Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS vs Origin Storage Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure

7specifications compared
5differ
2identical
71known for one product only

Key differences

Number of storage drives supported
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:12
- Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:8
Storage drive interface
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:Serial ATA
Storage drive size
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:2.5/3.5"
- Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:3.5"
Processor family
- PowerVault NX3100 NAS:Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence
- Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure:Intel® Celeron®

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Comparison of PowerVault NX3100 NAS, N8800+
78 specifications	A Dell PowerVault NX3100 NAS View product	B Origin Storage Thecus 8 Bay Rackmount NAS Enclosure Model N8800+ View product
Storage3 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	8
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizeDiffers	2.5/3.5"	3.5"
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
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® 5000 Sequence	Intel® Celeron®
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
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 GB
Networkidentical
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	CIFS, NFS, FTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Designidentical
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
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	350 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 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 UNIX/Linux 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	10/100/1000 Base-TX
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	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RS-232 portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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%

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