Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB vs QNAP TS-870U-RP 8x3TB

Add a product
  • 58specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 44identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB has 24 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-870U-RP 8x3TB (48 TB vs 24 TB). The QNAP TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB has 4 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TS-870U-RP 8x3TB (12 vs 8). The QNAP TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB has 4 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-870U-RP 8x3TB (12 vs 8). LED indicators: eSATA, HDD, LAN, Power, Status on the QNAP TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB, eSATA, HDD, LAN, Status, USB on the QNAP TS-870U-RP 8x3TB.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB:48 TB
    • TS-870U-RP 8x3TB:24 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB:12
    • TS-870U-RP 8x3TB:8
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB:12
    • TS-870U-RP 8x3TB:8
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB:4 TB
    • TS-870U-RP 8x3TB:3 TB
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB:4
    • TS-870U-RP 8x3TB:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB:2
    • TS-870U-RP 8x3TB:4
  • Noise level
    • TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB:46.7 dB
    • TS-870U-RP 8x3TB:47.5 dB
  • Noise level (idle)
    • TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB:45.7 dB
    • TS-870U-RP 8x3TB:45.8 dB

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (off)
Comparison of TS-1270U-RP 12x4TB, TS-870U-RP 8x3TB
62 specifications
Storage4 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers48 TB24 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers128
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers128
Storage drive capacityDiffers4 TB3 TB
Storage drive interfaceSerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA IIISerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive size2.5/3.5"2.5/3.5"
HDD speedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7200 RPM
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFSext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS
Processoridentical
Processor frequency2.4 GHz2.4 GHz
Processor cores22
Number of processors installed11
Memoryidentical
Internal memory4 GB4 GB
Internal memory typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverYesYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Compliance industry standardsIEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3abIEEE 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab
Cabling technology10/100/1000Base-T(X)10/100/1000Base-T(X)
Supported network protocolsCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers42
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Fiber ports quantity00
eSATA ports quantity22
eSATAYesYes
Design1 differ
Chassis typeRack (2U)Rack (2U)
Product colourBlackBlack
Number of fans2 fan(s)2 fan(s)
LED indicatorsDifferseSATA, HDD, LAN, Power, StatuseSATA, HDD, LAN, Status, USB
Cable lock slotYesYes
Performance2 differ
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportYesYes
Number of users4096 user(s)4096 user(s)
Noise levelDiffers46.7 dB47.5 dB
Noise level (idle)Differs45.7 dB45.8 dB
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
Security algorithms256-bit AES, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedLinuxLinux
Power3 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers500 W300 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers21
Power consumption (typical)Differs188.7 W155.2 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source74.7 W
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequency47/63 Hz47/63 Hz
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width482 mm482 mm
Depth534 mm534 mm
Height89 mm89 mm
WeightDiffers16.1 kg9.9 kg
Package weightDiffers19 kg12.7 kg
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)0 - 90%0 - 90%

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More nas & storage servers comparisons

All nas & storage servers comparisons