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QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 vs QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3

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  • 43differ
  • 103identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has 24 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (96 TB vs 72 TB). The QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has 4 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (16 vs 12). The QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has 4 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (16 vs 12). Only the QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has Conflict-Free processor. Only the QNAP TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:96 TB
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:72 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:16
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:12
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:16
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:12
  • Processor family
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Intel® Core™ i3
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
  • Processor model
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:i3-4150
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:E3-1246V3
  • Processor cores
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:2
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:4
  • Processor threads
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:4
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:8
  • Processor cache
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:3 MB
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:8 MB

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Comparison of TS-EC1680U-I3-4GE-R2, TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2
169 specifications
Storage3 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers96 TB72 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers1612
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1612
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSDUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor10 differ
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
Processor modelDiffersi3-4150E3-1246V3
Processor boost frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.9 GHz
Processor coresDiffers24
Processor threadsDiffers48
Processor cacheDiffers3 MB8 MB
Bus typeDiffersDMIDMI2
Processor seriesDiffersIntel Core i3-4100 Desktop seriesIntel Xeon E3-1200 v3
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs54 W84 W
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® HD Graphics 4400Intel® HD Graphics P4600
Conflict-Free processorDiffersYesNo
Processor generationKnown for one4th gen Intel® Core™ i3Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codeKnown for oneSR1PJUnknown — not stated by the source
TcaseKnown for one72 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers4 GB8 GB
Network1 differ
Supported network protocolsDiffersCIFS/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
External mini-SAS portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers11.111.2
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs1150 MHz1200 MHz
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers1.024 GB1.74 GB
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one0x41EUnknown — not stated by the source
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Rack (2U)
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
Fan diameterDiffers8 cm6 cm
Performance2 differ
Noise levelDiffers40.5 dB49.4 dB
Security algorithmsDiffers256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH
Software2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8 EnteYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac 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
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Unknown — not stated by the source
Power5 differ
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers650 W450 W
Number of power supply unitsDiffers12
Power consumption (typical)Differs166.58 W178.65 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs82.4 W111.26 W
AC input voltageDiffers100-240 V90-264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one50 - 60 HzUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
HeightDiffers130 mm88 mm
WeightDiffers18.3 kg14.2 kg
Package weightDiffers24.2 kg21.4 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Number of screwsDiffers12896
Processor special features8 differ
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel I/O Acceleration TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.00
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)DiffersNoYes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffersNoYes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers0.001.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffersNoYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)DiffersNoYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffersNo2.0
Number of execution unitsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20
Thermal solution specificationDiffersPCG 2013CPCG 2013D
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one1.00Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers7748680916

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