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Dell PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® vs QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT

15specifications compared
10differ
5identical
81known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT (24 vs 16). The QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT has 2.2 mm more width than the Dell PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® (446.2 mm vs 444 mm). The QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT has 90.8 mm more depth than the Dell PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® (587.8 mm vs 497 mm). Processor family: Intel® Xeon® on the Dell PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®, Intel® Xeon® D on the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT. Chassis type: Rack (2U) on the Dell PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®, Rack (3U) on the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT.

Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:24
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:16
Processor family
- PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:Intel® Xeon®
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:Intel® Xeon® D
Chassis type
- PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:Rack (2U)
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:Rack (3U)
Type
- PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:Storage server
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:NAS
Device class
- PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:Large Enterprise Business
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:Small & Medium Business
Width
- PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:444 mm
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:446.2 mm
Depth
- PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:497 mm
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:587.8 mm
Height
- PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon®:86.8 mm
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:132 mm

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Comparison of MD424, ES1686Adc
96 specifications	A Dell PowerVault MD424 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® Model MD424 View product	B QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT Model ES1686Adc View product
Storage1 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	24	16
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA, U.2
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5,U.2
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported file systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ZFS
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	2.4 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	1.2 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon®	Intel® Xeon® D
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	D-2142IT
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.9 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 TB
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RDIMM/LRDIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 Mbit/s
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIFS/SMB2/SMB3, NFS v3/NFS v4.1, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Rack (3U)
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Power, Status
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Product colourKnown for one	Black	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
TypeDiffers	Storage server	NAS
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Small & Medium Business
Backup functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BuzzerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Third-party supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
SnapshotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP V1, V2, V3
Share folder access right managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in FTP serverKnown 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
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FIPS 140-2, 256-bit AES
Share folderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Thick, Thin
System logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QNAP QES
Operating system versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.2.1
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Linux
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Built-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	588.33 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	90-264 V
Fan voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50/60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	446.2 mm
DepthDiffers	497 mm	587.8 mm
HeightDiffers	86.8 mm	132 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23.8 kg
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	34.6 kg
Operational conditions2 differ
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
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	587 mm
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	750 mm
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	351 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32.7 kg
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 pc(s)
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 year(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Packaging contentKnown for one	Power Cord, Qty 2,Rack Rail 2U,Bezel,24Gb HD-Mini SAS4 Cable, 1m	Unknown — not stated by the source

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