Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-879U-RP 8x2TB vs QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB

113specifications compared
35differ
78identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB has 16 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-879U-RP 8x2TB (32 TB vs 16 TB). The QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB has 8 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TS-879U-RP 8x2TB (16 vs 8). The QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-879U-RP 8x2TB (16 vs 8). Only the QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB has Intel Trusted Execution Technology. Only the QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB has Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d).

Total installed storage capacity
- TS-879U-RP 8x2TB:16 TB
- TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB:32 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TS-879U-RP 8x2TB:8
- TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB:16
Number of storage drives supported
- TS-879U-RP 8x2TB:8
- TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB:16
Processor family
- TS-879U-RP 8x2TB:Intel® Core™ i3
- TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB:Intel® Xeon® E3 Family
Processor model
- TS-879U-RP 8x2TB:i3-2120
- TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB:E3-1225
Processor frequency
- TS-879U-RP 8x2TB:3.3 GHz
- TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB:3.1 GHz
Processor cores
- TS-879U-RP 8x2TB:2
- TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB:4
Processor cache
- TS-879U-RP 8x2TB:3 MB
- TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB:6 MB

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Comparison of TS-879U-RP 8x2TB, TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB
125 specifications	A QNAP TS-879U-RP 8x2TB View product	B QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP 16x2TB View product
Storage3 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	16 TB	32 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	8	16
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	8	16
Processor9 differ
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Xeon® E3 Family
Processor modelDiffers	i3-2120	E3-1225
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.3 GHz	3.1 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.4 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	6 MB
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Differs	33	31
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR00G
SteppingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	D2
TcaseDiffers	69.1 °C	72.6 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	65 W	95 W
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 2000	Intel® HD Graphics P3000
Processor generationKnown for one	2nd gen Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	4
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1100 MHz	1350 MHz
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x102	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Rack (3U)
Display typeKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance2 differ
Noise levelDiffers	54.6 dB	55.13 dB
Noise level (idle)Differs	54.57 dB	54.73 dB
Power4 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	300 W	600 W
Power consumption (typical)Differs	130 W	229 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	68 W	89.1 W
AC input frequencyDiffers	47/63 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers	439 mm	442.4 mm
DepthDiffers	520 mm	528.3 mm
HeightDiffers	88 mm	130 mm
WeightDiffers	12.5 kg	20.2 kg
Package weightDiffers	20.8 kg	24.8 kg
Processor special features6 differ
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Maximum number of PCI Express lanesDiffers	16	20
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	53426	52270

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