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QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 vs TerraMaster U12-500 Plus

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  • 59specifications compared
  • 34differ
  • 25identical
  • 53known for one product only

Key differences

The TerraMaster U12-500 Plus has 3 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 (12 vs 9). The TerraMaster U12-500 Plus has 0.3 GHz more processor boost frequency than the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 (4.7 GHz vs 4.4 GHz). The TerraMaster U12-500 Plus has 4 more processor cores than the QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 (10 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, Serial ATA on the TerraMaster U12-500 Plus.

  • Storage drives installed
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:Yes
    • U12-500 Plus:No
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:9
    • U12-500 Plus:12
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:Serial ATA, U.2
    • U12-500 Plus:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:2.5,3.5,U.2
    • U12-500 Plus:2.5,3.5"
  • RAID levels
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • U12-500 Plus:0, 1, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor family
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:Intel® Core™ i3
    • U12-500 Plus:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor boost frequency
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:4.4 GHz
    • U12-500 Plus:4.7 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:6
    • U12-500 Plus:10

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Comparison of TS-H966TX, U12-500 Plus
112 specifications
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Total installed storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers912
Installed storage drive typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 GB
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial ATA, U.2Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5,U.22.5,3.5"
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source288 TB
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffersJBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 1, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Supported file systemsDiffersext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFATBTRFS, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers610
Processor threadsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
Processor cacheKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12 MB
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Processor frequencyKnown for one4.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneIntel® UHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Internal memory typeDDR5DDR5
Maximum RAM supported64 GB64 GB
ECCKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Memory form factorSO-DIMMSO-DIMM
Memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one4000 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers100,1000,2500,10000 Mbit/s10000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)10000 Mbit/s10000 Mbit/s
iSCSI supportYesYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)YesYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersIPv4, IPv6CIFS/SAMBA, NFS, FTP, TFTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SNMP, SMTP
DHCP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Link aggregationKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Design5 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerRack (2U)
Cooling typeActiveActive
Product colourDiffersBlackGrey
Number of fansDiffers1 fan(s)3 fan(s)
Fan diameterDiffers14 cm8 cm
Fan diameter 2Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 cm
LED indicatorsDiffersHDD, SSD, LAN, USB, StatusHDD, LAN, Power
Built-in displayKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Performance6 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersSmall & Medium BusinessHome & Home Office
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresDiffersCloud, iSCSI LUN, USB driveCloud, USB drive
Multilingual supportYesYes
Number of usersDiffers4096 user(s)2048 user(s)
Noise levelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source39 dB
SnapshotYesYes
Management protocolsDiffersSNMP V2, V3SNMP
Web-based managementKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Browser supportedDiffersApple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla FirefoxGoogle Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, Microsoft Edge
Hot spareYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAES, HTTPS, SNMP, SSH
Share folderDiffers250 TB512
System logYesYes
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BuzzerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Share folder access right managementKnown for oneYesUnknown — 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
Reset buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB copy functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Software3 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11Yes
Linux operating systems supportedDiffersUbuntu 14.04Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffersMac OS X 10.10 YosemiteYes
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP QTSUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one5.2.9Unknown — 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
Power3 differ
Power supply locationDiffersExternalBuilt-in
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityDiffers150 W550 W
Number of power supply units11
Power consumption (max)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source120 W
Power consumption (HDD standby)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source33 W
AC input voltageDiffers100 to 240100-240 V
AC input frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source50 / 60 Hz
Power consumption (typical)Known for one55.186 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers224.6 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers223.6 mm550 mm
HeightDiffers182.7 mm88 mm
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source580 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source710 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source217 mm
WeightKnown for one3.57 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one5.08 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
External power adapterKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, LAN (RJ-45)
Operational conditions2 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs0 - 40 °C5 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)5 - 95%5 - 95%
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs-20 - 70 °C-20 - 60 °C
Other featuresidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, China Compulsory Certification (CCC), Federal Communications Commission (FCC), KC, RoHS, WEEE
Warranty period3 year(s)3 year(s)
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

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