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QNAP ES1686dc R2 vs QNAP QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 33differ
  • 24identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP ES1686dc R2 has 4 more storage drives supported than the QNAP QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P (16 vs 12). The QNAP QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P has 1.1 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP ES1686dc R2 (3 GHz vs 1.9 GHz). The QNAP QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P has 0.3 GHz more processor boost frequency than the QNAP ES1686dc R2 (3.3 GHz vs 3 GHz). Supported storage drive types: HDD & SSD on the QNAP ES1686dc R2, SSD on the QNAP QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P. Supported storage drive interfaces: Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) on the QNAP ES1686dc R2, U.2 on the QNAP QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P.

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • ES1686dc R2:16
    • QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P:12
  • Supported storage drive types
    • ES1686dc R2:HDD & SSD
    • QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P:SSD
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • ES1686dc R2:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P:U.2
  • RAID levels
    • ES1686dc R2:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 60, JBOD
  • Processor manufacturer
    • ES1686dc R2:Intel
    • QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P:AMD
  • Processor family
    • ES1686dc R2:Intel® Xeon® D
    • QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P:EPYC
  • Processor model
    • ES1686dc R2:D-2142IT
    • QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P:7302P
  • Processor frequency
    • ES1686dc R2:1.9 GHz
    • QAI-h1290FX NAS Tower EPYC 7302P:3 GHz

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Comparison of ES1686dc R2, QAI-h1290FX
94 specifications
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedNoNo
Total installed storage capacity0 TB0 TB
Number of storage drives installed00
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1612
Installed storage drive typeNoNo
Supported storage drive typesDiffersHDD & SSDSSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one0 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)U.2
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5,3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 60, JBOD
Online RAID migrationYesYes
Online RAID expansionYesYes
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Storage drive sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5"
RAID rebuildKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceext3, ext4, NTFS, FAT32, HFS+, exFAT
Auto-rebuildKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bad block scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Disk roamingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor6 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® DEPYC
Processor modelDiffersD-2142IT7302P
Processor frequencyDiffers1.9 GHz3 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3 GHz3.3 GHz
Processor coresDiffers816
Processor threadsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32
Processor cacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 MB
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers48 GB128 GB
Internal memory typeDDR4DDR4
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers512 GB1 TB
ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory form factorDiffersRDIMM/LRDIMMRDIMM
Memory slots88
Flash memoryDiffers4000 MB8000 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s25000,2500 Mbit/s
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
iSCSI supportYesYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneCIFS/SMB2/SMB3, NFS v3/NFS v4.1, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCUnknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers23
Fiber ports quantityDiffers42
Fiber optic connectorDiffersSFP+SFP28
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
USB portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Tower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
Number of fans2 fan(s)2 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers6 cm9.2 cm
Fan diameter 2Known for one6 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersLarge Enterprise BusinessHome & Home Office
Backup functionYesYes
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Hot spareKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Password authenticationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersQNAP QESQuTS hero
Operating system versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceh5.2.9
Power2 differ
Power supply locationBuilt-inBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers700 W750 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one500.87 WUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers90-264 V100 - 240 V
Fan voltageKnown for one12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions7 differ
WidthDiffers483.1 mm368 mm
DepthDiffers630.6 mm362 mm
HeightDiffers132 mm150 mm
Package widthDiffers587 mm500 mm
Package depthDiffers750 mm270 mm
Package heightDiffers351 mm532 mm
Package weightDiffers32.7 kg11.3 kg
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, LAN (RJ-45), RS-232Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cables quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Rack mount kitKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of screwsKnown for one64Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one5 year(s)Unknown — not stated by the source

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