The performance will only be equal on 100mbps cards. Once you get over a certain point, USB will slow down, and PCI will take over. But im sure you're talking about consumer level equipment. Although you can now have consumer fiber optics, which if you did you would want to go with a PCI fiber optic card. Anyway, sorry I just had to confuse the situation. >:]
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