compare

nasfinderheader

GENERAL NAS FEATURE COMPARISON

NAS	Plex (local 4K)	Plex HD (remote)	Plex 4K (remote)	BACKUP (MS/GOOGLE OFFICE)	BACKUP (BAREBONE)	PHOTOS (OBJECT AI)	VIDEO EDITING (4K)	VIDEO EDITING (8K)	DOCKER	VIRTUAL MACHINES	PC MODE (QVM)	2.5GbE	10GbE	25GbE	Thunderbolt	NVMe	Pcie	Expansion	HDMI	Drive Mixing
TS-464U-RP	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	ⓘ		✓	✓	✓	✓	ⓘ				✓	✓	✓
TS-464U	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	ⓘ		✓	✓	✓	✓	ⓘ				✓	✓	✓
TS-473A	✓	-	-	✓		✓	ⓘ	ⓘ	✓	✓	ⓘ	✓	ⓘ	ⓘ		✓	✓	✓	ⓘ

LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-464U-RP	1447.38 GBP	1278.62 USD
TS-464U	1447.38 GBP	1278.62 USD
TS-473A	785 GBP	1153.45 USD

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
TS-464U-RP	Intel® Celeron® N5095 4-core/4-thread p...	4	4	2 (MAX:2.9)	Docker/VM	4036	NO /4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)
TS-464U	Intel® Celeron® N5095 4-core/4-thread p...	4	4	2 (MAX:2.9)	Docker/VM	4036	NO /4 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)
TS-473A	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz proce...	4	8	2.2	Docker/VM	4584	NO /8 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB)

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS	GPU	Base_GHz/Max	Codec	FPS	Transcoding	Plex
TS-464U-RP	Intel® UHD Graphics	450/750	H.264	60	2160	2160p
TS-464U	Intel® UHD Graphics	450/750	H.264	60	2160	2160p
TS-473A		/			0	1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
TS-464U-RP	4 HDD	5Gbit (2 ports combined)	88TB	✓		EXT4
TS-464U	4 HDD	5Gbit (2 ports combined)	88TB	✓		EXT4
TS-473A	4 HDD	5Gbit (2 ports combined)	88TB	✓		EXT4

*All NAS support multiple RAID/ volume groups, if you want to mix different size drive on non supported model.

BEST FOR BACKUP

NAS	Level	HA	AI	Google	Microsoft	encryption
TS-464U-RP	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder
TS-464U	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder
TS-473A	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
TS-464U-RP	2.5Gbit		✓	Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2
TS-464U	2.5Gbit		✓	Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2
TS-473A	2.5Gbit			PCIe-Slot =2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4	2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x1 slots

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
TS-464U-RP	1, HDMI™ 1.4b	✓	✓	✓
TS-464U	1, HDMI™ 1.4b	✓	✓	✓
TS-473A	pcie	✓		✓

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
TS-464U-RP	✓	Docker/VM	1, HDMI™ 1.4b
TS-464U	✓	Docker/VM	1, HDMI™ 1.4b
TS-473A	✓	Docker/VM	pcie

LATEST VIDEOS RELATED

AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Qnap	TS-464U-RP	•	•	•	2021-12
Qnap	TS-464U	•	•	•	2021-12
Qnap	TS-473A	•	•	•	2021-02

LATEST POSTS RELATED

TS-473A (also 6/8 bay) compatible CPU upgrades
TS-464U and TS-1264U Qnap 4bay and 12bay rack with HDMI for home multimedia
Best TS-464U-RP price
Best TS-464U price
TS-473A compatible GPU card for transcoding
Best TS-473A price
TS-453D versus TS-473A
QNAP TS-473A, TS-673A and TS-873A NAS Drive Revealed

RELATED REVIEWS

LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-464U-RP	1447.38 GBP	1278.62 USD
TS-464U	1447.38 GBP	1278.62 USD
TS-473A	785 GBP	1153.45 USD

DEAL WATCH - Is It On Offer Right Now?

QNAP TS-473A-8G 4 BAY 2.2 GHZ 4C/8T Amazon

UK 36.43 OFF (WAS 778) [LINK]
QNAP TS-464U-RP NAS Rack (1 U) Ethernet/LAN Noir N5095 Amazon

UK 39.18 OFF (WAS 1487) [LINK]

These Offers are Checked Daily

Get an alert every time something gets added to this specific article!

Want to follow specific category? 📧 Subscribe

All pages contain links to Amazon. These links will take you to some of the products mentioned in today's article. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases.