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QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 vs TerraMaster F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095

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  • 14differ
  • 24identical
  • 69known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 has 2 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095 (4 vs 2). The QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the TerraMaster F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095 (2 vs 1). The QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the TerraMaster F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095 (2 vs 1). Supported file systems: FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4 on the QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524, FAT32, BTRFS, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4 on the TerraMaster F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095. Processor manufacturer: Annapurna Labs on the QNAP TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524, Intel on the TerraMaster F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095.

  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:4
    • F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095:2
  • Processor manufacturer
    • TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Annapurna Labs
    • F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095:Intel
  • Processor family
    • TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Alpine
    • F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095:Intel® Celeron®
  • Processor model
    • TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Alpine AL-524
    • F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095:N5095
  • Ethernet LAN data rates
    • TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:100,1000,2500 Mbit/s
    • F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095:2500 Mbit/s
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:2
    • F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:2
    • F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095:1
  • Chassis type
    • TS-432X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Tower
    • F2-425 NAS/storage server Desktop Intel® Celeron® N5095:Desktop

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107 specifications
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedNoNo
Number of storage drives installed00
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers42
Installed storage drive typeNoNo
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacity0 GB0 GB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSerial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one2.5,3.5"Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBODUnknown — not stated by the source
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID rebuildKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsDiffersFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4FAT32, BTRFS, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Auto-rebuildKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Disk roamingKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 TB
Storage drive interfaceKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSerial ATA
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source60 TB
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAnnapurna LabsIntel
Processor familyDiffersAlpineIntel® Celeron®
Processor modelDiffersAlpine AL-524N5095
Processor frequency2 GHz2 GHz
Processor cores44
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.9 GHz
Memoryidentical
Internal memory4 GB4 GB
Internal memory typeDDR4DDR4
Maximum RAM supported16 GB16 GB
ECCKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory form factorSO-DIMMSO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers100,1000,2500 Mbit/s2500 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one10000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)YesYes
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4, IPv6Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
USB portYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers21
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber optic connectorKnown for oneSFP+Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerDesktop
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourBlackBlack
Number of fans1 fan(s)1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers12 cm8 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for oneHDD, LAN, Power, Status, USBUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneKensingtonUnknown — not stated by the source
Performanceidentical
TypeNASNAS
Device classHome & Home OfficeHome & Home Office
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneCloud, USB driveUnknown — not stated by the source
BuzzerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one4096 user(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
SnapshotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Browser supportedKnown for oneApple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla FirefoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot spareKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
System logKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source19 dB
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP QTSUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one5.1.7Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac 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 SonomaUnknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2 Core, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2022Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneSolaris 10, Solaris 10 SPARC, Solaris 11, Solaris 11 SPARCUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternalUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one90 WUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltage100 - 240 V100 - 240 V
Output voltageKnown for one12 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source48 W
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50/60 Hz
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers160 mm119 mm
DepthDiffers165 mm154 mm
HeightDiffers226.5 mm222 mm
WeightDiffers1.99 kg1.5 kg
Package widthKnown for one238 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one201 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one287 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one4.8 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for oneAC, LAN (RJ-45)Unknown — not stated by the source
Power cables quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of screwsKnown for one28Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for oneBoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one2 year(s)Unknown — not stated by the source

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