Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount vs QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop

57specifications compared
32differ
25identical
106known for one product only

Key differences

The NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount has 8 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop (12 vs 4). The NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop (12 vs 4). The NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount has 1.6 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop (3.3 GHz vs 1.7 GHz). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD on the NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD on the QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop. Processor family: Intel® Xeon® E3 v5 on the NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount, Annapurna Labs on the QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop.

Number of storage drives installed
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:12
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:4
Number of storage drives supported
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:12
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:4
RAID levels
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Processor family
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:Intel® Xeon® E3 v5
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:Annapurna Labs
Processor model
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:E3-1225V5
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:Alpine AL-314
Processor frequency
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:3.3 GHz
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:1.7 GHz
Internal memory
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:8 GB
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:2 GB
Internal memory type
- RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount:DDR4
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:DDR3

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Comparison of RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount, QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop
163 specifications	A NETGEAR RR331200-10000S 24TB 12x2TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 12 Bay NAS Rackmount View product	B QNAP QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop View product
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	12	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	4
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
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, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systems	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	56 TB
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA III
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E3 v5	Annapurna Labs
Processor modelDiffers	E3-1225V5	Alpine AL-314
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.7 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cores	4	4
Processor threadsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI3	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, 1x8+2x4, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Smart Cache	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Skylake	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 E3-1200 v5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityKnown for one	1S	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	80 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics P530	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	64 GB	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
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	2 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4	DDR3
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	128 GB	8 GB
Flash memoryDiffers	256 MB	512 MB
Memory form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Load balancing systemKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffers	TCP/IP, HTTP, HTTPS, FTP, SSH	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 Mbit/s
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP+
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
Design4 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansDiffers	3 fan(s)	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	8 cm	12 cm
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, LAN, Status, USB
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Performance3 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Number of usersDiffers	8192 user(s)	4096 user(s)
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
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Browser supportedDiffers	Microsoft Internet Explorer 9+, Mozilla Firefox 14+, Google Chrome 20+, Apple Safari 5+	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google Chrome
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
Built-in iTunes server	Yes	Yes
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
Network Time Protocol (NTP) clientKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
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	159519 h	Unknown — not stated by the source
Device classKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Home & Home Office
BuzzerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in FTP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Software3 differ
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 supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
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
Operating system versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3
Power2 differ
Power supply locationDiffers	Built-in	External
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	550 W	90 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	100-240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Fan voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	445 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	707 mm	219 mm
HeightDiffers	88 mm	169 mm
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
Graphics & IMC lithographyKnown for one	14 nm	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 Clear Video TechnologyKnown 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® 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® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	No	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® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown 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	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM	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 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	88168	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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