Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 vs QNAP TVS-882ST2 NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6442EQ

132specifications compared
60differ
72identical
64known for one product only

Key differences

Storage drives installed
- TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Yes
- TVS-882ST2 NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6442EQ:No
Total installed storage capacity
- TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:128 TB
- TVS-882ST2 NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6442EQ:0 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:16
- TVS-882ST2 NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6442EQ:0
Number of storage drives supported
- TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:16
- TVS-882ST2 NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6442EQ:8
Installed storage drive type
- TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:HDD
- TVS-882ST2 NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6442EQ:No
Storage drive capacity
- TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:8 TB
- TVS-882ST2 NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6442EQ:0 GB
RAID levels
- TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
- TVS-882ST2 NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6442EQ:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, JBOD
Processor family
- TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
- TVS-882ST2 NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6442EQ:Intel® Core™ i5

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Comparison of TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2, TVS-882ST2
196 specifications	A QNAP TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 Model TS-EC1680U-E3-4GE-R2 View product	B QNAP TVS-882ST2 NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i5 i5-6442EQ Model TVS-882ST2 View product
Storage7 differ
Storage drives installedDiffers	Yes	No
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	128 TB	0 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	16	0
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	16	8
Installed storage drive typeDiffers	HDD	No
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers	8 TB	0 GB
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5"
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Online RAID expansionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systems	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	2.5/3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor22 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family	Intel® Core™ i5
Processor generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6th gen Intel® Core™ i5
Processor modelDiffers	E3-1246V3	i5-6442EQ
Processor frequencyDiffers	3.5 GHz	1.9 GHz
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	3.9 GHz	2.7 GHz
Processor cores	4	4
Processor threadsDiffers	8	4
Processor cacheDiffers	8 MB	6 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI2	DMI3
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
ECC supported by processorDiffers	Yes	No
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 1x8+2x4, 2x8
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Processor codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SR2DY
Processor codenameDiffers	Haswell	Skylake
Processor lithographyDiffers	22 nm	14 nm
Processor operating modesDiffers	32-bit, 64-bit	64-bit
Processor package sizeDiffers	37.5 x 37.5 mm	42 x 28 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3	Intel Core i5-6400 Mobile series
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	BGA 1440
SteppingDiffers	C0	R0
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	8 GT/s
TcaseKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	84 W	25 W
TjunctionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 °C
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics P4600	Intel® HD Graphics 530
Maximum internal memory supported by processorDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)Differs	25.6 GB/s	34.1 GB/s
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	No	Yes
ScalabilityKnown for one	1S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	8 GB
Internal memory typeDiffers	DDR3	DDR4
Memory clock speedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2133 MHz
Maximum RAM supported	32 GB	32 GB
Memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Flash memory	512 MB	512 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10000 Mbit/s
Wi-Fi	No	No
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames support	Yes	Yes
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS(v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC	CIFS, AFP, NFS, FTP, WebDAV, CalDAV, iSCSI, Telnet, SSH, SNMP, VPN (PPTP, OpenVPN)
Link aggregationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfaces3 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Fiber ports quantityDiffers	2	0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
3.5 mm (1/8-inch) outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Fiber optic connectorKnown for one	SFP+	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	11.2	12.0
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0x191B
On-board graphics card OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.4
On-board graphics card base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1200 MHz	1000 MHz
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.74 GB	64 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	3	3
Design5 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (3U)	Tower
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colourDiffers	Black, Grey	Black
Number of fansDiffers	4 fan(s)	1 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers	8 cm	12 cm
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, Power, Status, USB
Built-in displayKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Drive bay lockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance3 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Small & Medium Business
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup features	Cloud, iSCSI LUN	Cloud, iSCSI LUN
Multilingual support	Yes	Yes
Noise levelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	15.2 dB
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Backup buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Browser supportedDiffers	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google Chrome	Internet Explorer 10+, Firefox 8+, Safari 4+, Chrome
Built-in FTP server	Yes	Yes
Built-in iTunes serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folder	CIFS/SMB	CIFS/SMB
System log	Yes	Yes
BuzzerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in optical driveKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Share folder access right managementKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in UPnP AV media serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot spareKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Password authenticationKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Operating system installed	QNAP Turbo System	QNAP Turbo System
Operating system versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.3
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10, Windows 7, Windows 8
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Yes	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 10.7 Lion, Mac OS X 10.8 Mountain Lion, Mac OS X 10.9 Mavericks
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2016
Power2 differ
Power supply location	Built-in	Built-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers	400 W	240 W
Number of power supply units	1	1
Power consumption (typical)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	42.7 W
AC input voltage	100-240 V	100-240 V
AC input frequencyDiffers	47/63 Hz	50 - 60 Hz
Fan voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12 V
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	442.5 mm	180 mm
DepthDiffers	530.5 mm	235 mm
HeightDiffers	130 mm	177 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.97 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables included	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Number of screwsDiffers	64	32
Remote control includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special features4 differ
Embedded options availableDiffers	No	Yes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithographyDiffers	22 nm	14 nm
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel HD GraphicsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology version	1.00	1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology version	1.00	1.00
Intel TSX-NI	Yes	Yes
Intel TSX-NI version	1.00	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)	Yes	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video Technology for Mobile Internet Devices (Intel CVT for MID)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Differs	Yes	No
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Insider™	Yes	Yes
Intel® OS Guard	Yes	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Secure Key	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost Technology	2.0	2.0
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	Yes	Yes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16	16
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Memory channels supported by processor	Dual	Dual
Memory types supported by processorDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3L-SDRAM, DDR4-SDRAM, LPDDR3-SDRAM
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 I/O Acceleration TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Smart CacheKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of QPI linksKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of execution unitsKnown for one	20	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal solution specificationKnown for one	PCG 2013D	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84714100
Other features1 differ
Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) certifiedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power management	Yes	Yes
Processor ARK IDDiffers	80916	90617

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