Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

NETGEAR RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508 vs NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521

102specifications compared
28differ
74identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508 has 4 TB more total installed storage capacity than the NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 (16 TB vs 12 TB). The NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 has 2 more storage drives installed than the NETGEAR RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508 (6 vs 4). The NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 has 2 more storage drives supported than the NETGEAR RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508 (6 vs 4). Only the NETGEAR RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508 has embedded options available. Supported storage drive types: HDD & SSD on the NETGEAR RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508, SSD on the NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521.

Total installed storage capacity
- RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508:16 TB
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:12 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508:4
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:6
Number of storage drives supported
- RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508:4
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:6
Supported storage drive types
- RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508:HDD & SSD
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:SSD
Storage drive interface
- RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508:Serial ATA
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Processor family
- RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508:Intel® Pentium®
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:Intel® Xeon® D
Processor model
- RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508:D1508
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:D-1521

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Comparison of RN524X, RN626X
144 specifications	A NETGEAR RN524X NAS Desktop Intel® Pentium® D1508 Model RN524X View product	B NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 Model RN626X View product
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	16 TB	12 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	6
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	4	6
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	HDD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	HDD & SSD	SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	4 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA	Serial ATA III
Storage drive size	2.5/3.5"	2.5/3.5"
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systemsKnown for one	BTRFS, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bad block scanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor9 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Xeon® D
Processor modelDiffers	D1508	D-1521
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.2 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	2.6 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
ECC supported by processor	Yes	Yes
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 1x4, 1x8	1x16, 1x4, 1x8
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
Processor cache typeKnown for one	L3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeDiffers	SR2DQ	SR2DF
Processor codename	Broadwell	Broadwell
Processor lithography	14 nm	14 nm
Processor operating modes	64-bit	64-bit
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor socket	BGA 1667	BGA 1667
Scalability	1S	1S
Stepping	V2	V2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	25 W	45 W
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	128 GB	128 GB
Conflict-Free processor	Yes	Yes
Processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Xeon D-1500
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	10000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi	No	No
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic IPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Load balancing systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Static IPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6, IEEE 802.3a, SSH, SNMP v2, v3, NTP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	3	3
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Desktop	Mini Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black, Silver	Black, Silver
Number of fans	1 fan(s)	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	9.2 cm	12 cm
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display type	LCD	LCD
Performanceidentical
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classKnown for one	Small & Medium Business	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresKnown for one	Cloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	80 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	28 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in optical driveKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP v2, v3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Browser supportedKnown for one	Microsoft Internet Exploer 9+, Mozilla Firefox 14+, Google Chrome 20+, Apple Safari 5+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in BitTorrent client	Yes	Yes
Built-in FTP server	Yes	Yes
Built-in UPnP AV media server	Yes	Yes
Built-in iTunes server	Yes	Yes
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
Network Time Protocol (NTP) client	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Remotely operatedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Share folder	1024	1024
System log	Yes	Yes
Password authenticationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	54852 h
Software3 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	ReadyNAS OS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 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 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, 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 Home Premium, Windows
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac 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 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks	Yes
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Other operating systems supportedDiffers	Android, Solaris 10, Solaris 11, Solaris 8, Solaris 9, iOS	Android, iOS
Power1 differ
Power supply locationKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	120 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	41.9 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (off)Known for one	0.204 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	100-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	200 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	185 mm	192 mm
DepthDiffers	238.8 mm	288 mm
HeightDiffers	194 mm	259 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.97 kg
Processor special features1 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	Yes	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology version	1.00	1.00
Intel TSX-NI	Yes	Yes
Intel TSX-NI version	1.00	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® OS Guard	Yes	Yes
Intel® Secure Key	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	32	32
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
UART	Yes	Yes
Memory channels supported by processor	Dual	Dual
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Compliance certificates	RoHS	RoHS
CertificationDiffers	FCC Class B, CE Class B, VCCI Class B	FCC, CE, VCCI
Processor ARK IDDiffers	91558	91202

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