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QNAP TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 vs QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150

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  • 127identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has 80 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 (144 TB vs 64 TB). The QNAP TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has 16 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 (24 vs 8). The QNAP TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has 16 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 (24 vs 8). Only the QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has Wi-Fi. Storage drive interface: Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III on the QNAP TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150, Serial ATA III, mSATA on the QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150.

  • Total installed storage capacity
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:144 TB
    • TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:64 TB
  • Number of storage drives installed
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:24
    • TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:8
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:24
    • TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:8
  • Storage drive capacity
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:6 TB
    • TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:8 TB
  • Internal memory
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:8 GB
    • TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:4 GB
  • Wi-Fi
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:No
    • TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Yes
  • Chassis type
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Rack (4U)
    • TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Rack (2U)
  • Product colour
    • TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Black, Grey
    • TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Black

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Comparison of TS-EC2480U-I3-8G-R2, TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2
158 specifications
Storage5 differ
Storage drives installedYesYes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers144 TB64 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers248
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers248
Installed storage drive typeHDDHDD
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers6 TB8 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffersSerial ATA II, Serial ATA IIISerial ATA III, mSATA
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
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB4 GB
Internal memory typeDDR3DDR3
Maximum RAM supported32 GB32 GB
Memory slots44
Flash memory512 MB512 MB
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data rates10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
DHCP clientYesYes
DHCP serverYesYes
Jumbo frames supportYesYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
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
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
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffersRack (4U)Rack (2U)
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersBlack, GreyBlack
Number of fans4 fan(s)4 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers8 cm6 cm
Drive bay lockingYesYes
LED indicatorsYesYes
Built-in displayKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Cable lock slotKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Performance1 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classLarge Enterprise BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresCloud, iSCSI LUNCloud, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportYesYes
Noise levelDiffers48.3 dB55.2 dB
Built-in optical driveKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Share folder access right managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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 serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
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
Software3 differ
Operating system installedDiffersQNAP Turbo NAS SystemQNAP Turbo System
Linux operating systems supportedYesYes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersYesMac OS X 10.0 Cheetah, Mac OS X 10.1 Puma, Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac 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 supportedDiffersWindows Server 2003Windows Home Server 2011, Windows MultiPoint Server 2011, Windows SBS 2011 Essentials, Windows SBS 2011 Standard, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 201
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac compatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power1 differ
Power supply locationBuilt-inBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers650 W400 W
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportYesYes
AC input voltage100-240 V100-240 V
AC input frequency50 - 60 Hz50 - 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source133.88 W
Power consumption (sleep)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source73.38 W
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width442.5 mm442.5 mm
Depth530.5 mm530.5 mm
HeightDiffers176.2 mm88 mm
WeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source14.4 kg
Package weightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20.5 kg
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedAC, LAN (RJ-45)AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guideYesYes
Number of screwsDiffers19264
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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