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QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 vs TerraMaster F8 SSD

64specifications compared
33differ
31identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster F8 SSD has 2 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (8 vs 6). The TerraMaster F8 SSD has 4 GB more internal memory than the QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (8 GB vs 4 GB). The TerraMaster F8 SSD has 16 GB more maximum RAM supported than the QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (32 GB vs 16 GB). Only the QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 has ECC. Supported storage drive types: HDD & SSD on the QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524, SSD on the TerraMaster F8 SSD.

Number of storage drives supported
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:6
- F8 SSD:8
Supported storage drive types
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:HDD & SSD
- F8 SSD:SSD
Storage drive sizes supported
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:2.5,3.5"
- F8 SSD:M.2
RAID levels
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
- F8 SSD:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Processor manufacturer
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Annapurna Labs
- F8 SSD:Intel
Processor family
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Alpine
- F8 SSD:Intel® N
Processor model
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Alpine AL-524
- F8 SSD:N95
Internal memory
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:4 GB
- F8 SSD:8 GB

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Comparison of TS-632X, F8 SSD
119 specifications	A QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 Model TS-632X View product	B TerraMaster F8 SSD View product
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installed	No	No
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	6	8
Installed storage drive type	No	No
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	HDD & SSD	SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	0 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	M.2
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers	2.5,3.5"	M.2
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Online RAID expansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 TB
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Annapurna Labs	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Alpine	Intel® N
Processor modelDiffers	Alpine AL-524	N95
Processor frequencyKnown for one	2 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cores	4	4
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 GHz
Processor threadsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Processor cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 MB
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
ECCDiffers	Yes	No
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1000,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	10000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6	CIFS/SMB, NFS, FTP, SFTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0b
Concurrent connectionsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Desktop
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fans	2 fan(s)	2 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	9 cm	5 cm
LED indicatorsKnown for one	HDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Performance2 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device class	Home & Home Office	Home & Home Office
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup features	Cloud, USB drive	Cloud, USB drive
BuzzerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersDiffers	4096 user(s)	2048 user(s)
Snapshot	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Browser supportedDiffers	Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox	Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge
Built-in FTP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
System log	Yes	Yes
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	19 dB
Third-party supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Security algorithmsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH
Share folderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Software3 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 supportedDiffers	Solaris 10, Solaris 10 SPARC, Solaris 11, Solaris 11 SPARC	Android, iOS
Power1 differ
Power supply locationKnown for one	External	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	120 W	72 W
AC input voltage	100 - 240 V	100 - 240 V
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	45 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions8 differ
WidthDiffers	235 mm	60 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	140 mm
HeightDiffers	226.5 mm	177 mm
WeightDiffers	2.5 kg	600 g
Package widthDiffers	300 mm	195 mm
Package depthDiffers	201 mm	183 mm
Package heightDiffers	287 mm	220 mm
Package weightDiffers	4.96 kg	1.7 kg
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapter	Yes	Yes
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	56	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Box	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-20 - 70 °C	-20 - 60 °C
Other featuresidentical
Warranty period	2 year(s)	2 year(s)
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CCC, CE, Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KC, RoHS, WEEE
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, CCC, KC
Sustainabilityidentical
Sustainability complianceKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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