Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo TeraStation TS5420DN3202 NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs AL524 vs QNAP TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100T

42specifications compared
19differ
23identical
107known for one product only

Key differences

Total installed storage capacity
- TeraStation TS5420DN3202 NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs AL524:32 TB
- TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100T:48 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TeraStation TS5420DN3202 NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs AL524:4
- TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100T:6
Number of storage drives supported
- TeraStation TS5420DN3202 NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs AL524:4
- TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100T:6
Supported storage drive types
- TeraStation TS5420DN3202 NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs AL524:HDD
- TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100T:HDD & SSD
RAID levels
- TeraStation TS5420DN3202 NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs AL524:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
- TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100T:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
Processor manufacturer
- TeraStation TS5420DN3202 NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs AL524:Annapurna Labs
- TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100T:Intel
Processor family
- TeraStation TS5420DN3202 NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs AL524:Annapurna Labs
- TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100T:Intel® Core™ i3
Processor model
- TeraStation TS5420DN3202 NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs AL524:AL524
- TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100T:i3-8100T

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Comparison of TS5420DN3202, TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS
149 specifications	A Buffalo TeraStation TS5420DN3202 NAS Desktop Annapurna Labs AL524 Model TS5420DN3202 View product	B QNAP TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Core™ i3 i3-8100T Model TVS-672X-I3-8G/48TB-EXOS View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	32 TB	48 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	6
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	4	6
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	HDD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5,M.2
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Online RAID expansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID rebuildKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported file systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Disk roamingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	8 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Annapurna Labs	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Annapurna Labs	Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modelDiffers	AL524	i3-8100T
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.04 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor cores	4	4
Processor threadsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Bus typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DMI3
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Configurable TDP-down frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.4 GHz
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® UHD Graphics 630
Memoryidentical
Internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5000 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s	100,1000,2500,5000,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)	10000 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Load balancing systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
WLAN adapter supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	CIFS/SMB, AFP, FTP/FTPS/SFTP, NFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	3	3
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 cm
Fan diameter 2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 cm
Drive bay lockingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Built-in display	Yes	Yes
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Performance2 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Small & Medium Business
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresDiffers	iSCSI LUN	Cloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 user(s)
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23.8 dB
Third-party supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Snapshot	Yes	Yes
Share folder access right managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Browser supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Apple Safari
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in FTP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in UPnP AV media serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Disk scanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Password authenticationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Remotely operatedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	SNMP	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMPv2, SNMPv3, SSH, SSL/TLS, TLS
System logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QNAP Turbo System
Operating system versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5.1
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Built-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	250 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45.6 W
Power consumption (HDD standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	26.52 W
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Fan voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one	100 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	264.3 mm
DepthDiffers	230 mm	279.6 mm
HeightDiffers	215 mm	188.2 mm
WeightKnown for one	5.63 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthKnown for one	310 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	358 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	362 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	7.26 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Power cables quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Idle StatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel 64Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	10 - 85%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Country of originKnown for one	Japan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Trade Agreements Act (TAA)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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