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TS-864eU
TS-464eU
TS-h973AX

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS	CPU	Cores	Threads	Speed (GHz)	Docker/VM	Score	ECC
TS-864eU	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-464eU	Intel® Celeron® N5095 4-core/4-thread p...	4	4	2 (MAX:2.9)	Docker/VM	4036	NO /4 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)
TS-h973AX	AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1500B quad-core 2.2 GHz proce...	4	8	2.2	Docker/VM	4584	NO /32 GB DDR4 SO-DIMM DDR4 (2 x 16 GB)

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS	GPU	Base_GHz/Max	Codec	FPS	Transcoding	Plex
TS-864eU	Intel® UHD Graphics	450/750	H.264	60	2160	2160p
TS-464eU	Intel® UHD Graphics	450/750	H.264	60	2160	2160p
TS-h973AX		/			0	1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS	BAYS	Bandwidth	HDD storage	expansion	Drive mixing	File System
TS-864eU	8 HDD	5Gbit (2 ports combined)	176TB	✓		EXT4
TS-464eU	4 HDD	5Gbit (2 ports combined)	88TB	✓		EXT4
TS-h973AX	5 HDD	15Gbit (3 ports combined)	110TB	✓		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
TS-864eU	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder
TS-464eU	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder
TS-h973AX	folder		face	✓	✓	HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS	MAX LAN speed	Ports	transcoding	PCIe	NVMe
TS-864eU	2.5Gbit		✓	Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x2
TS-464eU	2.5Gbit		✓		2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 slots
TS-h973AX	10Gbit	1X RJ45

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS	HDMI	QVM	transcoding	AI
TS-864eU	1, HDMI™ 1.4b	✓	✓	✓
TS-464eU	1, HDMI™ 1.4b	✓	✓	✓
TS-h973AX				✓

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS	Virtual switch	Docker/VM	HDMI	S/PDIF / AUX
TS-864eU	✓	Docker/VM	1, HDMI™ 1.4b
TS-464eU	✓	Docker/VM	1, HDMI™ 1.4b
TS-h973AX	✓	Docker/VM

LATEST VIDEOS RELATED

AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand	Model	TW	USA	UK	Released
Qnap	TS-864eU	•	•	•	2021-12
Qnap	TS-464eU	•	•	•	2021-12
Qnap	TS-h973AX	•	•	•	2020-10

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 8/10

HARDWARE - 8/10

PERFORMANCE - 8/10

PRICE - 9/10

VALUE - 8/10

8.2

PROS

👍🏻10GbE Equipped
👍🏻Triple tier storage
👍🏻ZFS / QuTS Hero System
👍🏻Virtualization Support is unparalleled
👍🏻10Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2
👍🏻10 min Windows and/or Ubuntu VM install (included)
👍🏻U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 3×4 Support
👍🏻Hugely Expandable
👍🏻2.5GbE LAN Ports
👍🏻8 Surveillance Camera Licences

CONS

👎🏻No PCIe Upgrade Option
👎🏻Lacks HDMI
👎🏻Some might prefer the ease of NVMe over NVMe U.2

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TS-864eU
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TS-h973AX

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