Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-2888X-W2175-256G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175 vs QNAP TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO NAS/storage server Desktop DDR4 HDD Black

33specifications compared
18differ
15identical
115known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-2888X-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G 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-W2175-256G, TS-473-4G/56TB-IWPRO
148 specifications	A QNAP TS-2888X-W2175-256G NAS/storage server Tower Intel® Xeon® W-2175 Model TS-2888X-W2175-256G 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 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	256 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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-FX, 100BASE-TX	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 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Product colourDiffers	Silver	Black
Number of fansDiffers	6 fan(s)	2 fan(s)
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
Performanceidentical
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
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 unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	2000 W	250 W
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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