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QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT vs QNAP TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324

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  • 36differ
  • 29identical
  • 48known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324 (16 vs 8). The QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT has 0.2 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324 (1.9 GHz vs 1.7 GHz). The QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT has 4 more processor cores than the QNAP TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324 (8 vs 4). Only the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: SSD on the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT, No on the QNAP TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324.

  • Storage drives installed
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:Yes
    • TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324:No
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:16
    • TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324:8
  • Installed storage drive type
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:SSD
    • TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324:No
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:2.5,3.5,U.2
    • TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324:2.5,3.5"
  • RAID levels
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor manufacturer
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:Intel
    • TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324:Annapurna Labs
  • Processor family
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:Intel® Xeon® D
    • TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324:Annapurna Labs
  • Processor model
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:D-2142IT
    • TS-832PXU-RP-4G-UK NAS/storage server Rack (2U) Annapurna Labs AL324:AL324

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113 specifications
Storage7 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers168
Installed storage drive typeDiffersSSDNo
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 GB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA III
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA, U.2Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5,U.22.5,3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID rebuildKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsDiffersZFSFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor5 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAnnapurna Labs
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® DAnnapurna Labs
Processor modelDiffersD-2142ITAL324
Processor frequencyDiffers1.9 GHz1.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 GB4 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR4
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers1 TB16 GB
Memory form factorDiffersRDIMM/LRDIMMUDIMM
Memory slotsDiffers161
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10000 Mbit/s100,1000,2500,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)10000 Mbit/s10000 Mbit/s
DHCP clientKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Load balancing systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB2/SMB3, NFS v3/NFS v4.1, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSCPPTP, L2TP/IPSec, OpenVPN, QBelt
WLAN adapter supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers62
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Fiber ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSFP+
Concurrent connectionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source700
Design4 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Rack (2U)
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Number of fansDiffers3 fan(s)2 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers6 cm7 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersPower, StatusHDD, LAN, Status
Built-in displayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display typeKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classSmall & Medium BusinessSmall & Medium Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportYesYes
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source30.6 dB
SnapshotYesYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Apple Safari 7+, Google Chrome
Built-in FTP serverYesYes
Hot spareYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Security algorithmsDiffersFIPS 140-2, 256-bit AES256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderDiffersThick, ThinCIFS/SMB
System logYesYes
USB copy functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Third-party supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP V1, V2, V3Unknown — not stated by the source
Share folder access right managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Software4 differ
Operating system installedDiffersQNAP QESQNAP Turbo System
Operating system versionDiffers2.2.15.0.0
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneLinuxUnknown — not stated by the source
Power3 differ
Power supply locationBuilt-inBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers700 W250 W
Number of power supply units22
Power consumption (typical)Differs588.33 W69.191 W
AC input voltageDiffers90-264 V100 - 240 V
Fan voltage12 V12 V
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers446.2 mm482 mm
DepthDiffers587.8 mm534 mm
HeightDiffers132 mm89 mm
WeightDiffers23.8 kg10.9 kg
Package weightKnown for one34.6 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Number of screwsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source56
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84714100
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one587 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one750 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one351 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one32.7 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one1 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one5 year(s)Unknown — not stated by the source

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