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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-231P2-4G/16TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NAS vs QNAP TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD

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  • 60specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 41identical
  • 65known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 2
    • 10
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.7 GHz
    • 2.1 GHz
  • Internal memory type
    • DDR3
    • DDR4
  • Maximum RAM supported
    • 8 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Memory slots
    • 1
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 3
    • 4

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125 specifications
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TS-231P2-4G/16TB-REDPRO 2 Bay NASView product
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QNAP

TVS-873E-8G NAS Tower AMD Embedded R-Series SoC RX-421BD

Model TVS-873E-8G

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Storage3 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one32 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one8
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers210
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one4 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA III
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial ATA II, Serial ATA IIIM.2, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supported2.5,3.5"2.5,3.5"
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one2
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneYes
RAID rebuildKnown for oneYes
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanKnown for oneYes
Disk roamingKnown for oneYes
Processor1 differ
Processor familyKnown for oneAMD Embedded R-Series SoC
Processor modelKnown for oneRX-421BD
Processor frequencyDiffers1.7 GHz2.1 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one3.4 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one4
Processor operating modesKnown for one64-bit
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAMD Radeon R7
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffersDDR3DDR4
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers8 GB64 GB
Memory form factorSO-DIMMSO-DIMM
Memory slotsDiffers14
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one10BASE-T, 100BASE-T, 1000BASE-T
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverYesYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Dynamic IPKnown for oneYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers24
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers34
Fiber ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one2
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4b
3.5 mm (1/8-inch) outKnown for oneYes
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
Design4 differ
Chassis typeTowerTower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersWhiteGold
Number of fansDiffers1 fan(s)3 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers7 cm12 cm
Fan diameter 2Known for one6 cm
LED indicatorsYesYes
Built-in displayDiffersNoYes
Display typeKnown for oneLCD
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensington
Built-in speaker(s)Known for oneYes
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one2
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classHome & Home OfficeHome & Home Office
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresCloud, iSCSI LUNCloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Third-party supportKnown for oneYes
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneNo
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNo
SnapshotKnown for oneYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP
Web-based managementKnown for oneYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
Backup buttonKnown for oneYes
Browser supportedDiffersChrome, FirefoxInternet Explorer 10+, Chrome, Safari 7+, Firefox
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for oneYes
Built-in FTP serverYesYes
Built-in UPnP AV media serverYesYes
Built-in iTunes serverYesYes
Disk scanYesYes
Hot spareKnown for oneYes
On/off switchYesYes
Password authenticationKnown for oneYes
Remotely operatedKnown for oneYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsKnown for one256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderKnown for oneCIFS/SMB
System logKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
BuzzerKnown for oneYes
Noise levelKnown for one19.2 dB
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP Turbo System
Operating system version4.34.3
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Mac compatibilityKnown 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 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Power2 differ
Power supply locationDiffersExternalBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers65 W250 W
Number of power supply units11
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltageKnown for one12 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers169 mm329.3 mm
DepthDiffers102 mm279.6 mm
HeightDiffers219 mm188.2 mm
WeightKnown for one1.28 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedAC, LAN (RJ-45)AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Number of screwsKnown for one26
External power adapterKnown for oneYes
Quick start guideKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedYesYes
Power managementKnown for oneYes

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