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QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 vs QNAP TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150

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  • 139identical
  • 10known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has 112 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 (144 TB vs 32 TB). The QNAP TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 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-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 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). Chassis type: Rack (3U) on the QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150, Rack (4U) on the QNAP TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:32 TB
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:144 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:16
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:24
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:16
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:24
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:2 TB
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:6 TB
  • Chassis type
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Rack (3U)
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Rack (4U)
  • Noise level
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:40.5 dB
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:48.3 dB
  • Height
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:130 mm
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:176.2 mm
  • Number of screws
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:128
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:192

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Comparison of TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2, TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2
158 specifications
Storage4 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers32 TB144 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers1624
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1624
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers2 TB6 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
Memoryidentical
Internal memory8 GB8 GB
Internal memory typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM supported32 GB32 GB
Memory slots44
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
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
Design1 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (3U)Rack (4U)
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourBlack, GreyBlack, Grey
Number of fans4 fan(s)4 fan(s)
Fan diameter8 cm8 cm
Drive bay lockingYesYes
LED indicatorsYesYes
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresCloud, iSCSI LUNCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportYesYes
Noise levelDiffers40.5 dB48.3 dB
Share folder access right managementYesYes
Web-based managementYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Browser supportedMicrosoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google ChromeMicrosoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google Chrome
Built-in FTP serverYesYes
Built-in UPnP AV media serverYesYes
Hot spareYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
Password authenticationYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Security algorithms256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Share folderCIFS/SMBCIFS/SMB
System logYesYes
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Card reader integratedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Software1 differ
Operating system installedQNAP Turbo NAS SystemQNAP Turbo NAS System
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
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedYesYes
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
Poweridentical
Power supply locationBuilt-inBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity650 W650 W
Number of power supply units11
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportYesYes
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
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width442.5 mm442.5 mm
Depth530.5 mm530.5 mm
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
Cables includedAC, LAN (RJ-45)AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideYesYes
Number of screwsDiffers128192
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
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Other featuresidentical
Processor ARK ID7748677486

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