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Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-251A-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS Desktop vs QNAP TS-253BE-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS Desktop

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  • 150specifications compared
  • 45differ
  • 105identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-251A-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS Desktop has 0.1 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP TS-253BE-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS Desktop (1.6 GHz vs 1.5 GHz). The QNAP TS-251A-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS Desktop has 0.18 GHz more processor boost frequency than the QNAP TS-253BE-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS Desktop (2.48 GHz vs 2.3 GHz). The QNAP TS-253BE-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS Desktop has 2 more processor cores than the QNAP TS-251A-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS Desktop (4 vs 2). Only the QNAP TS-253BE-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS Desktop has Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d). Only the QNAP TS-251A-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS Desktop has Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi).

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5+S, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor model
    • N3060
    • J3455
  • Processor frequency
    • 1.6 GHz
    • 1.5 GHz
  • Processor boost frequency
    • 2.48 GHz
    • 2.3 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • 2
    • 4
  • Processor threads
    • 2
    • 4
  • PCI Express configurations
    • 1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x1
    • 1x2+2x1, 4x1
  • Processor cache type
    • L2
    • Smart Cache

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QNAP TS-251A-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS DesktopView product
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QNAP TS-253BE-2G 28TB 2x14TB Seagate IronWolf 2 Bay NAS DesktopView product
Storage3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA IIISerial ATA III
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 5+S, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Supported file systemsDiffersFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneYes
Processor15 differ
Processor modelDiffersN3060J3455
Processor frequencyDiffers1.6 GHz1.5 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers2.48 GHz2.3 GHz
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers24
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x2+2x1, 1x4, 2x2, 4x11x2+2x1, 4x1
Processor cache typeDiffersL2Smart Cache
Processor codeDiffersSR2KNSR2Z9
Processor codenameDiffersBraswellApollo Lake
Processor package sizeDiffers25 x 27 mm24 x 31 mm
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1170BGA 1296
SteppingDiffersD1B1
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs6 W10 W
TjunctionDiffers90 °C105 °C
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 400Intel® HD Graphics 500
Integrated 4G WiMAXKnown for oneNo
Processor seriesKnown for oneIntel Celeron N3000 series
Scenario Design Power (SDP)Known for one4 W
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Memory clock speedKnown for one1866 MHz
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMM
Flash memoryDiffers4000 MB512 MB
Network1 differ
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for oneYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCIPv4/v6, STP, FTP, CIFS/SMB, AFP, FXP, PPTP
WLAN adapter supportedKnown for oneYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers35
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
3.5 mm (1/8-inch) outKnown for oneYes
Audio in/outKnown for oneYes
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics card base frequencyDiffers320 MHz250 MHz
On-board graphics card burst frequencyDiffers600 MHz750 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one750 MHz
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Design4 differ
Chassis typeDiffersDesktopTower
Product colourDiffersWhiteBlack, Blue
Fan diameterDiffers7 cm12 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersYesHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB
Performance5 differ
Device classDiffersHome & Home OfficeSmall & Medium Business
Backup featuresDiffersCloud, iSCSI LUNCloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN
Number of usersKnown for one4096 user(s)
Noise levelKnown for one16.7 dB
Third-party supportKnown for oneYes
SnapshotKnown for oneYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP
Backup buttonKnown for oneYes
Browser supportedDiffersChrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 10+, Safari 7+Apple Safari 7+, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for oneYes
Remotely operatedKnown for oneYes
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH
Share folderDiffersCIFS/SMB512
USB copy functionKnown for oneYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYes
Card reader integratedKnown for oneYes
Compatible memory cardsKnown for oneSD
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYes
Software2 differ
Operating system versionKnown for one4.3.4
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8Windows 10, Windows 10 Education, Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7
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 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 MavericksYes
Power1 differ
Power consumption (typical)Known for one20.42 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one13.07 W
AC input voltageDiffers100-240 V100 - 240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltageKnown for one12 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers102 mm105 mm
DepthDiffers219 mm226 mm
HeightDiffers169 mm168 mm
WeightKnown for one1.66 kg
Package weightKnown for one2.76 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Number of screwsDiffers146
Processor special features4 differ
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)DiffersYesNo
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers46
Memory types supported by processorDiffersDDR3L-SDRAMDDR3L, LPDDR3-SDRAM, LPDDR4-SDRAM
Other features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers9183295594
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneYes

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