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QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 vs QNAP TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 26differ
  • 19identical
  • 62known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower has 7 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 (16 vs 9). The QNAP TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower has 0.9 GHz more processor boost frequency than the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 (5.3 GHz vs 4.4 GHz). The QNAP TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower has 14 more processor cores than the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 (20 vs 6). Only the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 has storage drives installed. Supported storage drive interfaces: Serial ATA, U.2 on the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3, M.2, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III on the QNAP TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower.

  • Storage drives installed
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:Yes
    • TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower:No
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:9
    • TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower:16
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:2.5,3.5,U.2
    • TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower:2.5,3.5,M.2
  • RAID levels
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
  • Processor boost frequency
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:4.4 GHz
    • TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower:5.3 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:6
    • TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower:20
  • On-board graphics card model
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:Intel® UHD Graphics
    • TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower:Intel® HD Graphics
  • Internal memory
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:8 GB
    • TVS-AIH1688ATX-U7-32G NAS/storage server Tower:32 GB

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107 specifications
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers916
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial ATA, U.2M.2, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5,U.22.5,3.5,M.2
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffersJBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60, JBOD
Supported file systemsDiffersext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFATFAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Installed storage drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Total installed system drives capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GB
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID rebuildKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Auto-rebuildKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bad block scanKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Disk roamingKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i3Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one4.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.4 GHz5.3 GHz
Processor coresDiffers620
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® UHD GraphicsIntel® HD Graphics
Processor threadsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB32 GB
Internal memory typeDDR5DDR5
Maximum RAM supportedKnown for one64 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory form factorDiffersSO-DIMMUDIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one4000 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers100,1000,2500,10000 Mbit/s2500,10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one10000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverYesYes
iSCSI supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)YesYes
Link aggregationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported network protocolsKnown for oneIPv4, IPv6Unknown — not stated by the source
Jumbo frames supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers24
USB portYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Design1 differ
Chassis typeTowerTower
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourBlackBlack
Number of fansKnown for one1 fan(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan diameterKnown for one14 cmUnknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffersHDD, SSD, LAN, USB, StatusYes
Cable lock slotKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cable lock slot typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceKensington
Performanceidentical
TypeNASNAS
Device classSmall & Medium BusinessSmall & Medium Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresKnown for oneCloud, iSCSI LUN, USB driveUnknown — not stated by the source
BuzzerYesYes
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one4096 user(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
SnapshotKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Management protocolsKnown for oneSNMP V2, V3Unknown — not stated by the source
Share folder access right managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Access Control List (ACL)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Browser supportedKnown for oneApple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla FirefoxUnknown — not stated by the source
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Disk scanKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot spareKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
On/off switchKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Reset buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S.M.A.R.T. supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Share folderKnown for one250 TBUnknown — not stated by the source
System logKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB copy functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Software2 differ
Operating system installedDiffersQNAP QTSQuTS hero
Operating system versionDiffers5.2.9h5.6.0
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUbuntu 14.04Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneMac OS X 10.10 YosemiteUnknown — not stated by the source
Server operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows Server 2000, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 x64, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2008 R2 Core, Windows Server 2008 R2 x64, Windows Server 2008 x64, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 Core, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows SerUnknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for oneLinux, Solaris 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Power4 differ
Power supply locationDiffersExternalBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers150 W750 W
Number of power supply units11
Power consumption (typical)Differs55.186 W130.83 W
AC input voltageDiffers100 to 240100 - 240 V
Power consumption (HDD standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source97.036 W
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50/60 Hz
Weight & dimensions5 differ
WidthDiffers224.6 mm369.9 mm
DepthDiffers223.6 mm319.8 mm
HeightDiffers182.7 mm294.3 mm
WeightDiffers3.57 kg13.8 kg
Package weightDiffers5.08 kg17.2 kg
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source440 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source469 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source493 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)0 - 40 °C0 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)-20 - 70 °C-20 - 70 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 - 95%
Logistics dataidentical
Master (outer) case widthKnown for one250 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case lengthKnown for one380 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case heightKnown for one340 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Master (outer) case gross weightKnown for one5.08 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Products per master (outer) caseKnown for one2 pc(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Warranty periodDiffers3 year(s)5 year(s)
Packaging contentidentical
Package typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceBox

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