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QNAP TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4 vs QNAP TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531

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Key differences

The QNAP TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4 has 119,872 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531 (120000 TB vs 128 TB). The QNAP TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531 has 4 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4 (16 vs 12). The QNAP TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4 has 2 TB more storage drive capacity than the QNAP TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531 (10 TB vs 8 TB). Only the QNAP TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531 has Conflict-Free processor. Only the QNAP TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531 has built-in display.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:120000 TB
    • TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531:128 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:12
    • TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531:16
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:10 TB
    • TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531:8 TB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:Serial ATA III
    • TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531:M.2, Serial ATA III
  • RAID levels
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
    • TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
  • Processor family
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:Intel Xeon E5 v3
    • TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531:Intel® Xeon® D
  • Processor model
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:E5-2620V3
    • TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531:D-1531
  • Processor frequency
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:2.4 GHz
    • TS-1685-D1521-16G-550W NAS Desktop Intel® Xeon® D D-1531:2.2 GHz

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183 specifications
Storage6 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers120000 TB128 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers1216
Storage drive capacityDiffers10 TB8 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial ATA IIIM.2, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizeKnown for one2.5/3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Supported file systemsDiffersFat, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5,3.5"
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bad block scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor19 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel Xeon E5 v3Intel® Xeon® D
Processor modelDiffersE5-2620V3D-1531
Processor frequencyDiffers2.4 GHz2.2 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor cacheDiffers15 MB9 MB
L3 cacheKnown for one15 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for oneQPIUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Differs21
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0, 3.0
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one46 bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeDiffersSmart CacheL3
Processor codeDiffersSR207SR2DG
Processor codenameDiffersHaswellBroadwell
Processor lithographyDiffers22 nm14 nm
Processor package sizeDiffers52.5 x 45 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Xeon E5-2600 v3Intel Xeon D-1500
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3BGA 1667
ScalabilityDiffers2S1S
SteppingDiffersR2V2
System bus rateKnown for one8 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one72.6 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs85 W45 W
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneNot availableUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers768 GB128 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one59 GB/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorDiffersNoYes
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 1x4, 1x8
Memory2 differ
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers1 TB128 GB
Memory slotsDiffers164
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRDIMM
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s1000,10000 Mbit/s
Link aggregationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCTCP/IP
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10000 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10GBASE-T, 1000BASE-T
Ports & interfaces5 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers43
Fiber ports quantityDiffers40
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP+Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Serial ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
3.5 mm (1/8-inch) outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Design6 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Desktop
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
Number of fansDiffers4 fan(s)5 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers6 cm9.2 cm
Drive bay lockingKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffersYesHDD, SSD, System
Built-in displayDiffersNoYes
Cable lock slotKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Fan diameter 2Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9 cm
Display typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLCD
Built-in speaker(s)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of built-in speakersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Performance5 differ
Device classDiffersSmall & Medium BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Backup featuresDiffersCloud, iSCSI LUNCloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN
Noise levelDiffers37.8 dB22.5 dB
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Browser supportedDiffersMicrosoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google ChromeInternet Explorer 10+, Chrome, Firefox, Safari 7+
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in UPnP AV media serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot spareKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Password authenticationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMP, SNMPv3, SSL/TLS
Backup buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software4 differ
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP Turbo SystemUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionDiffers4.24.3
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
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 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Power3 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers650 W550 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs362.86 W127 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs254.21 W61.36 W
Fan voltageKnown for one12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
Output currentKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3 A
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers4444 mm369.9 mm
DepthDiffers744 mm319.8 mm
HeightDiffers130.8 mm303.8 mm
WeightKnown for one22.4 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one30.2 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Number of screwsKnown for one128Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features6 differ
Embedded options availableDiffersYesNo
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one0.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers4032
Number of QPI linksKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorDiffersQuadDual
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM
UARTKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other features1 differ
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor ARK IDDiffers8335291203
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%

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