Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2 vs Seagate Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED

41specifications compared
27differ
14identical
89known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2 has 4 TB more total installed storage capacity than the Seagate Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED (12 TB vs 8 TB). The QNAP TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2 has 8 more storage drives installed than the Seagate Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED (12 vs 4). The QNAP TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2 has 8 more storage drives supported than the Seagate Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED (12 vs 4). Only the QNAP TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2 has hot-swap drive bays. Only the Seagate Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED has built-in display.

Total installed storage capacity
- TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2:12 TB
- Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED:8 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2:12
- Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED:4
Number of storage drives supported
- TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2:12
- Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED:4
Supported storage drive types
- TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2:HDD & SSD
- Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED:HDD
Storage drive capacity
- TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2:1 TB
- Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED:2 TB
RAID levels
- TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
- Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED:0, 1, 5, 10
Hot-swap drive bays
- TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2:Yes
- Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED:No
Processor family
- TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2:Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family
- Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED:Cavium

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Comparison of TS-EC1279U, Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED
130 specifications	A QNAP TS-EC1279U NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family E3-1225V2 Model TS-EC1279U View product	B Seagate Business Storage 4-Bay + 4x 2TBWDRED View product
Storage8 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	12 TB	8 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	12	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	12	4
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Supported storage drive typesDiffers	HDD & SSD	HDD
Storage drive capacityDiffers	1 TB	2 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Serial ATA II
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5/3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Hot-swap drive baysDiffers	Yes	No
Supported file systemsKnown for one	ext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 TB
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E3 V2 Family	Cavium
Processor modelDiffers	E3-1225V2	CNS3420
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.2 GHz	0.7 GHz
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	3.6 GHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor threadsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cacheKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
L3 cacheKnown for one	8 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bus typeKnown for one	DMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU configuration (max)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU multiplier (bus/core ratio)Known for one	32	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC supported by processorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16+1x4, 1x8+3x4, 2x8+1x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor cache typeKnown for one	Smart Cache	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codenameKnown for one	Ivy Bridge	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor lithographyKnown for one	22 nm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor operating modesKnown for one	64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
SteppingKnown for one	E1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	77 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Intel® HD Graphics P4000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory supported by processorKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Known for one	25.6 GB/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Conflict-Free processorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	512 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for one	DDR3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryDiffers	512 MB	256 MB
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
DHCP clientKnown for one	Yes	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 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 protocolsKnown for one	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces2 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card base frequencyKnown for one	650 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Known for one	1250 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)Known for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Design5 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (2U)	Desktop
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
Number of fansDiffers	3 fan(s)	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	6 cm	9.2 cm
Drive bay locking	Yes	Yes
LED indicatorsKnown for one	eSATA, HDD, LAN, Status	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in displayDiffers	No	Yes
Display typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LCD
Cable lock slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Kensington
Performance2 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Small & Medium Business
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresKnown for one	Cloud, iSCSI LUN	Unknown — not stated by the source
BuzzerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	SSL/TLS
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for one	Linux	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Power2 differ
Power supply locationDiffers	Built-in	External
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	600 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageDiffers	100-240 V	110-240 V
AC input frequency	50 - 60 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	439 mm	247 mm
DepthDiffers	520 mm	377 mm
HeightDiffers	88 mm	240 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Execute Disable BitKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Idle StatesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Demand Based SwitchingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Enhanced Halt StateKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel TSX-NI versionKnown for one	0.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels supported by processorKnown for one	Dual	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory types supported by processorKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	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
Other featuresidentical
Processor ARK IDKnown for one	65733	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, LAN (RJ-45)

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