Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-351 NAS Tower Intel® Celeron® J1800 vs QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop

56specifications compared
28differ
28identical
86known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drives installed
- TS-351 NAS Tower Intel® Celeron® J1800:No
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:Yes
Total installed storage capacity
- TS-351 NAS Tower Intel® Celeron® J1800:0 TB
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:56 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TS-351 NAS Tower Intel® Celeron® J1800:0
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:4
Number of storage drives supported
- TS-351 NAS Tower Intel® Celeron® J1800:5
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:4
Installed storage drive type
- TS-351 NAS Tower Intel® Celeron® J1800:No
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:HDD
Storage drive capacity
- TS-351 NAS Tower Intel® Celeron® J1800:0 GB
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:14 TB
Storage drive sizes supported
- TS-351 NAS Tower Intel® Celeron® J1800:3.5,M.2
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:2.5,3.5"
RAID levels
- TS-351 NAS Tower Intel® Celeron® J1800:0, 1, 5, JBOD
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD

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Comparison of TS-351, QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop
142 specifications	A QNAP TS-351 NAS Tower Intel® Celeron® J1800 Model TS-351 View product	B QNAP QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop View product
Storage8 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	No	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	0 TB	56 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	0	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	5	4
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	No	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers	0 GB	14 TB
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	3.5,M.2	2.5,3.5"
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA III
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Supported file systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Annapurna Labs
Processor modelDiffers	J1800	Alpine AL-314
Processor frequencyDiffers	2.41 GHz	1.7 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	2.58 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
L2 cacheKnown for one	1 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Physical Address Extension (PAE)Known for one	36 bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	L2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for one	SR1SD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Bay Trail	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	32-bit, 64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor package sizeKnown for one	25 X 27 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor seriesKnown for one	Intel Celeron Processor J1000 series for Desktop	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	BGA 1170	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	B3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	10 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
TjunctionKnown for one	105 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memory	2 GB	2 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3L	DDR3
Maximum RAM supported	8 GB	8 GB
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsDiffers	2	1
Flash memory	512 MB	512 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 Mbit/s
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	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfaces4 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	3
Fiber ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio in/outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SFP+
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	688 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	792 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis type	Tower	Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colourDiffers	White	Black
Number of fans	1 fan(s)	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	9 cm	12 cm
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, LAN, Status, USB
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Performanceidentical
Type	NAS	NAS
Device class	Home & Home Office	Home & Home Office
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Buzzer	Yes	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	21.8 dB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
System logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Backup featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of usersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 user(s)
Browser supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google Chrome
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
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Software2 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	QNAP Turbo System	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionDiffers	4.3.4	4.3
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 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	External	External
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	65 W	90 W
Number of power supply units	1	1
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	150 mm	160 mm
DepthDiffers	260.1 mm	219 mm
HeightDiffers	142 mm	169 mm
WeightKnown for one	1.64 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	0.00	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	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Insider™Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Dual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3L-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84714100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	78866	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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

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