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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
TVS-h674T ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓✓✓
TS-855X ✓ - -✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ⓘ✓✓✓
TS-673A ✓ - -✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓ⓘ✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓ⓘ
TS-h886 ✓ - -✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓

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TVS-h674T
TS-855X
TS-673A
TS-h886

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS CPU Cores Threads Speed (GHz) Docker/VM Score ECC
TVS-h674T Intel Core™ i5-12400 6-core/12-thread Processor, burst up to 4.4 GHz 6 12 2.5 (MAX:4.4) Docker/VM 19495 NO /32 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 16 GB)
TS-855X Intel ® Atom® C5125 8-core processor, 2.8GHz 8 8 2.8 Docker/VM 8631 NO /8 GB DDR4 non-ECC UDIMM (1 x 8 GB)
TS-673A 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)
TS-h886 Intel® Xeon® D-1622 quad-core 2.6 GHz processor (b... 4 8 2.6 (MAX:3.2) Docker/VM 6205 ECC /16 GB UDIMM DDR4 ECC (2 x 8 GB)

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS GPU Base_GHz/Max Codec FPS Transcoding Plex
TVS-h674T Intel UHD Graphics 730 300/1.4 H.264 60 4320 4320p
TS-855X / 0 1080p
TS-673A / 0 1080p
TS-h886 / 0 1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS BAYS Bandwidth HDD storage expansion Drive mixing File System
TVS-h674T 6 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 132TB ✓ ZFS/EXT4
TS-855X 6 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 132TB ✓ EXT4
TS-673A 6 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 132TB ✓ EXT4
TS-h886 6 HDD 10Gbit (4 ports combined) 132TB ✓ ZFS/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
TVS-h674T folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder
TS-855X folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder
TS-673A folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder
TS-h886 folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS MAX LAN speed Ports transcoding PCIe NVMe
TVS-h674T 2.5Gbit dual Thunderbolt 4 ports (Type-C) ✓ dual PCIe 2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 4 x16 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 4 x4 Slot 2 is preinstalled dual M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 4 x4
TS-855X 10Gbit 10GBASE-T Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 2X Gen 3 x4
TS-673A 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
TS-h886 2.5Gbit Slot 1: PCIe Gen3 x8 Slot 2: PCIe Gen3 x8 2 x M.2 2280/22110 NVMe Gen3 x4 slots

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS HDMI QVM transcoding AI
TVS-h674T 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) ✓ ✓ ✓
TS-855X ✓
TS-673A pcie ✓ ✓
TS-h886 ✓

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
TVS-h674T ✓ Docker/VM 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TS-855X ✓ Docker/VM
TS-673A ✓ Docker/VM pcie
TS-h886 ✓ Docker/VM

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Qnap TVS-h674T • • • 2023-09
Qnap TS-855X • • • 2023-03
Qnap TS-673A • • • 2021-02
Qnap TS-h886 • • • 2020-07

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 8/10
HARDWARE - 8/10
PERFORMANCE - 9/10
PRICE - 8/10
VALUE - 8/10


8.2
PROS
👍🏻Large Storage Potential (Especially in ZFS)
👍🏻Sensible Choice of CPU
👍🏻QTier Tool is VERY Appealing
👍🏻ZFS in QuTS but with a User Friendly GUI
👍🏻Three Tier Storage Opts
👍🏻Support of ECC Memory & 128GB Max
👍🏻Tonnes of Expansion Options
👍🏻8 Camera Licenses with QVR Pro/QTS
👍🏻Well Ventilated Design
👍🏻Supports Latest 22TB and 24TB (soon)
CONS
👎🏻2x SATA SSD Bays Would Hva ebeen Better if U.2
👎🏻Initial 8GB Memory is low for all ZFS services + is not ECC in default/Base Model
👎🏻Software can be a little inconsistent under excessive use
👎🏻Features a steeper learning curve than Synology
👎🏻Early Pricing is a Mixed Bag


LATEST PRICE LIST

TVS-h674T
TS-855X
TS-673A
TS-h886
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QNAP TS-673A-8G 6 Bay Desktop NAS Enclosure - 8GB RAM, AMD Ryzen Quad-core 2.2 G Amazon UK UK 6.64 OFF (WAS 941) [LINK]
QNAP TS-855X-8G 8 Bay Desktop NAS Amazon UK UK 52.58 OFF (WAS 1645) [LINK]
QNAP TVS-h674T-i5-32G, 6-bay Thunderbolt 4 NAS, Intel Core i5, 32GB RAM Amazon UK UK 81.48 OFF (WAS 2850) [LINK]

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