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Dell EMC XC430 Xpress vs QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant)

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  • 22specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 11identical
  • 121known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell EMC XC430 Xpress has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) (4 vs 2). The Dell EMC XC430 Xpress has 3 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) (3 vs 0). The QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the Dell EMC XC430 Xpress (3 vs 1). Installed storage drive type: HDD+SSD on the Dell EMC XC430 Xpress, HDD on the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant). Storage drive interface: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the Dell EMC XC430 Xpress, Serial ATA III on the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant).

  • Installed storage drive type
    • EMC XC430 Xpress:HDD+SSD
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):HDD
  • Storage drive interface
    • EMC XC430 Xpress:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):Serial ATA III
  • Internal memory type
    • EMC XC430 Xpress:DDR4
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):DDR3
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • EMC XC430 Xpress:4
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • EMC XC430 Xpress:3
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • EMC XC430 Xpress:1
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):3
  • Fiber ports quantity
    • EMC XC430 Xpress:0
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):1
  • Chassis type
    • EMC XC430 Xpress:Rack (1U)
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):Tower

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Comparison of EMC XC430 Xpress, QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant)
143 specifications
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one6.48 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supported44
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDD+SSDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial ATA III
Storage drive size2.5/3.5"2.5/3.5"
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportYesYes
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Supported file systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for oneIntel® Xeon® E5 v4Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for oneE5-2609V4Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequency1.7 GHz1.7 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one20 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for oneQPIUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x8, 1x16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one46 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for oneSmart CacheUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for oneSR2P1Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for oneBroadwellUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one14 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one45 x 52.5 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Xeon E5-2600 v4Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 2011-v3Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityKnown for one2SUnknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for oneR0Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one6.4 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one74 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one85 WUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneNot availableUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one1.53 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one59.7 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one64 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR4DDR3
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Wi-FiNoNo
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
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
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers42
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers30
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers13
Fiber ports quantityDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSFP+
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (1U)Tower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersBlack, SilverBlack
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
Performance1 differ
TypeDiffersStorage serverNAS
Device classKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSmall & Medium Business
Backup functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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 source19.5 dB
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
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 sourceInternet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in iTunes 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
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, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
System logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers550 W90 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one100-240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply locationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceExternal
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.7 W
Fan voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one0.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one40Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for oneQuadUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneDDR4-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dell E-Value CodeKnown for oneXC430X_EntryUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one92990Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.3
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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, Windows 7 H
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, 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 Ma
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source160 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source219 mm
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source169 mm
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%

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