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Dell PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3 vs QNAP TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 14identical
  • 139known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:8 TB
    • TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD:32 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:4
    • TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD:8
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:12
    • TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD:10
  • Supported storage drive types
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:HDD
    • TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD:HDD & SSD
  • Storage drive capacity
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:2 TB
    • TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD:4 TB
  • Storage drive interface
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD:Serial ATA III
  • RAID levels
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:5
    • TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor family
    • PowerVault NX3230 Storage server Rack (2U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2609V3:Intel Xeon E5 v3
    • TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD:AMD Embedded R-Series SoC

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173 specifications
Storage7 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers8 TB32 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers48
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1210
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesDiffersHDDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers2 TB4 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial ATA III
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5,3.5"
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers50, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID rebuildKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Disk roamingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage drive sizeKnown for one3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
HDD speedKnown for one7200 RPMUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor4 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel Xeon E5 v3AMD Embedded R-Series SoC
Processor modelDiffersE5-2609V3RX-421BD
Processor frequencyDiffers1.9 GHz2.1 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.4 GHz
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor operating modes64-bit64-bit
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD Radeon R7
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntelUnknown — 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 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
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR4
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T
Wi-FiNoNo
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
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network 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
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
USB portYesYes
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 source4
Fiber ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4b
3.5 mm (1/8-inch) outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (2U)Tower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersGreyGold
Number of fansKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 cm
Fan diameter 2Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLCD
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
Built-in speaker(s)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of built-in speakersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Performance1 differ
TypeDiffersStorage serverNAS
Device classKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHome & Home Office
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Third-party supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
SnapshotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Backup buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceInternet Explorer 10+, Chrome, Safari 7+, Firefox
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in UPnP AV media serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Disk scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot spareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On/off switchYesYes
Password authenticationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Remotely operatedKnown 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, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIFS/SMB
System logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersWindows Storage Server 2016QNAP Turbo System
Operating system versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.3
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac 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 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Power1 differ
Power supply locationBuilt-inBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers750 W250 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers444 mm329.3 mm
DepthDiffers684 mm279.6 mm
HeightDiffers87.3 mm188.2 mm
WeightKnown for one27.6 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersACAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of screwsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26
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%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDKnown for one81897Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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