Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175 vs QNAP TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black

34specifications compared
19differ
15identical
114known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175 has 24 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black (28 vs 4). The QNAP TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175 has 0.4 GHz more processor frequency than the QNAP TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black (2.5 GHz vs 2.1 GHz). The QNAP TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175 has 0.9 GHz more processor boost frequency than the QNAP TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black (4.3 GHz vs 3.4 GHz). Only the QNAP TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: No on the QNAP TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175, HDD on the QNAP TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black.

Storage drives installed
- TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175:No
- TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black:Yes
Number of storage drives supported
- TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175:28
- TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black:4
Installed storage drive type
- TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175:No
- TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black:HDD
Storage drive sizes supported
- TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175:2.5,3.5"
- TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black:2.5,3.5,M.2
Processor frequency
- TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175:2.5 GHz
- TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black:2.1 GHz
Processor boost frequency
- TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175:4.3 GHz
- TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black:3.4 GHz
Maximum RAM supported
- TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175:512 GB
- TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black:64 GB
Memory form factor
- TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175:RDIMM
- TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black:SO-DIMM

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Comparison of TS-2888X-W2175-128G, TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO
148 specifications	A QNAP TS-2888X-W2175-128G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175 Model TS-2888X-W2175-128G View product	B QNAP TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black Model TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO View product
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	0 TB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	28	4
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	No	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA III	M.2, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5,3.5"	2.5,3.5,M.2
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Online RAID expansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported file systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyKnown for one	Intel® Xeon®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	W-2175	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.5 GHz	2.1 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	4.3 GHz	3.4 GHz
Processor coresKnown for one	14	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one	28	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	19 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	QPI	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 1x4, 1x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	46 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Skylake	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	14 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	45 x 52.5 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 2066 (Socket R4)	Unknown — not stated by the source
ScalabilityKnown for one	1S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	140 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	85.3 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64-bit
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memory type	DDR4	DDR4
Memory clock speedKnown for one	2666 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	512 GB	64 GB
Memory form factorDiffers	RDIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	10000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Copper ethernet cabling technologyKnown for one	10BASE-T, 10GBASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DHCP clientKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DHCP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	6	4
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Fiber ports quantity	0	0
3.5 mm (1/8-inch) outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Desktop
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Number of fansDiffers	6 fan(s)	2 fan(s)
Fan diameter	12 cm	12 cm
LED indicators	Yes	Yes
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display typeKnown for one	LCM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan diameter 2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 cm
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Built-in speaker(s)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of built-in speakersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Performance1 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device class	Small & Medium Business	Small & Medium Business
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud, USB drive	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Built-in optical driveKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
SnapshotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backup button	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
USB copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Browser supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer 10+, Safari 7+
Built-in FTP serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot spareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CIFS/SMB
System logKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	QNAP Turbo System	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3.4
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Mac 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 one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Power1 differ
Power supply location	Built-in	Built-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	2000 W	250 W
Number of power supply units	1	1
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	48	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR4-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84714100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	130046	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	199.3 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	279.6 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	188.2 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of screwsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	14
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 - 95%

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