Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB vs EMC Isilon NL400

61specifications compared
43differ
18identical
68known for one product only

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB:12 TB
- Isilon NL400:34.8 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB:2
- Isilon NL400:36
Installed storage drive type
- TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB:HDD
- Isilon NL400:HDD+SSD
Supported storage drive types
- TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB:HDD
- Isilon NL400:HDD & SSD
Storage drive interface
- TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB:Serial ATA II
- Isilon NL400:Serial ATA III
Processor family
- TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB:Intel Atom®
- Isilon NL400:Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
Processor model
- TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB:D2550
- Isilon NL400:E5-2407
Processor frequency
- TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB:1.86 GHz
- Isilon NL400:2.2 GHz

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Comparison of TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB, Isilon NL400
129 specifications	A Buffalo TeraStation 5200DSP 12TB View product	B EMC Isilon NL400 View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	12 TB	34.8 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	2	36
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	HDD+SSD
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	HDD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	6 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II	Serial ATA III
Storage drive size	3.5"	3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	12 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7200 RPM
Processor16 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel Atom®	Intel® Xeon® E5 Family
Processor modelDiffers	D2550	E5-2407
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.86 GHz	2.2 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threads	4	4
Processor cacheDiffers	1 MB	10 MB
L2 cacheKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	QPI
ECC supported by processorDiffers	No	Yes
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	36 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeDiffers	L2	Smart Cache
Processor codeDiffers	SR0VY	SR0LR
Processor codenameDiffers	Cedarview	Sandy Bridge EN
Processor lithography	32 nm	32 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor package sizeDiffers	22 X 22 mm	45 x 42.5 mm
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 559	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
SteppingDiffers	B3	M1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	10 W	80 W
TjunctionKnown for one	100 C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	4 GB	375 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	6.4 GB/s	25 GB/s
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
L3 cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 MB
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
ScalabilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2S
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	12 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	48 GB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Data link protocolsKnown for one	SMB/CIFS, AFP, FTP/FTPS, SFTP, HTTP/HTTPS, NFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, UDP	NFSv3 (UDP/TCP), SMBv1, HTTP, FTP, NDMP, SNMP, LDAP, ADS, NIS, HDFS
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	4
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Fiber ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	640 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	Rack (4U)
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black	Black
Drive bay lockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display typeKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classKnown for one	Home & Home Office	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backup functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backup featuresKnown for one	Cloud	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	50 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in optical driveKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, CIFS/SMB, DFS, AFP, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP/SFTP, NFS, LDAP, NTP, SNMP, RTSP, BitTorrent	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in FTP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot spareKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software3 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	Linux	Isilon OneFS
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, 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 Home Premium, Windows	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows 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 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Poweridentical
Power supply location	Built-in	Built-in
Power consumption (max)Known for one	25 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	20 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	13 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1050 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	130 mm	480 mm
DepthDiffers	230 mm	794 mm
HeightDiffers	170 mm	177 mm
Processor special features7 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Dual Display Capable TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	No	No
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	4	24
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorDiffers	Single	Triple
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Idle StatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	5 - 35 °C	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 95%
Other features1 differ
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers	65470	64614

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