Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 vs QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3

131specifications compared
43differ
88identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has 34 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (64 TB vs 30 TB). The QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 7 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 (15 vs 8). The QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 7 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 (15 vs 8). Only the QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has Conflict-Free processor. Only the QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 has Wi-Fi.

Total installed storage capacity
- TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:64 TB
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:30 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:8
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:15
Number of storage drives supported
- TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:8
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:15
Storage drive capacity
- TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:8 TB
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:2 TB
Storage drive interface
- TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Serial ATA III, mSATA
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Serial ATA III
RAID levels
- TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Processor family
- TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:Intel® Core™ i3
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
Processor model
- TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150:i3-4150
- TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:E3-1246V3

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Comparison of TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2, TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2
167 specifications	A QNAP TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Core™ i3 i3-4150 Model TS-EC880U-I3-4GE-R2 View product	B QNAP TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (2U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 Model TVS-EC1580MU-SAS-RP-16G-R2 View product
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installed	Yes	Yes
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	64 TB	30 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	8	15
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	8	15
Installed storage drive type	HDD	HDD
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityDiffers	8 TB	2 TB
Storage drive interfaceDiffers	Serial ATA III, mSATA	Serial ATA III
Storage drive size	2.5/3.5"	2.5/3.5"
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 6, 10
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systems	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Processor10 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3	Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family
Processor generationKnown for one	4th gen Intel® Core™ i3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelDiffers	i3-4150	E3-1246V3
Processor frequency	3.5 GHz	3.5 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	2	4
Processor threadsDiffers	4	8
Processor cacheDiffers	3 MB	8 MB
Bus typeDiffers	DMI	DMI2
CPU configuration (max)	1	1
ECC supported by processor	Yes	Yes
PCI Express configurations	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4	1x16, 2x8, 1x8+2x4
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
Processor cache type	Smart Cache	Smart Cache
Processor codeKnown for one	SR1PJ	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor codename	Haswell	Haswell
Processor lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Processor operating modes	32-bit, 64-bit	32-bit, 64-bit
Processor package size	37.5 x 37.5 mm	37.5 x 37.5 mm
Processor seriesDiffers	Intel Core i3-4100 Desktop series	Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Scalability	1S	1S
Stepping	C0	C0
System bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
TcaseKnown for one	72 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Differs	54 W	84 W
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Intel® HD Graphics 4400	Intel® HD Graphics P4600
Maximum internal memory supported by processor	32 GB	32 GB
Memory bandwidth supported by processor (max)	25.6 GB/s	25.6 GB/s
Conflict-Free processorDiffers	Yes	No
Processor boost frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.9 GHz
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Internal memory type	DDR3	DDR3
Maximum RAM supported	32 GB	32 GB
Memory slots	4	4
Flash memory	512 MB	512 MB
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data rates	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s	10,100,1000,10000 Mbit/s
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
DHCP client	Yes	Yes
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
iSCSI supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregation	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocols	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC	CIFS/SMB, AFP (v3.3), NFS (v3), FTP, FTPS, SFTP, TFTP, HTTP(S), Telnet, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP, SMSC
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	4	4
USB portDiffers	Yes	No
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fiber ports quantity	2	2
Fiber optic connector	SFP+	SFP+
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
On-board graphics card DirectX versionDiffers	11.1	11.2
On-board graphics card IDKnown for one	0x41E	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card base frequency	350 MHz	350 MHz
On-board graphics card dynamic frequency (max)Differs	1150 MHz	1200 MHz
Maximum on-board graphics card memoryDiffers	1.024 GB	1.74 GB
Number of displays supported (on-board graphics)	3	3
Design1 differ
Chassis type	Rack (2U)	Rack (2U)
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fans	4 fan(s)	4 fan(s)
Fan diameter	6 cm	6 cm
Drive bay lockingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	LAN, Status
Performance4 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classDiffers	Large Enterprise Business	Small & Medium Business
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud, iSCSI LUN	iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual support	Yes	Yes
Noise levelDiffers	55.2 dB	57.3 dB
Web-based management	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Browser supported	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google Chrome	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google Chrome
Built-in FTP server	Yes	Yes
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Password authentication	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS	HTTPS, SSL/TLS
Share folderKnown for one	CIFS/SMB	Unknown — not stated by the source
System logKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Built-in Samba serverKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffers	QNAP Turbo System	QNAP Turbo NAS System
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Mac compatibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supported	Mac 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	Mac 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 supportedDiffers	Windows 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 Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64
Power3 differ
Power supply location	Built-in	Built-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	400 W	400 W
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Differs	133.88 W	250.21 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	73.38 W	130.72 W
AC input voltageDiffers	100-240 V	90-264 V
AC input frequencyKnown for one	50 - 60 Hz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
Width	442.5 mm	442.5 mm
Depth	530.5 mm	530.5 mm
Height	88 mm	88 mm
WeightDiffers	14.4 kg	14.2 kg
Package weightDiffers	20.5 kg	21.4 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	AC, LAN (RJ-45)	AC, LAN (RJ-45)
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Number of screwsKnown for one	64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Box
Processor special features8 differ
Embedded options available	No	No
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology	Yes	Yes
Execute Disable Bit	Yes	Yes
Graphics & IMC lithography	22 nm	22 nm
Idle States	Yes	Yes
Intel 64	Yes	Yes
Intel Enhanced Halt State	Yes	Yes
Intel Small Business Advantage (SBA) versionKnown for one	1.00	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Differs	No	Yes
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP) versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel TSX-NIDiffers	No	Yes
Intel TSX-NI versionDiffers	0.00	1.00
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyDiffers	No	Yes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)	Yes	Yes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Differs	No	Yes
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	Yes	Yes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)	Yes	Yes
Intel® InTru™ 3D Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Quick Sync Video Technology	Yes	Yes
Intel® Smart Cache	Yes	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyDiffers	No	2.0
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)	Yes	Yes
Maximum number of PCI Express lanes	16	16
Number of QPI links	0	0
Thermal Monitoring Technologies	Yes	Yes
Thermal solution specificationDiffers	PCG 2013C	PCG 2013D
Memory channels supported by processor	Dual	Dual
Memory types supported by processor	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Intel FDI TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Fast Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Flex Memory AccessKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel I/O Acceleration TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel Identity Protection Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel Secure Key Technology versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.00
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Insider™Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® My WiFi Technology (Intel® MWT)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Intel® OS GuardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of execution unitsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 - 40 °C	0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95%	5 - 95%
Other features1 differ
Processor ARK IDDiffers	77486	80916

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