Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 vs QNAP TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS

37specifications compared
13differ
24identical
101known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 has 4 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS (6 vs 2). The NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 has 0.7 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS (2.4 GHz vs 1.7 GHz). The NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 has 5 cm more fan diameter than the QNAP TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS (12 cm vs 7 cm). Supported storage drive types: SSD on the NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521, HDD & SSD on the QNAP TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10 on the NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521, 0, 1, JBOD on the QNAP TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS.

Number of storage drives supported
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:6
- TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS:2
Supported storage drive types
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:SSD
- TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS:HDD & SSD
RAID levels
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:0, 1, 5, 6, 10
- TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS:0, 1, JBOD
Processor frequency
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:2.4 GHz
- TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS:1.7 GHz
Internal memory type
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:DDR4
- TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS:DDR3
Ethernet LAN data rates
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
- TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS:10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Chassis type
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:Mini Tower
- TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS:Tower
Product colour
- RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:Black, Silver
- TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS:White

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Comparison of RN626X, TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS
138 specifications	A NETGEAR RN626X NAS Mini Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 Model RN626X View product	B QNAP TS-231P2-4G/4TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS View product
Storage3 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	12 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	6	2
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5/3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10	0, 1, JBOD
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5"
Supported file systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel® Xeon® D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	D-1521	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.4 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.7 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	6 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 1x4, 1x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR2DF	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Broadwell	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	14 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	37.5 x 37.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Xeon D-1500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	BGA 1667	Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityKnown for one	1S	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	V2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	45 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Dynamic IPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Fiber ports quantity	0	0
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Mini Tower	Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colourDiffers	Black, Silver	White
Number of fans	1 fan(s)	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	12 cm	7 cm
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Display typeKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Performanceidentical
Type	NAS	NAS
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in FTP server	Yes	Yes
Built-in UPnP AV media server	Yes	Yes
Built-in iTunes server	Yes	Yes
Hot spareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network Time Protocol (NTP) clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Password authenticationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Share folderKnown for one	1024	Unknown — not stated by the source
System logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	54852 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Device classKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home & Home Office
Backup featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19.2 dB
Browser supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Chrome, Firefox
Disk scanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Softwareidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Android, iOS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3
Poweridentical
Power consumption (max)Known for one	200 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage	100-240 V	100-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Power supply locationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	External
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	192 mm	169 mm
DepthDiffers	288 mm	102 mm
HeightDiffers	259 mm	219 mm
WeightDiffers	7.97 kg	1.28 kg
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	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 Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	1.00	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® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
UARTKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Dual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, VCCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	91202	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick start guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%

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