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NETGEAR ReadyNAS 428 vs QNAP TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®

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  • 64specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 31identical
  • 73known for one product only

Key differences

  • Storage drives installed
    • ReadyNAS 428:Yes
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:No
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • ReadyNAS 428:112 TB
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:0 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • ReadyNAS 428:8
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:0
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • ReadyNAS 428:8
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:4
  • Installed storage drive type
    • ReadyNAS 428:HDD
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:No
  • Storage drive capacity
    • ReadyNAS 428:14 TB
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:0 GB
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • ReadyNAS 428:2.5,3.5"
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:2.5,3.5,M.2
  • Processor family
    • ReadyNAS 428:Intel Atom®
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:Intel® Pentium®

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Comparison of ReadyNAS 428, TVS-472XT
137 specifications
Storage8 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Total installed storage capacityDiffers112 TB0 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers80
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers84
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers14 TB0 GB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceM.2, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5"2.5,3.5,M.2
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD0, 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 systemsDiffersBTRFS, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanYesYes
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel Atom®Intel® Pentium®
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® UHD Graphics 610
Processor modelKnown for oneC3000Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Internal memory4 GB4 GB
Internal memory typeDDR4DDR4
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 source2
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5000 MB
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s100,1000,2500,5000,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10000 Mbit/s
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
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
Link aggregationYesYes
Load balancing systemYesYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersTCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, NTPTCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6
WLAN adapter supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Quality of Service (QoS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Auto MDI/MDI-XKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers43
USB portYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
3.5 mm (1/8-inch) outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Audio in/outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Concurrent connectionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source700
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0
On-board graphics card IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0x3E90/x93
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.5
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1050 MHz
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersMini TowerTower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourBlackBlack
Number of fansDiffers1 fan(s)3 fan(s)
Fan diameter12 cm12 cm
Fan diameter 2Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersYesHDD, LAN, Status, USB
Built-in displayYesYes
Display typeLCDLCD
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
Performance4 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersSmall & Medium BusinessHome & Home Office
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresDiffersCloud, iSCSI LUNiSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multilingual supportYesYes
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21.2 dB
SnapshotYesYes
Share folder access right managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Web-based managementYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Browser supportedDiffersMicrosoft Internet Explorer 9+, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox 14+, Google Chrome 20+, Apple Safari 5+Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Built-in iTunes serverYesYes
Hot spareYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
Remotely operatedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderCIFS/SMBCIFS/SMB
System logYesYes
USB copy functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Number of usersKnown for one8192 user(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Network Time Protocol (NTP) clientKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Software6 differ
Operating system installedDiffersReadyNAS OSQNAP QTS
Operating system versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.0.0
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1Windows 10, Windows 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 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpri
Linux operating systems supportedDiffersYesCentOS 7.0, SuSE Linux 12.0, SuSE Linux 12.3, SuSE Linux 15, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac 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 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedDiffersAndroid, iOSIBM AIX 7.1, IBM AIX 7.2, Solaris 10, Solaris 11
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers200 W250 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source37.32 W
Power consumption (HDD standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24.14 W
AC input voltageDiffers100-240 V100 - 240 V
Fan voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Power supply locationKnown for oneBuilt-inUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50-60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers192 mm199.3 mm
DepthDiffers278 mm279.6 mm
HeightDiffers310 mm188.2 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.4 kg
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.01 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of screwsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 45 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs20 - 80%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-20 - 70 °C
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84714100
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneRoHSUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneFCC, CE, VCCIUnknown — not stated by the source

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