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Buffalo TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338 vs QNAP TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 16identical
  • 55known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount has 60 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Buffalo TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338 (64 TB vs 4 TB). The QNAP TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount has 14 more storage drives installed than the Buffalo TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338 (16 vs 2). The QNAP TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount has 14 more storage drives supported than the Buffalo TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338 (16 vs 2). Supported storage drive types: HDD on the Buffalo TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338, HDD & SSD on the QNAP TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount. RAID levels: 0, 1, JBOD on the Buffalo TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD on the QNAP TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:4 TB
    • TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:64 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:2
    • TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:16
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:2
    • TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:16
  • Supported storage drive types
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:HDD
    • TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:HDD & SSD
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:2 TB
    • TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:4 TB
  • RAID levels
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:0, 1, JBOD
    • TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor family
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:Intel Atom®
    • TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:AMD Embedded R-Series SoC
  • Processor model
    • TeraStation WS5220DN NAS Desktop Intel Atom® C3338:C3338
    • TS-1673U-RP-16G 64TB 16x4TB Seagate Exos 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:RX-421ND

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97 specifications
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers4 TB64 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers216
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers216
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesDiffersHDDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers2 TB4 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5,3.5"
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Supported file systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor4 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel Atom®AMD Embedded R-Series SoC
Processor modelDiffersC3338RX-421ND
Processor frequencyDiffers2.2 GHz2.1 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.4 GHz
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Internal memory typeDDR4DDR4
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers100,1000,10,10000 Mbit/s10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)10000 Mbit/s10000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
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 supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known 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
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one10GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T, 2.5GBASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 10BASE-TUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers34
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Fiber ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSFP+
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopRack (3U)
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourBlackBlack
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9.2 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD, LAN, Power, Status
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classSmall & Medium BusinessSmall & Medium Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Internet Explorer 10+, Google Chrome, Apple Safari 7+, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On/off switchKnown 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 algorithmsDiffersSNMP256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMP, SNMPv3, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIFS/SMB
System logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software4 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows Server IoT 2025QNAP Turbo System
Operating system versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.3
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 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,
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.12 SierraMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Power1 differ
Power supply locationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source500 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers50/60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Power consumption (max)Known for one85 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers170.1 mm481 mm
DepthDiffers231.1 mm536 mm
HeightDiffers170.1 mm130 mm
WeightDiffers4.72 kg15.4 kg
Package widthKnown for one309.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one358.1 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one320 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one4.99 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of screwsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source112
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 85%5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedYesYes

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