Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Buffalo TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338 vs Buffalo TeraStation WS5420DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338

Add a product
  • 52specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 43identical
  • 0known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:4 TB
    • TeraStation WS5420DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:16 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:2
    • TeraStation WS5420DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:4
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:2
    • TeraStation WS5420DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:4
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:2 TB
    • TeraStation WS5420DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:4 TB
  • RAID levels
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:0, 1, JBOD
    • TeraStation WS5420DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:0, 1, JBOD, 5
  • Height
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:170.1 mm
    • TeraStation WS5420DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:215.9 mm
  • Weight
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:4.72 kg
    • TeraStation WS5420DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:7.21 kg
  • Package height
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:320 mm
    • TeraStation WS5420DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:363.2 mm

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (off)
Comparison of WS5220DN, WS5420DN
52 specifications
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers4 TB16 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers24
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers24
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDDHDD
Storage drive capacityDiffers2 TB4 TB
Storage drive interfaceSerial ATA IIISerial ATA III
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, JBOD, 5
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyIntel Atom®Intel Atom®
Processor modelC3338C3338
Processor frequency2.2 GHz2.2 GHz
Processor cores22
Memoryidentical
Internal memory8 GB8 GB
Internal memory typeDDR4DDR4
ECCYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates100,1000,10,10000 Mbit/s100,1000,10,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)10000 Mbit/s10000 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technology10GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 2.5GBASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T10GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 2.5GBASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-T
iSCSI supportYesYes
Supported network protocolsTCP/IPTCP/IP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports33
USB portYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity22
Designidentical
Chassis typeDesktopDesktop
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourBlackBlack
Performanceidentical
TypeNASNAS
Device classSmall & Medium BusinessSmall & Medium Business
Backup functionYesYes
Security algorithmsSNMPSNMP
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedWindows Server IoT 2025Windows Server IoT 2025
Windows operating systems supportedWindows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1
Mac operating systems supportedMac OS X 10.12 SierraMac OS X 10.12 Sierra
Server operating systems supportedWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)85 W85 W
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequency50/60 Hz50/60 Hz
Weight & dimensions4 differ
Width170.1 mm170.1 mm
Depth231.1 mm231.1 mm
HeightDiffers170.1 mm215.9 mm
WeightDiffers4.72 kg7.21 kg
Package width309.8 mm309.8 mm
Package depth358.1 mm358.1 mm
Package heightDiffers320 mm363.2 mm
Package weightDiffers4.99 kg7.39 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)10 - 85%10 - 85%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedYesYes

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More nas & storage servers comparisons

All nas & storage servers comparisons