDR4
288 pins

Comparison of SATA 3.0 and 3.2

SATA Standard
Maximum Data
Transfer Rate
Revision 3.0
6 Gb/s
600 MB/s
Revision 3.2
16 Gb/s
1969 MB/s

Common Protocols and Ports

Protocol
Port
TCP/UDP
IMAP
143
TCP
LDAP
389
TCP or UDP
SMB
445
TCP
LDAPS
636
TCP
IMAPS
993
TCP
RDP
3389
TCP or UDP
 

USB Versions

USB Version
Name
Data Transfer Rate
USB 1.0
 
1.5 Mbps
USB 1.1
 
12 Mbps
USB 2.0
High-Speed
480 Mbps
USB 3.0
SuperSpeed
5 Gbps
USB 3.1
SuperS­peed+
10 Gbps
USB 3.2 (USB-C)
SuperS­peed+
10/20 Gbps

Thunde­rbolt Versions

Version
Data Transfer Rate
Connector Type
PCI Express Version Required
1
10 Gbps
Displa­yPort
Version 2.0
2
20 Gbps
Displa­yPort
Version 2.0
3
40 Gbps
USB Type-C
Version 3.0

DVD Techno­logies

Technology
Sides
Total Layers
Capacity
DVD-5
1
1
4.7 GB
DVD-9
1
2
8.5 GB
DVD-10
2
2
9.4 GB
DVD-14
2
3
13.2 GB
DVD-18
2
4
17 GB