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QNAP TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324 vs QNAP TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500

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  • 39identical
  • 106known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324 has 3 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 (3 TB vs 0 TB). The QNAP TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324 has 3 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 (3 vs 0). The QNAP TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500 has 18 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324 (24 vs 6). Only the QNAP TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324 has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the QNAP TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324, No on the QNAP TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500.

  • Storage drives installed
    • TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324:Yes
    • TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:No
  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324:3 TB
    • TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:0 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324:3
    • TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:0
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324:6
    • TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:24
  • Installed storage drive type
    • TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324:HDD
    • TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:No
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324:1 TB
    • TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:0 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324:M.2, Serial ATA III
    • TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:Serial ATA III
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • TS-332X-4G NAS Tower Annapurna Labs Alpine AL-324:2.5,3.5,M.2
    • TVS-2472XU-RP NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i5 i5-8500:2.5,3.5"

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Comparison of TS-332X-4G, TVS-2472XU-RP
185 specifications
Storage10 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Total installed storage capacityDiffers3 TB0 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers30
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers624
Installed storage drive typeDiffersHDDNo
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers1 TB0 GB
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, Serial ATA IIISerial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5,M.22.5,3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Online RAID migrationYesYes
Online RAID expansionYesYes
RAID rebuildYesYes
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsDiffersFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4FAT32, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Disk roamingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneSerial ATA IIUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Processor familyDiffersAnnapurna LabsIntel® Core™ i5
Processor generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffersAlpine AL-324i5-8500
Processor frequencyDiffers1.7 GHz3 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.1 GHz
Processor coresDiffers46
Processor threadsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Processor cacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source9 MB
Bus typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDMI3
CPU configuration (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
ECC supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0
Processor cache typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSmart Cache
Processor codenameKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCoffee Lake
Processor lithographyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14 nm
Processor operating modesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64-bit
Processor package sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1151 (Socket H4)
ScalabilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1S
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GT/s
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source65 W
TjunctionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 °C
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® UHD Graphics 630
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source41.6 GB/s
Conflict-Free processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor architectureKnown for oneARM Cortex-A57Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Internal memory typeDDR4DDR4
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers16 GB64 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
Memory slotsDiffers14
Flash memoryDiffers512 MB4000 MB
Memory clock speedKnown for one2400 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverYesYes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)YesYes
Fault toleranceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Load balancing systemKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCTCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6
WLAN adapter supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces3 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 quantityDiffers30
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Fiber ports quantityDiffers12
Fiber optic connectorSFP+SFP+
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
3.5 mm (1/8-inch) outKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0
On-board graphics card IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0x3E92
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.5
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1100 MHz
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Design5 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerRack (4U)
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersGrey, WhiteBlack
Number of fansDiffers1 fan(s)4 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers14 cm9.2 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersHDD, LAN, Power, SSD, Status, USBHDD, LAN, Status
Cable lock slotYesYes
Cable lock slot typeKensingtonKensington
Built-in displayKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
TypeNASNAS
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceiSCSI LUN
Multilingual supportYesYes
Noise levelDiffers20.4 dB36.3 dB
SnapshotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP 2/3
Share folder access right managementYesYes
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Browser supportedDiffersApple Safari 7 or later, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10 or later, Mozilla FirefoxApple Safari 7, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP serverYesYes
Built-in iTunes serverYesYes
Hot spareYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCIFS/SMB
System logYesYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)YesYes
Device classKnown for oneHome & Home OfficeUnknown — not stated by the source
BuzzerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Backup buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in BitTorrent clientKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Disk scanKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB copy functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Software3 differ
Operating system installedQNAP Turbo SystemQNAP Turbo System
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 IOT Core, Windows 10 Pro, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
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 MavericksMac 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 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2012 R2 x64, Windows Server 2012 x64, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2016 x64Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016
Operating system versionKnown for one4.3.4Unknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers90 W800 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power consumption (typical)Differs26.22 W171.29 W
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Fan voltage12 V12 V
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternalUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (HDD standby)Known for one18.56 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers150 mm481 mm
DepthDiffers260.1 mm672 mm
HeightDiffers142 mm176.2 mm
WeightDiffers1.64 kg20.7 kg
Package weightDiffers2.69 kg28.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedAC, LAN (RJ-45)AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideYesYes
Number of screwsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source192
External power adapterKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Execute Disable BitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Idle StatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel 64Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel TSX-NIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thermal solution specificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePCG 2015C
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual
Memory types supported by processorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR4-SDRAM
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source84714100
Other featuresidentical
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor ARK IDKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source129939

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