Compare NAS (TS-464U vs RS822+ vs RS1619xs+ vs TVS-472XT)

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	✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	ⓘ		✓	✓	✓	✓	ⓘ				✓	✓	✓
TVS-472XT	✓	-	-	✓		✓	✓	✓	✓		✓	ⓘ	✓	ⓘ	✓	✓	✓	✓	✓

LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-464U	1234.35 GBP	1278.62 USD
TVS-472XT	1817.41 GBP

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
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)
TVS-472XT	Intel® Core™ i3-8100T 4-core 3.1 GHz Processor	4	4	3.1	Docker/VM	5327	NO /4 GB SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS	GPU	Base_GHz/Max	Codec	FPS	Transcoding	Plex
TS-464U	Intel® UHD Graphics	450/750	H.264	60	2160	2160p
TVS-472XT	Intel® UHD Graphics 630	350/1.1	H.264	60	2160	1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
TS-464U	4 HDD	5Gbit (2 ports combined)	88TB	✓		EXT4
TVS-472XT	4 HDD	12Gbit (3 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	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder
TVS-472XT	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
TS-464U	2.5Gbit		✓	Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2
TVS-472XT	10Gbit	1X RJ452 (Thunderbolt™ 3)	✓	Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 (PCH)	2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x2 slots

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
TS-464U	1, HDMI™ 1.4b	✓	✓	✓
TVS-472XT	1, HDMI™ 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz)	✓	✓	✓

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
TS-464U	✓	Docker/VM	1, HDMI™ 1.4b
TVS-472XT	✓	Docker/VM	1, HDMI™ 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz)

LATEST VIDEOS RELATED

AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Qnap	TS-464U	•	•	•	2021-12
Qnap	TVS-472XT	•	•	•	2020-07

LATEST POSTS RELATED

RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 8/10

HARDWARE - 10/10

PERFORMANCE - 9/10

PRICE - 7/10

VALUE - 8/10

8.4

PROS

👍🏻High Virtualisation Use
👍🏻Two USB-C Thunderbolt 3 Ports which can allow 2 devices access at once
👍🏻SSD Optimized with NVMe Support
👍🏻Business Use
👍🏻SMB Storage
👍🏻Optimized for Post Production and Broadcasting
👍🏻Embedded 10GBe Port
👍🏻Thunderbolt-to-10Gbe Adapter possible
👍🏻DLNA Support
👍🏻Apple Time Machine Support
👍🏻Surveillance including multiple camera licences – 8 Licences FREE
👍🏻iTunes Server
👍🏻email server
👍🏻Download server (FTP, HTTP, BT,NZB)
👍🏻CMS and CRM systems
👍🏻Office applications
👍🏻Media Center support

CONS

👎🏻Only 2 TB3 Ports – so only 2 Editors at once
👎🏻No Remote Control
👎🏻no Intel i7 8th Gen option
👎🏻Only 1 10Gbe Port
👎🏻PCIe Slot that is available not compatible with 40Gbe cards

LATEST PRICE LIST

TS-464U	1234.35 GBP	1278.62 USD
TVS-472XT	1817.41 GBP

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