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QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 vs TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS

55specifications compared
29differ
26identical
59known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 has 16 TB more total installed storage capacity than the TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS (16 TB vs 0 TB). The QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 has 4 more storage drives installed than the TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS (4 vs 0). The TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS has 4 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (8 vs 4). Only the QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 has storage drives installed. Installed storage drive type: HDD on the QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524, No on the TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS.

Storage drives installed
- TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Yes
- U8-500 PLUS:No
Total installed storage capacity
- TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:16 TB
- U8-500 PLUS:0 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:4
- U8-500 PLUS:0
Number of storage drives supported
- TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:4
- U8-500 PLUS:8
Installed storage drive type
- TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:HDD
- U8-500 PLUS:No
RAID levels
- TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
- U8-500 PLUS:0, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Processor manufacturer
- TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Annapurna Labs
- U8-500 PLUS:Intel
Processor family
- TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Alpine
- U8-500 PLUS:Intel® Core™ i7

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Comparison of TS-432X-4G, U8-500 PLUS
114 specifications	A QNAP TS-432X-4G NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 Model TS-432X-4G View product	B TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS View product
Storage8 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	16 TB	0 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	4	0
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	4	8
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	No
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supported	2.5,3.5"	2.5,3.5"
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD	0, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID migration	Yes	Yes
Online RAID expansion	Yes	Yes
RAID rebuildKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systemsDiffers	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4	BTRFS, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Auto-rebuildKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disk roamingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 TB
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Annapurna Labs	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Alpine	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor modelKnown for one	Alpine AL-524	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one	2 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresDiffers	4	10
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.7 GHz
Processor threadsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8+2x4, 1x16, 2x8
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
ECCKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory form factorKnown for one	SO-DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	1	4
Flash memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	100,1000,2500 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
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6	CIFS/SAMBA, NFS, FTP, TFTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SMTP
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Fiber ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SFP+	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Rack (2U)
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansKnown for one	1 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan diameterKnown for one	12 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	HDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB	HDD, LAN, Power
Built-in displayKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Kensington	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classDiffers	Home & Home Office	Large Enterprise Business
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud, USB drive	Cloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one	4096 user(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Snapshot	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Browser supportedDiffers	Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox	Google Chrome 48, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 30, Apple Safari 4.5 +
Built-in FTP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
System log	Yes	Yes
Third-party supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Share folder access right managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AES
Share folderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software2 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	QNAP QTS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one	5.1.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8	Yes
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
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 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura, Mac OS X 14.0 Sonoma	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 Core, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	Solaris 10, Solaris 10 SPARC, Solaris 11, Solaris 11 SPARC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	90 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	384 mm
HeightDiffers	226.5 mm	88 mm
WeightDiffers	1.99 kg	6.9 kg
Package weightKnown for one	4.8 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables included	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Power cables quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of screwsKnown for one	28	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, CCC, KC, WEEE

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