Product comparison · 2 nas & storage servers

QNAP TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 vs QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3

156specifications compared
16differ
140identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 116 TB more total installed storage capacity than the QNAP TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (144 TB vs 28 TB). The QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 8 more storage drives installed than the QNAP TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (24 vs 16). The QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 has 8 more storage drives supported than the QNAP TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 (24 vs 16). Chassis type: Rack (3U) on the QNAP TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3, Rack (4U) on the QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3. Product colour: Black on the QNAP TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3, Black, Grey on the QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3.

Total installed storage capacity
- TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:28 TB
- TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:144 TB
Number of storage drives installed
- TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:16
- TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:24
Number of storage drives supported
- TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:16
- TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:24
Storage drive capacity
- TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:1.75 TB
- TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:6 TB
Internal memory
- TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:8 GB
- TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:16 GB
Chassis type
- TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Rack (3U)
- TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Rack (4U)
Product colour
- TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Black
- TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Black, Grey
LED indicators
- TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:Yes
- TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3:HDD, LAN, Status

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Comparison of TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2, TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2
163 specifications	A QNAP TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 NAS Rack (3U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 Model TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP-8GE-R2 View product	B QNAP TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 NAS Rack (4U) Intel® Xeon® E3 V3 Family E3-1246V3 Model TVS-EC2480U-SAS-RP-16G-R2 View product
Storage4 differ
Total installed storage capacityDiffers	28 TB	144 TB
Number of storage drives installedDiffers	16	24
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	16	24
Storage drive capacityDiffers	1.75 TB	6 TB
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Design3 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Rack (3U)	Rack (4U)
Product colourDiffers	Black	Black, Grey
Drive bay lockingKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LED indicatorsDiffers	Yes	HDD, LAN, Status
Performance4 differ
Device classDiffers	Small & Medium Business	Large Enterprise Business
Noise levelDiffers	35.5 dB	36.2 dB
Browser supportedDiffers	Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safar	Microsoft Internet Explorer 10+, Mozilla Firefox 8+, Apple Safari 4+, Google Chrome
Security algorithmsDiffers	192-bit AES, 256-bit AES, FIPS 197, HTTPS, SSH	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, FTPES, HTTPS, SSH, SSL/TLS
Software2 differ
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8 Ente	Yes
Server operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2	Windows Server 2003
Power2 differ
Redundant power supply (RPS) supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power consumption (typical)Differs	212.51 W	351.21 W
Power consumption (sleep)Differs	136.57 W	144.82 W
AC input frequencyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	50 - 60 Hz
Weight & dimensionsidentical
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	176.2 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	23.1 kg
Package weightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	28.6 kg
Packaging contentidentical
Number of screwsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192

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