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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

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

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  • 20specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 3identical
  • 86known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 2 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (2 vs 0). The Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (12 vs 4). The Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 284 mm more width than the QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (444 mm vs 160 mm). Only the Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the Dell PowerVault MD2412 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®, No on the QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524.

  • Storage drives installed
    • Yes
    • No
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 12
    • 4
  • Installed storage drive type
    • HDD
    • No
  • Storage drive capacity
    • 4 TB
    • 0 GB
  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • Annapurna Labs
  • Processor family
    • Intel® Xeon®
    • Alpine
  • Chassis type
    • Rack (2U)
    • Tower

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Dell

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

Model MD2412

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QNAP

TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524

Model TS-432X

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Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Number of storage drives installedDiffers20
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers124
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
Storage drive capacityDiffers4 TB0 GB
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
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one8 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
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 mm160 mm
DepthDiffers545 mm165 mm
HeightDiffers86.8 mm226.5 mm
WeightKnown for one1.99 kg
Package widthKnown for one238 mm
Package depthKnown for one201 mm
Package heightKnown for one287 mm
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 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
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one2 year(s)

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