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QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 vs TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 24identical
  • 55known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3 has 1 more storage drives supported than the TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS (9 vs 8). The TerraMaster U8-500 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 U8-500 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 U8-500 PLUS.

  • Storage drives installed
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:Yes
    • U8-500 PLUS:No
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:9
    • U8-500 PLUS:8
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:Serial ATA, U.2
    • U8-500 PLUS:Serial ATA
  • Storage drive sizes supported
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:2.5,3.5,U.2
    • U8-500 PLUS:2.5,3.5"
  • RAID levels
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:JBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
    • U8-500 PLUS:0, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
  • Processor family
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:Intel® Core™ i3
    • U8-500 PLUS:Intel® Core™ i7
  • Processor boost frequency
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:4.4 GHz
    • U8-500 PLUS:4.7 GHz
  • Processor cores
    • TS-H966TX NAS Tower Intel® Core™ i3:6
    • U8-500 PLUS:10

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107 specifications
Storage6 differ
Storage drives installedDiffersYesNo
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers98
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial ATA, U.2Serial ATA
Storage drive sizes supportedDiffers2.5,3.5,U.22.5,3.5"
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levelsDiffersJBOD, 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 600, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Supported file systemsDiffersext3, ext4, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFATBTRFS, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, 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
Storage drive capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0 GB
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source192 TB
Number of M.2 (M & B) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Online RAID migrationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Online RAID expansionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Hot-swap drive baysKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor familyDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Core™ i7
Processor frequencyKnown for one4.4 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyDiffers4.4 GHz4.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers610
On-board graphics card modelDiffersIntel® UHD GraphicsIntel Iris Xe Graphics
Processor threadsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x8+2x4, 1x16, 2x8
Memory2 differ
Internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Internal memory typeDDR5DDR5
Maximum RAM supported64 GB64 GB
Memory form factorKnown for oneSO-DIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers24
Flash memoryKnown for one4000 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers100,1000,2500,10000 Mbit/s10,100,1000 Mbit/s
Ethernet LAN data rate supported (max)Known for one10000 Mbit/sUnknown — not stated by the source
DHCP serverYesYes
iSCSI supportYesYes
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)YesYes
Link aggregationYesYes
Supported network protocolsDiffersIPv4, IPv6CIFS/SAMBA, NFS, FTP, TFTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SMTP
Ports & interfacesidentical
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
USB portYesYes
USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Fiber ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffersTowerRack (2U)
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, StatusHDD, LAN, Power
Performance5 differ
TypeNASNAS
Device classDiffersSmall & Medium BusinessLarge Enterprise Business
Backup functionYesYes
Backup featuresDiffersCloud, iSCSI LUN, USB driveCloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Multilingual supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of usersKnown for one4096 user(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
SnapshotYesYes
Management protocolsDiffersSNMP V2, V3SNMP
Share folder access right managementYesYes
Access Control List (ACL)YesYes
Browser supportedDiffersApple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla FirefoxGoogle Chrome 48, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 30, Apple Safari 4.5 +
Built-in FTP serverKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Disk scanKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Hot spareYesYes
On/off switchYesYes
Reset buttonYesYes
S.M.A.R.T. supportYesYes
Share folderDiffers250 TB512
System logYesYes
USB copy functionKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Third-party supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Security algorithmsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAES
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Software3 differ
Operating system installedKnown for oneQNAP QTSUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one5.2.9Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for oneExternalUnknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one150 WUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of power supply unitsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power consumption (typical)Known for one55.186 WUnknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one100 to 240Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers224.6 mm440 mm
DepthDiffers223.6 mm384 mm
HeightDiffers182.7 mm88 mm
WeightDiffers3.57 kg6.9 kg
Package weightKnown for one5.08 kgUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one0 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one5 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-20 - 70 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one3 year(s)Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRoHS
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFCC, CE, CCC, KC, WEEE
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAC, LAN (RJ-45)

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