Compare Qnap NAS systems
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| Specification | Current product Qnap QNAP ES1686dc R2 - NAS server - 16 bays - rack-mountable - SAS 12Gb/s - RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD, 60, RAID TP - RAM 96 GB - Gigabit Ethernet / 10 Gigabit Ethernet - iSCSI support - 3UES1686DC-R2-2142IT-96G?UK £14849.64 £17819.57 inc VAT | Qnap QNAP TL-R1600PES-RP - Hard drive array - 16 bays (SATA-600) - SAS 12Gb/s (external) - rack-mountable - 3UTL-R1600PES-RP £2467.60 £2961.12 inc VAT | Qnap QNAP TVS-H874 - NAS server - 8 bays - SATA 6Gb/s - RAID JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, TM, RAID TP - RAM 32 GB - 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet - iSCSI supportTVS-H874-I7-32G £2936.09 £3523.31 inc VAT | ||
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| Processor | |||||
| On-board graphics card model | — | — | — | — | Intel UHD Graphics 770 |
| Processor boost frequency | — | — | — | 4.7 GHz | — |
| Processor cache | — | — | — | 12 MB | — |
| Processor cores | — | — | 8 | 6 | 12 |
| Processor family | — | — | Intel Atom® | Intel® Xeon® | Intel® Core™ i7 |
| Processor frequency | — | — | 2.8 GHz | 3.3 GHz | — |
| Processor manufacturer | — | — | Intel | — | Intel |
| Processor model | — | — | C5125 | W-1250 | — |
| Processor threads | — | — | — | 12 | 20 |
| Memory | |||||
| ECC | — | — | Yes | — | — |
| Flash memory | — | — | 5000 MB | 5000 MB | — |
| Internal memory | — | — | 8 GB | 16 GB | 32 GB |
| Internal memory type | — | — | DDR4 | — | DDR4 |
| Maximum RAM supported | — | — | 128 GB | — | 64 GB |
| Memory form factor | — | — | UDIMM | — | SO-DIMM |
| Memory slots | — | — | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Storage | |||||
| Disk roaming | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Hot-swap | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Hot-swap drive bays | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Installed storage drive type | — | — | No | No | No |
| Number of M.2 (M & B) slots | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Number of storage drives installed | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of storage drives supported | — | 16 | 8 | 12 | 8 |
| Online RAID expansion | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Online RAID migration | — | — | Yes | Yes | — |
| RAID levels | — | — | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD | 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD |
| RAID rebuild | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RAID support | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Storage drive capacity | — | — | 0 GB | — | — |
| Storage drive size | — | 2.5/3.5" | — | — | — |
| Storage drive sizes supported | — | — | 2.5,3.5" | — | 2.5,3.5,M.2 |
| Storage drives installed | — | — | No | No | No |
| Supported file systems | — | — | FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4 | FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ZFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4 | FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ZFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4 |
| Supported storage drive interfaces | — | Serial ATA | Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III | M.2, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III | Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III |
| Supported storage drive types | — | — | HDD & SSD | HDD & SSD | HDD & SSD |
| Total installed storage capacity | — | — | 0 TB | 0 TB | 0 TB |
| Power | |||||
| AC adapter input voltage | — | 100 - 240 V | — | — | — |
| AC adapter output voltage | — | 12 V | — | — | — |
| AC input voltage | — | — | 100 - 240 V | 100 - 240 V | 100 - 240 V |
| External power adapter | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Fan voltage | — | — | — | 12 V | — |
| Number of power supply units | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Power consumption (max) | — | 550 W | — | — | — |
| Power consumption (sleep) | — | — | — | 85.216 W | 81.798 W |
| Power consumption (typical) | — | — | 75.79 W | — | 98.959 W |
| Power source type | — | AC | — | — | — |
| Power supply location | — | — | Built-in | Built-in | Built-in |
| Power supply unit (PSU) capacity | — | — | 250 W | 550 W | 350 W |
| Network | |||||
| Copper ethernet cabling technology | — | — | — | 10GBASE-T | — |
| DHCP client | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| DHCP server | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Dynamic DNS (DDNS) | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max) | — | — | 10000 Mbit/s | 10000 Mbit/s | — |
| Ethernet LAN data rates | — | — | 10,100,1000,2500,10000 Mbit/s | 10,100,1000,2500,10000 Mbit/s | 10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s |
| iSCSI support | — | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Jumbo frames support | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Link aggregation | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Load balancing system | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Supported network protocols | — | — | IPv4, IPv6 | IPv4, IPv6 | IPv4, IPv6 |
| Wake-on-LAN ready | — | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Performance | |||||
| Access Control List (ACL) | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Backup features | — | — | USB drive, iSCSI LUN | Cloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN | USB drive, iSCSI LUN |
| Backup function | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Browser supported | — | — | Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox | — | Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox |
| Built-in FTP server | — | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Buzzer | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Data transfer rate | — | 6 Gbit/s | — | — | — |
| Device class | — | — | Home & Home Office | — | Small & Medium Business |
| Disk scan | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Hot spare | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Management protocols | — | — | SNMP V2, V3 | — | SNMP V2, V3 |
