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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® vs QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 5identical
  • 82known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 has 8 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® (16 TB vs 8 TB). The QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 has 2 more storage drives installed than the Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® (4 vs 2). The Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (12 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®, Annapurna Labs on the QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524. Processor family: Intel® Xeon® on the Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®, Alpine on the QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 8 TB
    • 16 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 2
    • 4
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 12
    • 4
  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • Annapurna Labs
  • Processor family
    • Intel® Xeon®
    • Alpine
  • Chassis type
    • Rack (2U)
    • Tower
  • Type
    • Storage server
    • NAS
  • Device class
    • Large Enterprise Business
    • Home & Home Office

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Dell

PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®

Model MD2412

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TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524

Model TS-432X-4G

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Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers8 TB16 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers24
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers124
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5,3.5"
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneYes
RAID rebuildKnown for oneYes
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Auto-rebuildKnown for oneYes
Disk roamingKnown for oneYes
Storage drive capacityKnown for one4 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAnnapurna Labs
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon®Alpine
Processor modelKnown for oneAlpine AL-524
Processor frequencyKnown for one2 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one4
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one4 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR4
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one16 GB
ECCKnown for oneYes
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Flash memoryKnown for one512 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one10000 Mbit/s
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4, IPv6
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one2
USB portKnown for oneYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one1
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP+
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Tower
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Product colourBlackBlack
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one12 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for oneHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Built-in displayKnown for oneNo
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Performance2 differ
TypeDiffersStorage serverNAS
Device classDiffersLarge Enterprise BusinessHome & Home Office
Backup functionKnown for oneYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneCloud, USB drive
BuzzerKnown for oneYes
Number of usersKnown for one4096 user(s)
SnapshotKnown for oneYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneApple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYes
Hot spareKnown for oneYes
On/off switchKnown for oneYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYes
System logKnown for oneYes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP QTS
Operating system versionKnown for one5.1.7
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 Core, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneSolaris 10, Solaris 10 SPARC, Solaris 11, Solaris 11 SPARC
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one90 W
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 V
Output voltageKnown for one12 V
Power cable connector 1Known for oneC13 coupler
Power cable connector 2Known for oneC14 coupler
Power cable currentKnown for one10 A
Power cable lengthKnown for one2 m
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers444 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers545 mm165 mm
HeightDiffers86.8 mm226.5 mm
WeightKnown for one1.99 kg
Package weightKnown for one4.8 kg
Packaging content1 differ
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Cables includedDiffersMiniSASAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Power cables quantityKnown for one1
Number of screwsKnown for one28
Package typeKnown for oneBox
Packaging contentKnown for onePower Cord, Qty 2,Rack Rail 2U,Bezel,24Gb HD-Mini SAS4 Cable, 1m
Operational conditions3 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs8 - 85%5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Differs10 - 95%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-40 - 65 °C-20 - 70 °C
Non-operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 12000 m
Operating altitudeKnown for one0 - 3050 m

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