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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP ES1686dc R2 vs QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524

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  • 64specifications compared
  • 38differ
  • 26identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

  • Storage drives installed
    • No
    • Yes
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • 0 TB
    • 16 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 0
    • 4
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 16
    • 4
  • Installed storage drive type
    • No
    • HDD
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • Annapurna Labs
  • Processor family
    • Intel® Xeon® D
    • Alpine

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TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524

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Storage7 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersNoYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers0 TB16 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers04
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers164
Installed storage drive typeDiffersNoHDD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
RAID rebuildKnown for oneYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Auto-rebuildKnown for oneYes
Disk roamingKnown for oneYes
Storage drive capacityKnown for one0 GB
Processor5 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAnnapurna Labs
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Xeon® DAlpine
Processor modelDiffersD-2142ITAlpine AL-524
Processor frequencyDiffers1.9 GHz2 GHz
Processor coresDiffers84
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3 GHz
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers48 GB4 GB
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers512 GB16 GB
Memory form factorDiffersRDIMM/LRDIMMSO-DIMM
Memory slotsDiffers81
Flash memoryDiffers4000 MB512 MB
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one10000 Mbit/s
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB2/SMB3, NFS v3/NFS v4.1, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, Fibre Channel, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCIPv4, IPv6
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers32
USB portKnown for oneYes
Fiber ports quantityDiffers41
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
Design5 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Tower
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
Number of fansDiffers2 fan(s)1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers6 cm12 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersYesHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Built-in displayKnown for oneNo
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Fan diameter 2Known for one6 cm
Performance1 differ
Device classDiffersLarge Enterprise BusinessHome & Home Office
Backup featuresKnown for oneCloud, USB drive
Number of usersKnown for one4096 user(s)
SnapshotKnown for oneYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneApple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYes
System logKnown for oneYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Software1 differ
Operating system installedDiffersQNAP QESQNAP QTS
Operating system versionKnown for one5.1.7
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 Core, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneSolaris 10, Solaris 10 SPARC, Solaris 11, Solaris 11 SPARC
Power3 differ
Power supply locationDiffersBuilt-inExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers700 W90 W
AC input voltageDiffers90-264 V100 - 240 V
Output voltageKnown for one12 V
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYes
Power consumption (typical)Known for one500.87 W
Fan voltageKnown for one12 V
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers483.1 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers630.6 mm165 mm
HeightDiffers132 mm226.5 mm
WeightKnown for one1.99 kg
Package weightDiffers32.7 kg4.8 kg
Package widthKnown for one587 mm
Package depthKnown for one750 mm
Package heightKnown for one351 mm
Packaging content3 differ
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Cables includedDiffersAC, LAN (RJ-45), RS-232AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Power cables quantityDiffers21
Number of screwsDiffers6428
Rack mount kitKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one5 year(s)

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