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QNAP TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 vs QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS

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  • 26differ
  • 34identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS (12 vs 4). The QNAP TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 has 1.5 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS (3.2 GHz vs 1.7 GHz). The QNAP TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600 has 56 GB more maximum RAM supported than the QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS (64 GB vs 8 GB). Only the QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the QNAP TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600, HDD on the QNAP TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS.

  • Storage drives installed
    • TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600:No
    • TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS:Yes
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600:12
    • TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS:4
  • Installed storage drive type
    • TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600:No
    • TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS:HDD
  • RAID levels
    • TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
    • TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor frequency
    • TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600:3.2 GHz
    • TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS:1.7 GHz
  • Internal memory type
    • TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600:DDR4
    • TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS:DDR3
  • Maximum RAM supported
    • TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600:64 GB
    • TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS:8 GB
  • Memory slots
    • TS-1277 NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 1600:4
    • TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS:1

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Comparison of TS-1277, TS-431X-8G/16TB-IWPRO 4 Bay NAS
107 specifications
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersNoYes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one0 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers124
Installed storage drive typeDiffersNoHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one0 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5,3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsDiffersFAT32, NTFS, ext3, ext4FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA III
Storage drive sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.5/3.5"
Processor1 differ
Processor familyKnown for oneAMD Ryzen™ 5Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one1600Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers3.2 GHz1.7 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one12Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR4DDR3
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers64 GB8 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneUDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers41
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverYesYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers42
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers63
Fiber ports quantityDiffers01
Audio in/outKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSFP+
Design4 differ
Chassis typeTowerTower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersGoldBlack
Number of fansDiffers5 fan(s)1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers8 cm12 cm
Fan diameter 2Known for one9 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffersYesHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Built-in displayKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Display typeKnown for oneLCDUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKensingtonKensington
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classSmall & Medium BusinessSmall & Medium Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresCloud, iSCSI LUNCloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual supportYesYes
Share folder access right managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Browser supportedDiffersApple Safari 7+, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla FirefoxInternet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Built-in FTP serverYesYes
Built-in iTunes serverYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMP, SNMPv3, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderKnown for oneCIFS/SMBUnknown — not stated by the source
BuzzerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19.5 dB
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Hot spareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
System logKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software2 differ
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP Turbo SystemUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating system version4.34.3
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8Windows 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 supportedYesYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac 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 MavericksMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Ma
Server operating systems supportedWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
Power2 differ
Power supply locationDiffersBuilt-inExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers550 W90 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one100 - 240 VUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source26.7 W
Fan voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers369.9 mm160 mm
DepthDiffers319.8 mm219 mm
HeightDiffers234.6 mm169 mm
WeightKnown for one11.6 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedAC, LAN (RJ-45)AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideYesYes
External power adapterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Power managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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