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QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 vs QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3

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  • 143specifications compared
  • 32differ
  • 111identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 16 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 (48 TB vs 32 TB). The QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 8 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 (24 vs 16). The QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 (24 vs 16). Only the QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has Conflict-Free processor. Only the QNAP TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP).

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:32 TB
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:48 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:16
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:24
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:16
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:24
  • Processor family
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Intel® Core™ i3
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
  • Processor model
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:i3-4150
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:E3-1246V3
  • Processor cores
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:2
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:4
  • Processor threads
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:4
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:8
  • Processor cache
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:3 MB
    • TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:8 MB

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Comparison of TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2, TS-EC2480U-E3-4GE-R2
172 specifications
Storage3 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers32 TB48 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers1624
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1624
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 memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
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
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Rack (4U)
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Performance1 differ
Noise levelDiffers40.5 dB48.3 dB
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Software1 differ
Server operating systems supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2Windows Server 2003
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 EnteUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power consumption (typical)Known for one166.58 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (sleep)Known for one82.4 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
HeightDiffers130 mm176.2 mm
WeightKnown for one18.3 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one24.2 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging content1 differ
Number of screwsDiffers128192
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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