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QNAP TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 vs TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS

55specifications compared
25differ
30identical
57known for one product only

Key differences

The QNAP TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 has 0.4 GHz more processor boost frequency than the TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS (5.1 GHz vs 4.7 GHz). The TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS has 4 more processor cores than the QNAP TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 (10 vs 6). The QNAP TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 has 128 GB more maximum RAM supported than the TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS (192 GB vs 64 GB). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60 on the QNAP TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5, 0, 5, 6, 10, JBOD on the TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS. Supported file systems: FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4 on the QNAP TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5, BTRFS, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4 on the TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS.

RAID levels
- TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5:0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60
- U8-500 PLUS:0, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Processor manufacturer
- TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5:AMD
- U8-500 PLUS:Intel
Processor family
- TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5:AMD Ryzen™ 5
- U8-500 PLUS:Intel® Core™ i7
Processor boost frequency
- TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5:5.1 GHz
- U8-500 PLUS:4.7 GHz
Processor cores
- TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5:6
- U8-500 PLUS:10
On-board graphics card model
- TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5:AMD Radeon Graphics
- U8-500 PLUS:Intel Iris Xe Graphics
Maximum RAM supported
- TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5:192 GB
- U8-500 PLUS:64 GB
Memory slots
- TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5:2
- U8-500 PLUS:4

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Comparison of TVS-H1277AX, U8-500 PLUS
112 specifications	A QNAP TVS-H1277AX NAS Tower AMD Ryzen™ 5 Model TVS-H1277AX View product	B TerraMaster U8-500 PLUS View product
Storage2 differ
Storage drives installed	No	No
Installed storage drive type	No	No
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Storage drive interfaceKnown for one	Serial ATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfaces	Serial ATA	Serial ATA
Storage drive sizeKnown for one	3.5"	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage drive sizes supported	2.5,3.5"	2.5,3.5"
Number of M.2 (M & B) slots	2	2
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 6, 10, 50, 60	0, 5, 6, 10, JBOD
Online RAID expansion	Yes	Yes
RAID rebuildKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes	Yes
Supported file systemsDiffers	FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, exFAT, ext3, ext4	BTRFS, FAT32, HFS+, NTFS, ext3, ext4
Disk roamingKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total installed storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 TB
Number of storage drives installedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Storage drive capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Maximum supported storage capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	192 TB
Online RAID migrationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor5 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor familyDiffers	AMD Ryzen™ 5	Intel® Core™ i7
Processor generationKnown for one	AMD Ryzen 7000 Series	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor boost frequencyDiffers	5.1 GHz	4.7 GHz
Processor coresDiffers	6	10
Processor threads	12	12
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	AMD Radeon Graphics	Intel Iris Xe Graphics
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8+2x4, 1x16, 2x8
Memory2 differ
Internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal memory type	DDR5	DDR5
Maximum RAM supportedDiffers	192 GB	64 GB
Memory form factorKnown for one	UDIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Flash memoryKnown for one	5000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet LAN data ratesDiffers	10,100,1000,2500 Mbit/s	10,100,1000 Mbit/s
DHCP server	Yes	Yes
Jumbo frames supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
iSCSI support	Yes	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)	Yes	Yes
Supported network protocolsDiffers	IPv4, IPv6	CIFS/SAMBA, NFS, FTP, TFTP, HTTPS, SSH, iSCSI, SMTP
Link aggregationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
USB port	Yes	Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4b	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Fiber ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Design2 differ
Chassis typeDiffers	Tower	Rack (2U)
Cooling type	Active	Active
Product colour	Black	Black
Number of fansKnown for one	4 fan(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan diameterKnown for one	8 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan diameter 2Known for one	6 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
LED indicatorsDiffers	HDD, LAN, Status, SSD	HDD, LAN, Power
Built-in displayKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Display typeKnown for one	LCD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Performance4 differ
Type	NAS	NAS
Device classDiffers	Home & Home Office	Large Enterprise Business
Backup function	Yes	Yes
Backup featuresDiffers	Cloud	Cloud, USB drive, iSCSI LUN
BuzzerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Snapshot	Yes	Yes
Access Control List (ACL)	Yes	Yes
Browser supportedDiffers	Apple Safari, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox	Google Chrome 48, Microsoft Internet Explorer 9, Mozilla Firefox 30, Apple Safari 4.5 +
Built-in FTP serverKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Disk scanKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Hot spare	Yes	Yes
On/off switch	Yes	Yes
Reset button	Yes	Yes
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes	Yes
Security algorithmsDiffers	256-bit AES, FIPS 140-2, HTTPS, SNMPv3, SNMPv2	AES
System log	Yes	Yes
USB copy functionKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Third-party supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Management protocolsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SNMP
Share folder access right managementKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Share folderKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Software3 differ
Operating system installedKnown for one	QNAP QTS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating system versionKnown for one	QTS 5.2.9	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 7, Windows 8	Yes
Linux operating systems supportedDiffers	CentOS 7.0, SuSE Linux 12.0, SuSE Linux 12.3, SuSE Linux 15, Ubuntu 14.04	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedDiffers	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite, Mac OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Mac OS X 10.12 Sierra, Mac OS X 10.13 High Sierra, Mac OS X 10.14 Mojave, Mac OS X 10.15 Catalina, Mac OS X 10.15.3 Catalina, Mac OS X 11.0 Big Sur, Mac OS X 12.0 Monterey, Mac OS X 13.0 Ventura	Yes
Server operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other operating systems supportedKnown for one	IBM AIX 7.1, IBM AIX 7.2, Solaris 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Poweridentical
Power supply locationKnown for one	Built-in	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power supply unit (PSU) capacityKnown for one	500 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
AC input voltageKnown for one	100 - 240 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Fan voltageKnown for one	12 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions4 differ
WidthDiffers	369.9 mm	440 mm
DepthDiffers	319.8 mm	384 mm
HeightDiffers	225.2 mm	88 mm
WeightDiffers	11 kg	6.9 kg
Package widthKnown for one	426 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	476 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	343 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package weightKnown for one	12.1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	0 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	5 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-20 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Warranty periodKnown for one	5 year(s)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	FCC, CE, CCC, KC, WEEE
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AC, LAN (RJ-45)

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