Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD) vs QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G NAS Rack (3U) AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND

7specifications compared
4differ
3identical
77known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G NAS Rack (3U) AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND has 8 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD) (128 TB vs 120 TB). The QNAP TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD) has 2 TB more storage drive capacity than the QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G NAS Rack (3U) AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND (10 TB vs 8 TB). Processor family: Annapurna Labs on the QNAP TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD), AMD Embedded R-Series SoC on the QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G NAS Rack (3U) AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND. Processor model: AL314 on the QNAP TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD), RX-421ND on the QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G NAS Rack (3U) AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND.

Total installed storage capacity
- TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD):120 TB
- TS-1673U-RP-8G NAS Rack (3U) AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND:128 TB
Storage drive capacity
- TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD):10 TB
- TS-1673U-RP-8G NAS Rack (3U) AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND:8 TB
Processor family
- TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD):Annapurna Labs
- TS-1673U-RP-8G NAS Rack (3U) AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND:AMD Embedded R-Series SoC
Processor model
- TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD):AL314
- TS-1673U-RP-8G NAS Rack (3U) AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND:RX-421ND

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Comparison of TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD), TS-1673U-RP-8G
84 specifications	A QNAP TS-1231XU-RP-4G 120TB (12 x 10TB Seagate IronWolf Pro HDD)View product	B QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G NAS Rack (3U) AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421ND Model TS-1673U-RP-8G View product
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	120 TB	128 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
Installed storage drive typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers	10 TB	8 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5/3.5"
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Supported file systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4
Processor2 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Annapurna Labs	AMD Embedded R-Series SoC
Processor modelDiffers	AL314	RX-421ND
Processor frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 GHz
Processor cores	4	4
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR4
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIFS/SMB, AFP v3.3, NFS v3, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP+
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Designidentical
Chassis typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Rack (3U)
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Black
Number of fansKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4 fan(s)
Fan diameterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.2 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD, LAN, Power, Status
Performanceidentical
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NAS
Device classKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Small & Medium Business
Backup functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Backup featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Browser supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Google Chrome, Apple Safari 7+, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switchKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMP, SNMPv3, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIFS/SMB
Softwareidentical
Operating system installed	QNAP Turbo System	QNAP Turbo System
Operating system versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 H
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Built-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	500 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	481 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	536 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	130 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of screwsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	112
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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