Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® vs QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003

19specifications compared
15differ
4identical
75known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 4 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003 (8 TB vs 4 TB). The Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 10 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003 (12 vs 2). The Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 2 TB more storage drive capacity than the QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003 (4 TB vs 2 TB). Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®, No on the QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003. Storage drive interface: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III on the QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003.

Total installed storage capacity
- PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:8 TB
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:4 TB
Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:12
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:2
Installed storage drive type
- PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:HDD
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:No
Storage drive capacity
- PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:4 TB
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:2 TB
Chassis type
- PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:Rack (2U)
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:Mini Tower
Product colour
- PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:Black
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:White
Type
- PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:Storage server
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:NAS
Device class
- PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:Large Enterprise Business
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:Home & Home Office

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Comparison of MD2412, TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003
94 specifications	A Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® Model MD2412 View product	B QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003 View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	8 TB	4 TB
Number of storage drives installed	2	2
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	2
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	No
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers	4 TB	2 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.5"
System drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5"
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, 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
Bad block scanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Disk roamingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processoridentical
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cortex-A55
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel® Xeon®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IPv4, IPv6
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Mini Tower
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Product colourDiffers	Black	White
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD, LAN, Status, USB
Performance2 differ
TypeDiffers	Storage server	NAS
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Home & Home Office
Backup functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Backup featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Remote administrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, QBelt
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	Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Disk scanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot spareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown 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
System logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QNAP QTS
Operating system versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0.0
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	External
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 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	10.81 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.43 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Power cable connector 1Known for one	C13 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable connector 2Known for one	C14 coupler	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable currentKnown for one	10 A	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cable lengthKnown for one	2 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	444 mm	90.2 mm
DepthDiffers	545 mm	156.3 mm
HeightDiffers	86.8 mm	188.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.11 kg
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.95 kg
Packaging content1 differ
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedDiffers	MiniSAS	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Power cables quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Packaging contentKnown for one	Power Cord, Qty 2,Rack Rail 2U,Bezel,24Gb HD-Mini SAS4 Cable, 1m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	8 - 85%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 65 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 12000 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating altitudeKnown for one	0 - 3050 m	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	10 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84714100

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