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ASUS RS720-E9-RS8 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® vs QNAP TS-431X-8G/8TB-ULTRA NAS/storage server Tower DDR3 HDD Black

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 6identical
  • 61known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS RS720-E9-RS8 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 4 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-431X-8G/8TB-ULTRA NAS/storage server Tower DDR3 HDD Black (8 vs 4). The ASUS RS720-E9-RS8 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 23 more memory slots than the QNAP TS-431X-8G/8TB-ULTRA NAS/storage server Tower DDR3 HDD Black (24 vs 1). The ASUS RS720-E9-RS8 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the QNAP TS-431X-8G/8TB-ULTRA NAS/storage server Tower DDR3 HDD Black (3 vs 2). Only the QNAP TS-431X-8G/8TB-ULTRA NAS/storage server Tower DDR3 HDD Black has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the ASUS RS720-E9-RS8 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®, HDD on the QNAP TS-431X-8G/8TB-ULTRA NAS/storage server Tower DDR3 HDD Black.

  • Storage drives installed
    • No
    • Yes
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 8
    • 4
  • Installed storage drive type
    • No
    • HDD
  • Internal memory type
    • DDR4-SDRAM
    • DDR3
  • Memory slots
    • 24
    • 1
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 3

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ASUS

RS720-E9-RS8 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®

Model RS720-E9-RS8

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QNAP

TS-431X-8G/8TB-ULTRA NAS/storage server Tower DDR3 HDD Black

Model TS-431X-8G/8TB-ULTRA

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Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersNoYes
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers84
Installed storage drive typeDiffersNoHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffersM.2, Serial ATA III, Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial ATA III
Storage drive size2.5/3.5"2.5/3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Processoridentical
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.7 GHz
Processor familyKnown for oneIntel® Xeon®
Memory2 differ
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one8 GB
Memory slotsDiffers241
Flash memoryKnown for one512 MB
Internal memoryKnown for one0 GB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
DHCP clientKnown for oneYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers32
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
Fiber ports quantityDiffers01
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP+
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one2
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Tower
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverBlack
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one12 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for oneHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Built-in displayKnown for oneNo
Performance1 differ
TypeDiffersStorage serverNAS
Device classKnown for oneSmall & Medium Business
Backup functionKnown for oneYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for oneYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Noise levelKnown for one19.5 dB
Management protocolsKnown for oneCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneInternet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYes
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for oneYes
Hot spareKnown for oneYes
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
System logKnown for oneYes
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneMicroSD (TransFlash)
Softwareidentical
Operating system versionKnown for one4.3
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Ma
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Operating system installedKnown for oneNo
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one90 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one26.7 W
Fan voltageKnown for one12 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers444 mm160 mm
DepthDiffers750 mm219 mm
HeightDiffers88 mm169 mm
WeightKnown for one16 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs10 - 35 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 90%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °C
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84714100

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