Product comparison · 2 interface cards/adapters

QNAP QM2-2P-344A interface cards/adapter Internal M.2 vs QNAP QXP-1600eS-A1164 interface cards/adapter Internal Mini-SAS

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Output interface
- QM2-2P-344A interface cards/adapter Internal M.2:M.2
- QXP-1600eS-A1164 interface cards/adapter Internal Mini-SAS:Mini-SAS
Width
- QM2-2P-344A interface cards/adapter Internal M.2:68.9 mm
- QXP-1600eS-A1164 interface cards/adapter Internal Mini-SAS:117.7 mm
Depth
- QM2-2P-344A interface cards/adapter Internal M.2:170.5 mm
- QXP-1600eS-A1164 interface cards/adapter Internal Mini-SAS:68.9 mm
Height
- QM2-2P-344A interface cards/adapter Internal M.2:19.3 mm
- QXP-1600eS-A1164 interface cards/adapter Internal Mini-SAS:18.3 mm

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Comparison of QM2-2P-344A, QXP-1600eS-A1164
25 specifications	A QNAP QM2-2P-344A interface cards/adapter Internal M.2 Model QM2-2P-344A View product	B QNAP QXP-1600eS-A1164 interface cards/adapter Internal Mini-SAS Model QXP-1600eS-A1164 View product
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Host interface	PCIe	PCIe
Output interfaceDiffers	M.2	Mini-SAS
Expansion card standard	PCIe 3.0	PCIe 3.0
NVMeKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
External mini-SAS portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Internal SATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Designidentical
Internal	Yes	Yes
Product colourKnown for one	Brown, Grey	Unknown — not stated by the source
PurposeKnown for one	NAS / Storage server	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Active	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of fansKnown for one	1 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of expansion slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Data transfer rate (max)Known for one	32 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	68.9 mm	117.7 mm
DepthDiffers	170.5 mm	68.9 mm
HeightDiffers	19.3 mm	18.3 mm
Packaging dataidentical
Quantity per packKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
QuantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mounting brackets includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
InterfaceKnown for one	PCIe Gen3 x 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
System requirementsidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kernel 3.12, Kernel 3.17, Kernel 3.3, Kernel 4.6.4, Linux Kernel 5.8
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2013, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 x64, Windows Server 2019
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020

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