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QNAP TS-EC1280U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 vs QNAP TS-EC1280U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150

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  • 125specifications compared
  • 3differ
  • 122identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TS-EC1280U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:120 TB
    • TS-EC1280U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:96 TB
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TS-EC1280U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:10 TB
    • TS-EC1280U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:8 TB
  • Internal memory
    • TS-EC1280U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:4 GB
    • TS-EC1280U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:8 GB

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Comparison of TS-EC1280U-I3-4GE-R2, TS-EC1280U-I3-8G-R2
143 specifications
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers120 TB96 TB
Number of storage drives installed1212
Number of storage drives supported1212
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers10 TB8 TB
Storage drive interfaceSerial ATA II, Serial ATA IIISerial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive size2.5/3.5"2.5/3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Hot-swap drive baysYesYes
Supported file systemsFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i3
Processor generation4th gen Intel® Core™ i34th gen Intel® Core™ i3
Processor modeli3-4150i3-4150
Processor frequency3.5 GHz3.5 GHz
Processor cores22
Processor threads44
Processor cache3 MB3 MB
Bus typeDMIDMI
CPU configuration (max)11
ECC supported by processorYesYes
PCI Express configurations1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x41x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots version3.03.0
Processor cache typeSmart CacheSmart Cache
Processor codeSR1PJSR1PJ
Processor codenameHaswellHaswell
Processor lithography22 nm22 nm
Processor operating modes32-bit, 64-bit32-bit, 64-bit
Processor package size37.5 x 37.5 mm37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor seriesIntel Core i3-4100 Desktop seriesIntel Core i3-4100 Desktop series
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Scalability1S1S
SteppingC0C0
System bus rate5 GT/s5 GT/s
Tcase72 °C72 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)54 W54 W
On-board graphics card modelIntel® HD Graphics 4400Intel® HD Graphics 4400
Maximum internal memory supported by processor32 GB32 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)25.6 GB/s25.6 GB/s
Conflict-Free processorYesYes
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Internal memory typeKnown for oneDDR3Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiNoNo
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverYesYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Supported network protocolsCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports44
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
Fiber ports quantity22
Fiber optic connectorSFP+SFP+
HDMI ports quantity11
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card DirectX version11.111.1
On-board graphics card ID0x41E0x41E
On-board graphics card base frequency350 MHz350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)1150 MHz1150 MHz
Maximum on-board graphics card memory1.024 GB1.024 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)33
Designidentical
Chassis typeRack (2U)Rack (2U)
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourBlack, GreyBlack, Grey
Number of fans4 fan(s)4 fan(s)
Fan diameter6 cm6 cm
Drive bay lockingYesYes
LED indicatorsYesYes
Performanceidentical
TypeNASNAS
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresCloud, iSCSI LUNCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source55.3 dB
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On/off switchKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Reset buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256-bit AES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceQNAP Turbo System
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.2 Jaguar, Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard, Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Poweridentical
Power supply locationBuilt-inBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity400 W400 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportYesYes
Power consumption (typical)166.58 W166.58 W
Power consumption (sleep)80.41 W80.41 W
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequency47/63 Hz47/63 Hz
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width442.5 mm442.5 mm
Depth530.5 mm530.5 mm
Height88 mm88 mm
Weight14.2 kg14.2 kg
Package weight21.4 kg21.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedAC, LAN (RJ-45)AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideYesYes
Quick start guideYesYes
Number of screws9696
Processor special featuresidentical
Embedded options availableNoNo
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyYesYes
Execute Disable BitYesYes
Graphics & IMC lithography22 nm22 nm
Idle StatesYesYes
Intel 64YesYes
Intel Enhanced Halt StateYesYes
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) version1.001.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)NoNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) version0.000.00
Intel TSX-NINoNo
Intel TSX-NI version0.000.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyNoNo
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)YesYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)NoNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)YesYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)YesYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)YesYes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyYesYes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyYesYes
Intel® Smart CacheYesYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyNoNo
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)YesYes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes1616
Number of QPI links00
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesYesYes
Thermal solution specificationPCG 2013CPCG 2013C
Memory channels supported by processorDualDual
Memory types supported by processorDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Other featuresidentical
Processor ARK ID7748677486

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