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QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-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 TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 40 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 (72 TB vs 32 TB). The QNAP TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-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-I3-8G-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-I3-8G-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-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:32 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-I3-8G-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-I3-8G-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
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:2 TB
    • TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:6 TB
  • Processor family
    • TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-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-I3-8G-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-I3-8G-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-I3-8G-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

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Comparison of TS-EC1680U-I3-8G-R2, TVS-EC1280U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2
169 specifications
Storage4 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers32 TB72 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers1612
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1612
Storage drive capacityDiffers2 TB6 TB
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
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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