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Buffalo LinkStation 441D vs QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 30differ
  • 13identical
  • 130known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • LinkStation 441D:10 TB
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:24 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • LinkStation 441D:1
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:12
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • LinkStation 441D:4
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:12
  • Supported storage drive types
    • LinkStation 441D:HDD
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:HDD & SSD
  • Storage drive capacity
    • LinkStation 441D:10 TB
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:2 TB
  • Storage drive size
    • LinkStation 441D:3.5"
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:2.5/3.5"
  • RAID levels
    • LinkStation 441D:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Hot-swap drive bays
    • LinkStation 441D:No
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Yes

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173 specifications
Storage9 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers10 TB24 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers112
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers412
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesDiffersHDDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers10 TB2 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATA IIISerial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizeDiffers3.5"2.5/3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysDiffersNoYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
HDD speedKnown for one5900 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one16 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Processor familyDiffersMarvell Armada 370Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
Processor modelDiffersArmada 370E3-1246V3
Processor frequencyDiffers1.2 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.9 GHz
Processor coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Processor threadsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Processor cacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 MB
Bus typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDMI2
CPU configuration (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
Processor cache typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSmart Cache
Processor codenameKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHaswell
Processor lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22 nm
Processor operating modesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32-bit, 64-bit
Processor package sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Xeon E3-1200 v3
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
ScalabilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1S
SteppingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceC0
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84 W
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® HD Graphics P4600
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source25.6 GB/s
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers0.512 GB16 GB
Internal memory typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IPCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers14
USB portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Fiber ports quantityDiffers02
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSFP+
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
External mini-SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11.2
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1200 MHz
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.74 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRack (2U)
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourBlackBlack
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 cm
Drive bay lockingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersHome & Home OfficeLarge Enterprise Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source49.4 dB
Share folder access right managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Web-based managementYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google Chrome
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in UPnP AV media serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot spareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Password authenticationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH
Share folderKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIFS/SMB
System logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneHTTP/HTTPSUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Powerful backup NovaBACKUP ProfessionalKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Software1 differ
Operating system installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQNAP Turbo NAS System
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, 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 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power supply locationDiffersExternalBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source450 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers12
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power consumption (typical)Differs28 W178.65 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source111.26 W
AC input voltageDiffers100-240 V90-264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers177 mm442.5 mm
DepthDiffers227 mm530.5 mm
HeightDiffers127.5 mm88 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14.2 kg
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideYesYes
Number of screwsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source96
External power adapterKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Quick start guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Execute Disable BitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source22 nm
Idle StatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel 64Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel I/O Acceleration TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2013D
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3-SDRAM
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs5 - 35 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Processor ARK IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80916
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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