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QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT vs TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS

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  • 26differ
  • 24identical
  • 58known 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 TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS (16 vs 8). The TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS has 1.7 GHz more processor boost frequency than the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT (4.7 GHz vs 3 GHz). The TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS has 2 more processor cores than the QNAP ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT (10 vs 8). 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 TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS.

  • Storage drives installed
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:Yes
    • U8-500 PLUS:No
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:16
    • U8-500 PLUS:8
  • Installed storage drive type
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:SSD
    • U8-500 PLUS:No
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:2.5,3.5,U.2
    • U8-500 PLUS:2.5,3.5"
  • RAID levels
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • U8-500 PLUS:0, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor family
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:Intel® Xeon® D
    • U8-500 PLUS:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor boost frequency
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:3 GHz
    • U8-500 PLUS:4.7 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • ES1686Adc NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® D D-2142IT:8
    • U8-500 PLUS:10

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108 specifications
Storage7 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers168
Installed storage drive typeDiffersSSDNo
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS), Serial ATA, U.2Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5,U.22.5,3.5"
Number of M.2 (M & B) slots22
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsDiffersZFSBTRFS, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 GB
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source192 TB
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® DIntel® Core™ i7
Processor modelKnown for oneD-2142ITUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.9 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers810
Processor threadsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x8+2x4, 1x16, 2x8
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Iris Xe Graphics
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers128 GB16 GB
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers1 TB64 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneRDIMM/LRDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers164
Internal memory typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR5
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one10000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
iSCSI supportYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB2/SMB3, NFS v3/NFS v4.1, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SNMP, SMTP, and SMSCCIFS/SAMBA, NFS, FTP, TFTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SMTP
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known 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 source4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Fiber ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Rack (2U)
Cooling typeActiveActive
Number of fansKnown for one3 fan(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan diameterKnown for one6 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffersPower, StatusHDD, LAN, Power
Built-in displayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display typeKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBlack
Performance4 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersSmall & Medium BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Backup functionYesYes
BuzzerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Third-party supportYesYes
SnapshotYesYes
Management protocolsDiffersSNMP V1, V2, V3SNMP
Share folder access right managementYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot spareYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Security algorithmsDiffersFIPS 140-2, 256-bit AESAES
Share folderDiffersThick, Thin512
System logYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN
Browser supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGoogle Chrome 48, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 30, Apple Safari 4.5 +
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP QESUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one2.2.1Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedYesYes
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneLinuxUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for oneBuilt-inUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one700 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one588.33 WUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one90-264 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Fan voltageKnown for one12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers446.2 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers587.8 mm384 mm
HeightDiffers132 mm88 mm
WeightDiffers23.8 kg6.9 kg
Package weightKnown for one34.6 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
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
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC, CE, CCC, KC, WEEE
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, LAN (RJ-45)

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