Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount vs QNAP TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521

108specifications compared
43differ
65identical
65known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 has 4 more storage drives installed than the NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount (16 vs 12). The QNAP TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 has 4 more storage drives supported than the NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount (16 vs 12). The NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount has 0.9 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 (3.3 GHz vs 2.4 GHz). Only the NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount has embedded options available. Only the QNAP TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 has Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology).

Number of storage drives installed
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:12
- TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:16
Number of storage drives supported
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:12
- TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:16
RAID levels
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:0, 1, 5, 6, JBOD
Processor family
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:Intel® Xeon® E3 v5
- TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:Intel® Xeon® D
Processor model
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:E3-1225V5
- TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:D-1521
Processor frequency
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:3.3 GHz
- TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequency
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:3.7 GHz
- TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:2.7 GHz
Processor threads
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:4
- TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:8

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Comparison of RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount, TS-1685-D1521-8G
173 specifications	A NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount View product	B QNAP TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 Model TS-1685-D1521-8G View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	12	16
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	16
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 TB
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	M.2, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
Storage drive sizes supported	2.5,3.5"	2.5,3.5"
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, JBOD
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systems	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Processor13 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E3 v5	Intel® Xeon® D
Processor modelDiffers	E3-1225V5	D-1521
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	2.4 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.7 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor cores	4	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	6 MB
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
ECC supported by processor	Yes	Yes
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8	1x16, 1x4, 1x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0, 3.0
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR2DF
Processor codenameDiffers	Skylake	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 seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon E3-1200 v5	Intel Xeon D-1500
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	BGA 1667
Scalability	1S	1S
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	V2
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	80 W	45 W
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	64 GB	128 GB
Conflict-Free processor	Yes	Yes
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Smart Cache	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics P530	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	34.1 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memory	8 GB	8 GB
Internal memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Maximum RAM supported	128 GB	128 GB
Flash memoryDiffers	256 MB	512 MB
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SSH	IPv4, IPv6, MB2/SMB3, NFS v3/NFS v4, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Load balancing systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	6
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Fiber ports quantity	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
RS-232 portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansDiffers	3 fan(s)	5 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	8 cm	9.2 cm
Fan diameter 2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9 cm
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Performance3 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home & Home Office
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Browser supportedDiffers	Microsoft Internet Explorer 9+, Mozilla Firefox 14+, Google Chrome 20+, Apple Safari 5+	Internet Explorer 10, Firefox 8, Safari 4, Google Chrome
Built-in FTP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in iTunes server	Yes	Yes
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Password authenticationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, SNMP, SNMPv3, SSH
Share folderDiffers	1024	CIFS/SMB
System log	Yes	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of usersKnown for one	8192 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for one	30 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Share folder access right managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in UPnP AV media serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network Time Protocol (NTP) clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mean time between failures (MTBF)Known for one	159519 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QNAP Turbo System
Operating system versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Power2 differ
Power supply location	Built-in	Built-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	550 W	250 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	127 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	61.36 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100-240 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	369.9 mm
DepthDiffers	707 mm	319.8 mm
HeightDiffers	88 mm	303.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features4 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 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)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® OS Guard	Yes	Yes
Intel® Secure Key	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	32
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
UARTKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory channels supported by processor	Dual	Dual
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	14 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltage supported by processorKnown for one	1.35 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Differs	20 - 80%	5 - 95%
Other features1 differ
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	88168	91202
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, VCCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	12.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x191D	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	4.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1150 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	1.7 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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