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QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225 vs QNAP TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar

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  • 113specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 90identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar has 32 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225 (32 TB vs 0 TB). The QNAP TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar has 8 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225 (8 vs 0). The QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225 has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar (16 vs 8). Storage drive capacity: 0 GB on the QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225, 4 TB on the QNAP TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar. Compliance industry standards: IEEE 802.3ad on the QNAP TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225, IEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab on the QNAP TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:0 TB
    • TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar:32 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:0
    • TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar:8
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:16
    • TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar:8
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:0 GB
    • TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar:4 TB
  • Maximum supported storage capacity
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:64 TB
    • TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar:32 TB
  • Maximum RAM supported
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:16 GB
    • TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar:8 GB
  • Chassis type
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:Rack (3U)
    • TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar:Rack (2U)
  • Product colour
    • TS-EC1679U-RP-EU NAS/storage server Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 Family E3-1225:Black
    • TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar:Black, Silver

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Comparison of TS-EC1679U-RP-EU, TS-EC879U-RP 32TB UltraStar
141 specifications
Storage5 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers0 TB32 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers08
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers168
Storage drive capacityDiffers0 GB4 TB
Maximum supported storage capacityDiffers64 TB32 TB
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Xeon®
L3 cacheKnown for one6 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers16 GB8 GB
Network2 differ
Compliance industry standardsDiffersIEEE 802.3adIEEE 802.3, IEEE 802.3u, IEEE 802.3ab
Maximum data transfer rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1000 Mbit/s
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSCTCP/IP (IPv4, IPv6), CIFS/SMB, AFP, NFS(v3), FTP, FTPES, TFTP, HTTP, HTTPS, Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC, UPnP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Fiber ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
RS-232 portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
External mini-SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
FireWire 400Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
FireWire 800Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 1.1 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
WAN connectionKnown for oneEthernet (RJ-45)Unknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Rack (2U)
Product colourDiffersBlackBlack, Silver
LED indicatorsDifferseSATA, HDD, LAN, StatuseSATA, LAN, Status
Performance2 differ
Noise levelDiffers54.73 dB54.6 dB
Management protocolsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSNMP
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
BuzzerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Web-based managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power2 differ
Power consumption (typical)Differs229 W132 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs89.1 W68 W
Output powerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source300 W
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one600 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers442.4 mm439 mm
DepthDiffers528.3 mm520 mm
HeightDiffers130 mm88 mm
WeightDiffers18.4 kg12.5 kg
Package weightDiffers25.9 kg20.8 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 - 90%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one0 - 90%Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Compatible operating systemsDiffersWindows XP, Vista, 7, Server 2003/2008 R2 Apple Mac OS X Linux & UNIXMicrosoft Windows XP, Vista (32/64-bit), Windows 7 (32/64-bit), Server 2003/2008 R2, Mac OS X, Linux, UNIX
FanDiffers60mm60 mm
Power requirementsDiffers100-240VAC 100-240V, 47/63Hz
Data transfer rateKnown for one6 Gbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Softwareidentical
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP Turbo NAS SystemUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one3.7Unknown — not stated by the source

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