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Dell PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3 vs QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant)

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  • 10identical
  • 108known for one product only

Key differences

The Dell PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3 has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) (12 vs 4). The Dell PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3 has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) (1.9 GHz vs 1.7 GHz). The Dell PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3 has 2 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant) (4 vs 2). Supported storage drive types: HDD on the Dell PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3, HDD & SSD on the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant). Storage drive interface: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the Dell PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3, Serial ATA III on the QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant).

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:12
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):4
  • Supported storage drive types
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:HDD
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):HDD & SSD
  • Storage drive interface
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):Serial ATA III
  • Storage drive size
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:3.5"
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):2.5/3.5"
  • RAID levels
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:5
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor frequency
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:1.9 GHz
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):1.7 GHz
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:4
    • QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant):2

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Comparison of NX3230, QNAP TS-431X-8G 16TB 4 Bay NAS Solution | Installed with 4 x 4TB Western Digital Red Drives (GDPR Compliant)
135 specifications
Storage5 differ
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one8 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers124
Supported storage drive typesDiffersHDDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one2 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizeDiffers3.5"2.5/3.5"
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers50, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Supported file systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for oneIntel Xeon E5 v3Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for oneE5-2609V3Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers1.9 GHz1.7 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one15 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for oneQPIUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one46 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for oneSmart CacheUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for oneHaswellUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one22 nmUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one52.5 x 45 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Xeon E5-2600 v3Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 2011-v3Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityKnown for one2SUnknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for oneM1Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one6.4 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one70.9 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one85 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one768 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one51 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers42
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Fiber ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSFP+
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Tower
Product colourDiffersGreyBlack
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
Performance1 differ
TypeDiffersStorage serverNAS
Device classKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSmall & Medium Business
Backup featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19.5 dB
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceInternet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot spareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
System logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneWindows Storage Server 2016Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.3
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Ma
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Power2 differ
Power supply locationDiffersBuilt-inExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers750 W90 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.7 W
Fan voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers444 mm160 mm
DepthDiffers684 mm219 mm
HeightDiffers87.3 mm169 mm
WeightKnown for one27.6 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersACAC, LAN (RJ-45)
External power adapterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one0.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one0.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one40Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for oneQuadUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneDDR4-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Processor ARK IDKnown for one81897Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%

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