Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT vs QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003

55specifications compared
31differ
24identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT has 14 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003 (16 vs 2). The QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003 has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT (2 GHz vs 1.9 GHz). The QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT has 4 more processor cores than the QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003 (8 vs 4). Installed storage drive type: SSD on the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT, No on the QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003. Storage drive sizes supported: 2.5,3.5,U.2 on the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT, 3.5" on the QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003.

Number of storage drives supported
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:16
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:2
Installed storage drive type
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:SSD
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:No
Storage drive sizes supported
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:2.5,3.5,U.2
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:3.5"
RAID levels
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Processor model
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:D-2142IT
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:Cortex-A55
Processor frequency
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:1.9 GHz
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:2 GHz
Processor cores
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:8
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:4
Internal memory
- ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:128 GB
- TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003:2 GB

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Comparison of ES1686Adc, TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003
111 specifications	A QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT Model ES1686Adc View product	B QNAP TS-233 + 2x ST2000VN003 View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	16	2
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	SSD	No
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA, U.2	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5,3.5,U.2	3.5"
System drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5,3.5"
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Online RAID expansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID rebuildKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Bad block scanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Disk roamingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported file systemsKnown for one	ZFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor3 differ
Processor modelDiffers	D-2142IT	Cortex-A55
Processor frequencyDiffers	1.9 GHz	2 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	8	4
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 boost frequencyKnown for one	3 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	128 GB	2 GB
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	1 TB	2 GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4000 MB
Memory form factorKnown for one	RDIMM/LRDIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	CIFS/SMB2/SMB3, NFS v3/NFS v4.1, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSC	IPv4, IPv6
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	10000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	1
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design4 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (3U)	Mini Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	White
Number of fansDiffers	3 fan(s)	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	6 cm	8 cm
LED indicatorsDiffers	Power, Status	HDD, LAN, Status, USB
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display typeKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classDiffers	Small & Medium Business	Home & Home Office
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Remote administrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, WireGuard, QBelt
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Browser supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP server	Yes	Yes
Disk scanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
System log	Yes	Yes
BuzzerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Third-party supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
SnapshotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for one	SNMP V1, V2, V3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Share folder access right managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for one	FIPS 140-2, 256-bit AES	Unknown — not stated by the source
Share folderKnown for one	Thick, Thin	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software3 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	QNAP QES	QNAP QTS
Operating system versionDiffers	2.2.1	5.0.0
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power5 differ
Power supply locationDiffers	Built-in	External
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	700 W	65 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers	2	1
Power consumption (typical)Differs	588.33 W	10.81 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.43 W
AC input voltageDiffers	90-264 V	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltage	12 V	12 V
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	446.2 mm	90.2 mm
DepthDiffers	587.8 mm	156.3 mm
HeightDiffers	132 mm	188.6 mm
WeightDiffers	23.8 kg	1.11 kg
Package weightDiffers	34.6 kg	1.95 kg
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)
Power cables quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 70 °C
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84714100
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one	587 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one	750 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one	351 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one	32.7 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one	1 pc(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	5 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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