Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS vs Origin Storage Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure

Comparison of PowerVault NX3100 NAS, N4100Pro

79 specifications	A Dell PowerVault NX3100 NASView product	B Origin Storage Thecus 4 Bay NAS Enclosure Model N4100Pro View product
Storageidentical
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	12	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5/3.5"	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	24 TB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systemsKnown for one	NTFS	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
RAID levelsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	E5620	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	2.4 GHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.66 GHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	4	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one	8	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	12 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one	12 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	QPI	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	18	—Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors installedKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	40 bit	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Smart Cache	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SLBV4	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	32 nm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	64-bit	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	42.5 X 45 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	Socket B (LGA 1366)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	B1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5.86 GT/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one	77.6 °C	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	80 W	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	288 GB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	25.6 GB/s	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	24 GB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	CIFS, NFS, FTP	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Rack (2U)	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Windows Storage Server 2008	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	200 W
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	1.0	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	No	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Triple	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Storage Server	Windows 7/ 2000/ XP/ 2003/ Vista Linux/Unix Mac OS 9/ X +
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	445.2 x 664.6 x 86.7 mm	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	47925	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Data protection featuresKnown for one	SIS, DFS-R, VSS	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCIex4 1 x PCIex8	—Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID controller typeKnown for one	H700	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Power LEDKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power consumption (PowerSave)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	62 W
Supported protocolsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP/Appletalk SMB/CIFS, HTTP/HTTPS, FTP, NFS, AFP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Performanceidentical
Web-based managementKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 80%

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.