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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-216G NAS Tower Cortex-A Cortex-A55 vs QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 26identical
  • 61known for one product only

Key differences

  • Storage drives installed
    • Yes
    • No
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 2
    • 4
  • Installed storage drive type
    • HDD
    • No
  • Processor manufacturer
    • ARM
    • Annapurna Labs
  • Processor family
    • Cortex-A
    • Alpine
  • Processor model
    • Cortex-A55
    • Alpine AL-524
  • Maximum RAM supported
    • 4 GB
    • 16 GB

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QNAP

TS-216G NAS Tower Cortex-A Cortex-A55

Model TS-216G

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QNAP

TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524

Model TS-432X

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Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Number of storage drives installedDiffers20
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers24
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one0 GB
Supported storage drive interfacesSerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA IIISerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supported2.5,3.5"2.5,3.5"
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneYes
RAID rebuildKnown for oneYes
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsKnown for oneFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Auto-rebuildKnown for oneYes
Disk roamingKnown for oneYes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one4 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA III
Storage drive sizeKnown for one3.5"
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersARMAnnapurna Labs
Processor familyDiffersCortex-AAlpine
Processor modelDiffersCortex-A55Alpine AL-524
Processor frequency2 GHz2 GHz
Processor cores44
Processor architectureKnown for oneARM Cortex-A55
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneArm Mali-G52
Memory3 differ
Internal memory4 GB4 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR4
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers4 GB16 GB
ECCDiffersNoYes
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one1
Flash memoryDiffers4000 MB512 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one10000 Mbit/s
DHCP serverKnown for oneYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneYes
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4, IPv6
WLAN adapter supportedKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB portYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers12
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one1
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP+
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one2
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one200
Design4 differ
Chassis typeTowerTower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack
Number of fans1 fan(s)1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers7 cm12 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersHDD, LAN, Status, USBHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Built-in displayDiffersYesNo
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKensingtonKensington
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersLarge Enterprise BusinessHome & Home Office
Backup functionKnown for oneYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneCloud, USB drive
BuzzerYesYes
Number of usersKnown for one4096 user(s)
SnapshotKnown for oneYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
Browser supportedKnown for oneApple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYes
Hot spareKnown for oneYes
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYes
System logKnown for oneYes
USB copy functionKnown for oneYes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP QTS
Operating system versionKnown for one5.1.7
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 Core, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneSolaris 10, Solaris 10 SPARC, Solaris 11, Solaris 11 SPARC
Power2 differ
Power supply locationDiffersBuilt-inExternal
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers65 W90 W
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Output voltageKnown for one12 V
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1
Power consumption (typical)Known for one13.907 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one4.973 W
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers102 mm160 mm
DepthDiffers220.6 mm165 mm
HeightDiffers165 mm226.5 mm
WeightKnown for one1.99 kg
Package widthKnown for one238 mm
Package depthKnown for one201 mm
Package heightKnown for one287 mm
Package weightKnown for one4.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Cables includedAC, LAN (RJ-45)AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Power cables quantityKnown for one1
Number of screwsKnown for one28
Package typeKnown for oneBox
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)-20 - 70 °C-20 - 70 °C
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one2 year(s)

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