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QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT vs QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3

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  • 43differ
  • 28identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT has 7 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 (16 vs 9). The QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 has 2.5 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT (4.4 GHz vs 1.9 GHz). The QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 has 1.4 GHz more processor boost frequency than the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT (4.4 GHz vs 3 GHz). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT, JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3. Supported file systems: ZFS on the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT, ext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT on the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3.

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:16
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:9
  • RAID levels
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
  • Processor family
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:Intel® Xeon® D
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:Intel® Core™ i3
  • Processor frequency
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:1.9 GHz
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:4.4 GHz
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:3 GHz
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:4.4 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:8
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:6
  • Internal memory
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:128 GB
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:8 GB
  • Maximum RAM supported
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:1 TB
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:64 GB

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Comparison of ES1686Adc, TS-H966TX
94 specifications
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers169
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA, U.2Serial ATA, U.2
Storage drive sizes supported2.5,3.5,U.22.5,3.5,U.2
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
Supported file systemsDiffersZFSext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT
Installed storage drive typeKnown for oneSSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® DIntel® Core™ i3
Processor frequencyDiffers1.9 GHz4.4 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3 GHz4.4 GHz
Processor coresDiffers86
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® UHD Graphics
Processor modelKnown for oneD-2142ITUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 GB8 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR5
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers1 TB64 GB
Memory form factorDiffersRDIMM/LRDIMMSO-DIMM
Memory slotsDiffers162
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4000 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 serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB2/SMB3, NFS v3/NFS v4.1, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSCIPv4, IPv6
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers62
USB portYesYes
Design4 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Tower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Number of fansDiffers3 fan(s)1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers6 cm14 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersPower, StatusHDD, SSD, LAN, USB, 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, USB drive
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportYesYes
Number of usersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 user(s)
SnapshotYesYes
Management protocolsDiffersSNMP V1, V2, V3SNMP V2, V3
Share folder access right managementYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceApple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP serverYesYes
Disk scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot spareYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Share folderDiffersThick, Thin250 TB
System logYesYes
USB copy functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Third-party supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsKnown for oneFIPS 140-2, 256-bit AESUnknown — not stated by the source
Software6 differ
Operating system installedDiffersQNAP QESQNAP QTS
Operating system versionDiffers2.2.15.2.9
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersYesWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11
Linux operating systems supportedDiffersYesUbuntu 14.04
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Core, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 Core, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Ser
Other operating systems supportedDiffersLinuxLinux, Solaris 10
Power5 differ
Power supply locationDiffersBuilt-inExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers700 W150 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers21
Power consumption (typical)Differs588.33 W55.186 W
AC input voltageDiffers90-264 V100 to 240
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Fan voltageKnown for one12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers446.2 mm224.6 mm
DepthDiffers587.8 mm223.6 mm
HeightDiffers132 mm182.7 mm
WeightDiffers23.8 kg3.57 kg
Package weightDiffers34.6 kg5.08 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)-20 - 70 °C-20 - 70 °C
Logistics data5 differ
Master (outer) case widthDiffers587 mm250 mm
Master (outer) case lengthDiffers750 mm380 mm
Master (outer) case heightDiffers351 mm340 mm
Master (outer) case gross weightDiffers32.7 kg5.08 kg
Products per master (outer) caseDiffers1 pc(s)2 pc(s)
Other features1 differ
Warranty periodDiffers5 year(s)3 year(s)

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