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Dell Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure with Battery UPS vs Dell PowerVault NX3000 NAS

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 31differ
  • 11identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure with Battery UPS:4
    • PowerVault NX3000 NAS:6
  • RAID levels
    • Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure with Battery UPS:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
    • PowerVault NX3000 NAS:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50
  • Processor family
    • Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure with Battery UPS:Intel Atom®
    • PowerVault NX3000 NAS:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
  • Processor model
    • Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure with Battery UPS:D510
    • PowerVault NX3000 NAS:E5506
  • Processor frequency
    • Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure with Battery UPS:1.66 GHz
    • PowerVault NX3000 NAS:2.13 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure with Battery UPS:2
    • PowerVault NX3000 NAS:4
  • Processor cache
    • Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure with Battery UPS:1 MB
    • PowerVault NX3000 NAS:4 MB
  • Bus type
    • Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure with Battery UPS:DMI
    • PowerVault NX3000 NAS:QPI

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Comparison of N4200, PowerVault NX3000 NAS
86 specifications
Storage2 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers46
Storage drive interfaceSerial ATASerial ATA
Storage drive size3.5"3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 TB
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNTFS
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one0 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one0 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor16 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel Atom®Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
Processor modelDiffersD510E5506
Processor frequencyDiffers1.66 GHz2.13 GHz
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threads44
Processor cacheDiffers1 MB4 MB
L2 cacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMIQPI
CPU configuration (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
ECC supported by processorDiffersNoYes
Number of processors installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Differs32 bit40 bit
Processor cache typeDiffersL2Smart Cache
Processor codeDiffersSLBLASLBF8
Processor lithography45 nm45 nm
Processor operating modes64-bit64-bit
Processor package sizeDiffers22 x 22 mm42.5 x 45 mm
Processor socketDiffersBGA 559Socket B (LGA 1366)
SteppingDiffersB0D0
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.8 GT/s
TcaseKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source76 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs13 W80 W
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers4 GB144 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs6.4 GB/s19.2 GB/s
Processing Die sizeKnown for one87 mm²Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for onePineviewUnknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one100 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Compliance industry standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceTCP/IP, CIFS, NFS, FTP
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers24
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRack (2U)
Display typeKnown for oneOLEDUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Storage Server 2008
Poweridentical
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source870 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.1 kg
Weight (imperial)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.1 kg (57.5 lbs)
Processor special features9 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Execute Disable BitYesYes
Idle StatesDiffersNoYes
Intel 64YesYes
Intel Demand Based SwitchingDiffersNoYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateDiffersNoYes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyNoNo
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)DiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)DiffersYesNo
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyNoNo
Number of QPI linksKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memory channels supported by processorDiffersSingleTriple
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3-SDRAM
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of Processing Die TransistorsKnown for one176 MUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7 UNIX/Linux Mac OS 9/XWindows Storage Server
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source443.1 x 680.7 x 86.4 mm
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Base-TXGigabit Ethernet
Processor ARK IDDiffers4309837096
Data protection featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSIS, DFS-R, VSS
Expansion slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2 x PCIex8 2 x PCIe2.0x4
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one1 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR2Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one5 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source

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