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QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 vs TerraMaster U12-500 Plus

67specifications compared
34differ
33identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster U12-500 Plus has 6 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (12 vs 6). The TerraMaster U12-500 Plus has 6 more processor cores than the QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (10 vs 4). The TerraMaster U12-500 Plus has 12 GB more internal memory than the QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 (16 GB vs 4 GB). Only the QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 has ECC. RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD on the QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524, 0, 1, 6, 10, JBOD on the TerraMaster U12-500 Plus.

Number of storage drives supported
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:6
- U12-500 Plus:12
RAID levels
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD
- U12-500 Plus:0, 1, 6, 10, JBOD
Processor manufacturer
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Annapurna Labs
- U12-500 Plus:Intel
Processor family
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:Alpine
- U12-500 Plus:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor cores
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:4
- U12-500 Plus:10
Internal memory
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:4 GB
- U12-500 Plus:16 GB
Internal memory type
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:DDR4
- U12-500 Plus:DDR5
Maximum RAM supported
- TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524:16 GB
- U12-500 Plus:64 GB

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Comparison of TS-632X, U12-500 Plus
118 specifications	A QNAP TS-632X NAS Tower Alpine Alpine AL-524 Model TS-632X View product	B TerraMaster U12-500 Plus View product
Storage4 differ
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	6	12
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Serial ATA
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, JBOD	0, 1, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID expansionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID rebuildKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 TB
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	288 TB
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
Processor cacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 MB
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory4 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR4	DDR5
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
ECCDiffers	Yes	No
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 data ratesDiffers	100,1000,2500 Mbit/s	10000 Mbit/s
DHCP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6	CIFS/SAMBA, NFS, FTP, TFTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP
Ports & interfacesidentical
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 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Design5 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Rack (2U)
Product colourDiffers	Black	Grey
Number of fansDiffers	2 fan(s)	3 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	9 cm	8 cm
LED indicatorsDiffers	HDD, LAN, Power, Status, USB	HDD, LAN, Power
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
Fan diameter 2Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 cm
Performance2 differ
BuzzerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersDiffers	4096 user(s)	2048 user(s)
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
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	39 dB
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Web-based managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
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
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
Power3 differ
Power supply locationDiffers	External	Built-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	120 W	550 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100 - 240 V	100-240 V
Output voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power consumption (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	120 W
Power consumption (HDD standby)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	33 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 / 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions6 differ
WidthDiffers	235 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	165 mm	550 mm
HeightDiffers	226.5 mm	88 mm
WeightKnown for one	2.5 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package widthDiffers	300 mm	580 mm
Package depthDiffers	201 mm	710 mm
Package heightDiffers	287 mm	217 mm
Package weightKnown for one	4.96 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
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
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	0 - 40 °C	5 - 40 °C
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 features1 differ
Warranty periodDiffers	2 year(s)	3 year(s)
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CE, China Compulsory Certification (CCC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KC, RoHS, WEEE

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