| Multilingual support | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| On/off switch | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Password authentication | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Reset button | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| S.M.A.R.T. support | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Security algorithms | — | — | 256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH | 256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS | 256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, SSH, TLS |
| Share folder | — | — | CIFS/SMB | — | — |
| Share folder access right management | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Snapshot | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| System log | — | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Third-party support | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Type | — | — | SAN | NAS | NAS |
| USB copy function | — | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Design | |||||
| Built-in display | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Cable lock slot | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Cable lock slot type | — | — | Kensington | Kensington | Kensington |
| Chassis type | — | — | Tower | Tower | Tower |
| Cooling type | — | — | Active | Active | Active |
| Display type | — | — | — | LCD | LCD |
| Drive bay locking | — | — | — | — | Yes |
| Fan diameter | — | 8 cm | 8 cm | 9.7 cm | 12 cm |
| Fan diameter 2 | — | — | 9 cm | 8 cm | 6 cm |
| LED indicators | — | Fan fail, HDD, Link | HDD, LAN, Power, SSD, Status, USB | HDD, LAN, SSD, System, USB | HDD, LAN, M.2, Status, USB |
| Number of fans | — | 3 fan(s) | 3 fan(s) | 5 fan(s) | 3 fan(s) |
| On/off switch | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Product colour | — | Black, Grey | Black | Black | Black |
| Product type | — | HDD/SSD enclosure | — | — | — |
| Rack capacity | — | 2U | — | — | — |
| Rack mounting | — | Yes | — | — | — |
| Packaging content | |||||
| Cables included | — | — | AC, LAN (RJ-45) | AC, LAN (RJ-45) | AC, LAN (RJ-45) |
| Drive tray key included | — | — | — | Yes | Yes |
| Number of screws | — | — | 56 | 48 | 56 |
| Power cables quantity | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Quick installation guide | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Ports & interfaces | |||||
| Concurrent connections | — | — | 700 | 10000 | 3500 |
| Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports | — | — | 3 | 6 | 4 |
| HDMI ports quantity | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| HDMI version | — | — | — | — | 1.4b |
| PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slots | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slots | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slots | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity | — | — | 3 | — | — |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity | — | — | — | 3 | 2 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| USB port | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Weight & dimensions | |||||
| Depth | — | 370.9 mm | 319.8 mm | 319.8 mm | 280.8 mm |
| Height | — | 131.3 mm | 231.9 mm | — | 188.2 mm |
| Package weight | — | 16.7 kg | 10.1 kg | 14.9 kg | — |
| Weight | — | 11.6 kg | 8.5 kg | 11.3 kg | 7.3 kg |
| Width | — | 432.4 mm | 292.9 mm | 369.9 mm | 329.3 mm |
| Processor special features | |||||
| Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Execute Disable Bit | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Idle States | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Intel 64 | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Intel Clear Video Technology | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Intel Trusted Execution Technology | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x) | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d) | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT) | — | — | — | Yes | — |
| Other features | |||||
| Fibre Channel | — | — | Yes | — | Yes |
| Software | |||||
| Linux operating systems supported | — | — | CentOS 7.0, SuSE Linux 12.0, SuSE Linux 12.3, SuSE Linux 15, Ubuntu 14.04 | CentOS 7.0, SuSE Linux 12.0, SuSE Linux 12.3, SuSE Linux 15, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | CentOS 7.0, SuSE Linux 12.0, SuSE Linux 12.3, SuSE Linux 15, Ubuntu 14.04 |
| Mac operating systems supported | — | — | Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura | Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur | Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura |
| Operating system installed | — | — | QNAP QTS | QuTS hero | QuTS hero |
| Operating system version | — | — | 5.0.1 | h5.0.0 | h5.0.0 |
| Other operating systems supported | — | — | IBM AIX 7.1, IBM AIX 7.2, Solaris 10, Solaris 11 | — | IBM AIX 7.1, IBM AIX 7.2, Solaris 10 |
| Server operating systems supported | — | — | Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 | Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 | Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019 |
| Windows operating systems supported | — | — | Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 Enterprise, Windows 11 Enterprise x64, Windows 11 Home, Windows 11 Pro, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64 | Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64 | Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 IoT Enterprise, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 7 x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64 |
| Operational conditions | |||||
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) | — | 5 - 95% | 5 - 95% | 5 - 95% | 5 - 95% |
| Operating temperature (T-T) | — | 0 - 40 °C | 0 - 40 °C | — | 0 - 40 °C |
| Storage relative humidity (H-H) | — | — | — | 5 - 95% | — |
| Storage temperature (T-T) | — | -20 - 70 °C | -20 - 70 °C | -20 - 70 °C | -20 - 70 °C |
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