Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop vs QNAP TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®

68specifications compared
30differ
38identical
64known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drives installed
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:Yes
- TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:No
Total installed storage capacity
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:56 TB
- TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:0 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:4
- TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:0
Installed storage drive type
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:HDD
- TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:No
Storage drive capacity
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:14 TB
- TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:0 GB
Storage drive sizes supported
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:2.5,3.5"
- TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:2.5,3.5,M.2
Processor family
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:Annapurna Labs
- TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:Intel® Pentium®
Internal memory
- QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop:2 GB
- TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium®:4 GB

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Comparison of QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop, TVS-472XT
132 specifications	A QNAP QNAP TS-431X2-2G 56TB 4x14TB Seagate IronWolf 4 Bay NAS Desktop View product	B QNAP TVS-472XT NAS Tower Intel® Pentium® Model TVS-472XT View product
Storage8 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	56 TB	0 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	0
Number of storage drives supported	4	4
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	No
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers	14 TB	0 GB
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	M.2, 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 support	Yes	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 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
RAID rebuildKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systemsDiffers	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4
Bad block scanKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Annapurna Labs	Intel® Pentium®
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® UHD Graphics 610
Processor modelKnown for one	Alpine AL-314	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	1.7 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	4 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3	DDR4
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	8 GB	64 GB
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsDiffers	1	2
Flash memoryDiffers	512 MB	5000 MB
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s	100,1000,2500,5000,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)	10000 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Load balancing systemKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC	TCP/IP, IPv4, IPv6
WLAN adapter supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	3
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
3.5 mm (1/8-inch) outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Audio in/outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	700
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SFP+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x3E90/x93
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.5
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1050 MHz
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Design1 differ
Chassis type	Tower	Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansDiffers	1 fan(s)	3 fan(s)
Fan diameter	12 cm	12 cm
Fan diameter 2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 cm
LED indicators	HDD, LAN, Status, USB	HDD, LAN, Status, USB
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Cable lock slot	Yes	Yes
Cable lock slot type	Kensington	Kensington
Performance3 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device class	Home & Home Office	Home & Home Office
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud, iSCSI LUN	iSCSI LUN
Buzzer	Yes	Yes
Multilingual support	Yes	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	21.2 dB
SnapshotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Share folder access right managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Browser supportedDiffers	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google Chrome	Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox
Built-in FTP server	Yes	Yes
Built-in iTunes server	Yes	Yes
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Remotely operatedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	256-bit AES, 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
USB copy functionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of usersKnown for one	4096 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software4 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	QNAP QTS
Operating system versionDiffers	4.3	5.0.0
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8	Windows 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 10 x64, Windows 11, Windows 11 x64, Windows 7, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterpri
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CentOS 7.0, SuSE Linux 12.0, SuSE Linux 12.3, SuSE Linux 15, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10, Ubuntu 15.04, Ubuntu 15.10, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 16.10, Ubuntu 17.10, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	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	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 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IBM AIX 7.1, IBM AIX 7.2, Solaris 10, Solaris 11
Power1 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	90 W	250 W
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	37.32 W
Power consumption (HDD standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24.14 W
AC input voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 - 240 V
Fan voltage	12 V	12 V
Power supply locationKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	160 mm	199.3 mm
DepthDiffers	219 mm	279.6 mm
HeightDiffers	169 mm	188.2 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.4 kg
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.01 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Number of screwsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	24
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	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%
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-20 - 70 °C
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84714100

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