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-855X | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
TS-h987XU-RP | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||||||||
TVS-672X | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |||||
TVS-h1688X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
TVS-h1288X | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ||
TVS-672XT | ✓ | - | - | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ⓘ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
LATEST PRICE LIST
TS-855X | ||
TS-h987XU-RP | ||
TVS-672X | ||
TVS-h1688X | ||
TVS-h1288X | ||
TVS-672XT |
BEST FOR Virtualisation
NAS | CPU | Cores | Threads | Speed (GHz) | Docker/VM | Score | ECC |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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-h987XU-RP | Intel® Xeon® E-2334 4C 8T 3.4GHz, up to 4.8GHz | 4 | 8 | 3.4 (MAX:4.8) | Docker/VM | 13189 | ECC /16 GB DDR4 ECC DDR4 (1 x 16 GB) |
TVS-672X | Intel® Core™ i3-8100T 4-core 3.1 GHz Processor | 4 | 4 | 3.1 | Docker/VM | 5327 | NO /8 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB) |
TVS-h1688X | Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boos... | 6 | 12 | 3.3 (MAX:4.7) | Docker/VM | 13646 | ECC /32GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM DDR4 (2 x 16 GB) |
TVS-h1288X | Intel® Xeon® W-1250 6-core 3.3 GHz processor (boos... | 6 | 12 | 3.3 (MAX:4.7) | Docker/VM | 13646 | ECC /16 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM DDR4 (2 x 8 GB) |
TVS-672XT | Intel® Core™ i3-8100T 4-core 3.1 GHz Processor | 4 | 4 | 3.1 | Docker/VM | 5327 | NO /8 GB SODIMM DDR4 (2 x 4 GB) |
BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA
NAS | GPU | Base_GHz/Max | Codec | FPS | Transcoding | Plex |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-855X | / | 0 | 1080p | |||
TS-h987XU-RP | / | 0 | 2160p | |||
TVS-672X | Intel® UHD Graphics 630 | 350/1.1 | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 1080p |
TVS-h1688X | Intel® UHD Graphics P630 | 350/1.2GHZ | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
TVS-h1288X | Intel® UHD Graphics P630 | 350/1.2GHZ | H.264 | 60 | 2160 | 2160p |
TVS-672XT | 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-855X | 6 HDD | 5Gbit (2 ports combined) | 132TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
TS-h987XU-RP | 4 HDD | 25Gbit (4 ports combined) | 88TB | ✓ | ZFS/EXT4 | |
TVS-672X | 6 HDD | 12Gbit (3 ports combined) | 132TB | ✓ | EXT4 | |
TVS-h1688X | 12 HDD | 30Gbit (6 ports combined) | 264TB | ✓ | ZFS/EXT4 | |
TVS-h1288X | 8 HDD | 30Gbit (6 ports combined) | 176TB | ✓ | ZFS/EXT4 | |
TVS-672XT | 6 HDD | 12Gbit (3 ports combined) | 132TB | ✓ | 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 | Microsoft | encryption | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-855X | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
TS-h987XU-RP | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
TVS-672X | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
TVS-h1688X | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
TVS-h1288X | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder | |
TVS-672XT | folder | face | ✓ | ✓ | HDD/volume /folder |
BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING
NAS | MAX LAN speed | Ports | transcoding | PCIe | NVMe |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
TS-855X | 10Gbit | 10GBASE-T | Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x4 Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 | 2X Gen 3 x4 | |
TS-h987XU-RP | 10Gbit | 2X RJ45 | |||
TVS-672X | 10Gbit | 1X RJ45 | ✓ | Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 (PCH) | |
TVS-h1688X | 10Gbit | 2X RJ45pcie | ✓ | PCIe-Slot =3 Slot 1: PCIe Gen3 x8 Slot 2: PCIe Gen3 x4 Slot 3: PCIe Gen3 x4 | 2 x M.2 22110/2280 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 slots |
TVS-h1288X | 10Gbit | 2X RJ45pcie | ✓ | PCIe-Slot =3 Slot 1: PCIe Gen3 x8 Slot 2: PCIe Gen3 x4 Slot 3: PCIe Gen3 x4 | 2 x M.2 22110/2280 NVMe PCIe Gen3 x4 slots |
TVS-672XT | 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-855X | ✓ | |||
TS-h987XU-RP | ✓ | |||
TVS-672X | 1, HDMI™ 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TVS-h1688X | 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TVS-h1288X | 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
TVS-672XT | 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-855X | ✓ | Docker/VM | ||
TS-h987XU-RP | ✓ | Docker/VM | ||
TVS-672X | ✓ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMI™ 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) | |
TVS-h1688X | ✓ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) | |
TVS-h1288X | ✓ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) | |
TVS-672XT | ✓ | Docker/VM | 1, HDMI™ 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) |
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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE
Brand | Model | TW | USA | UK | Released |
Qnap | TS-855X | • | • | • | 2023-03 |
Qnap | TS-h987XU-RP | • | • | • | 2022-08 |
Qnap | TVS-672X | • | • | • | 2021-02 |
Qnap | TVS-h1688X | • | • | • | 2020-09 |
Qnap | TVS-h1288X | • | • | • | 2020-09 |
Qnap | TVS-672XT | • | • | • | 2020-07 |
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