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QNAP TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4 vs QNAP TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521

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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-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 (120000 TB vs 128 TB). The QNAP TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 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-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 (10 TB vs 8 TB). Only the QNAP TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 has Conflict-Free processor. Only the QNAP TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521 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-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:128 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:12
    • TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:16
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:10 TB
    • TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:8 TB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:Serial ATA III
    • TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521: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-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:0, 1, 5, 6, JBOD
  • Processor family
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:Intel Xeon E5 v3
    • TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:Intel® Xeon® D
  • Processor model
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:E5-2620V3
    • TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:D-1521
  • Processor boost frequency
    • TDS-16489U-SA2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel Xeon E5 v3 E5-2620V3 DDR4:3.2 GHz
    • TS-1685-D1521-8G NAS Tower Intel® Xeon® D D-1521:2.7 GHz

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172 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
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 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"
Processor19 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel Xeon E5 v3Intel® Xeon® D
Processor modelDiffersE5-2620V3D-1521
Processor boost frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz2.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers64
Processor threadsDiffers128
Processor cacheDiffers15 MB6 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 typeKnown for oneSmart CacheUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeDiffersSR207SR2DF
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
Memory1 differ
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers1 TB128 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Flash memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source512 MB
Network1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCIPv4, IPv6, MB2/SMB3, NFS v3/NFS v4, FTP, FTPS, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfaces6 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers26
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers41
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
RS-232 portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Design5 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Tower
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
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
Performance3 differ
Device classDiffersSmall & Medium BusinessHome & Home Office
Noise levelKnown for one37.8 dBUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Share folder access right managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Browser supportedDiffersMicrosoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google ChromeInternet Explorer 10, Firefox 8, Safari 4, Google Chrome
Built-in UPnP AV media serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
MAC address filteringKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, SNMP, SNMPv3, SSH
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software3 differ
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
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 W250 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)Differs362.86 W127 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs254.21 W61.36 W
AC input voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 - 60 Hz
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
Processor ARK IDDiffers8335291202
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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