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QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount vs QNAP TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®

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  • 37differ
  • 37identical
  • 59known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount has 224 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium® (224 TB vs 0 TB). The QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount has 16 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium® (16 vs 0). The QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount has 12 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium® (16 vs 4). Only the QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount, No on the QNAP TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®.

  • Storage drives installed
    • QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:Yes
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:No
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:224 TB
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:0 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:16
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:0
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:16
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:4
  • Installed storage drive type
    • QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:HDD
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:No
  • Storage drive capacity
    • QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:14 TB
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:0 GB
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:2.5,3.5"
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:2.5,3.5,M.2
  • Processor family
    • QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount:AMD Embedded R-Series SoC
    • TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:Intel® Pentium®

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Comparison of QNAP TS-1673U-RP-8G 224TB 16x14TB Seagate IronWolf Pro 16 Bay NAS Rackmount, TVS-472XT
133 specifications
Storage8 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Total installed storage capacityDiffers224 TB0 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers160
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers164
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
Storage drive capacityDiffers14 TB0 GB
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, Serial ATA IIIM.2, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5"2.5,3.5,M.2
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID rebuildKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Processor familyDiffersAMD Embedded R-Series SoCIntel® Pentium®
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® UHD Graphics 610
Processor modelKnown for oneRX-421NDUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one2.1 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSO-DIMM
Memory slotsDiffers42
Flash memoryDiffers512 MB5000 MB
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s100,1000,2500,5000,10000 Mbit/s
Link aggregationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Load balancing systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB, AFP v3.3, NFS v3, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCTCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6
WLAN adapter supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
3.5 mm (1/8-inch) outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Audio in/outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Concurrent connectionsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source700
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP+Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0
On-board graphics card IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0x3E90/x93
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.5
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1050 MHz
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Design4 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Tower
Number of fansDiffers4 fan(s)3 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers9.2 cm12 cm
Fan diameter 2Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersHDD, LAN, Power, StatusHDD, LAN, Status, USB
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Display typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLCD
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
Performance4 differ
Device classDiffersSmall & Medium BusinessHome & Home Office
Backup featuresDiffersCloud, iSCSI LUNiSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source21.2 dB
SnapshotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Share folder access right managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Browser supportedDiffersMicrosoft Internet Explorer 10+, Google Chrome, Apple Safari 7+, Mozilla FirefoxApple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox
Hot spareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Remotely operatedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMP, SNMPv3, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
USB copy functionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software6 differ
Operating system installedDiffersQNAP Turbo SystemQNAP QTS
Operating system versionDiffers4.35.0.0
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, 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 10, 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 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpri
Linux operating systems supportedDiffersYesCentOS 7.0, SuSE Linux 12.0, SuSE Linux 12.3, SuSE Linux 15, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
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 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIBM AIX 7.1, IBM AIX 7.2, Solaris 10, Solaris 11
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers500 W250 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source37.32 W
Power consumption (HDD standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source24.14 W
AC input voltageDiffers100-240 V100 - 240 V
Power supply locationKnown for oneBuilt-inUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers481 mm199.3 mm
DepthDiffers536 mm279.6 mm
HeightDiffers130 mm188.2 mm
WeightDiffers15.4 kg5.4 kg
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.01 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Number of screwsDiffers11224
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-20 - 70 °C
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84714100
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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