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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-h674 ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓✓
TVS-h474 ✓ - -✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓✓
TS-873AeU ✓ - -✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓ⓘ✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓ⓘ
TS-873A ✓ - -✓✓ⓘⓘ✓✓ⓘ✓ⓘⓘ✓✓✓ⓘ

LATEST PRICE LIST

TVS-h674
TVS-h4741199 USD
TS-873AeU1349 USD
TS-873A1349 USD

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS CPU Cores Threads Speed (GHz) Docker/VM Score ECC
TVS-h674 Intel® Core™ i3-12100 4-core/8-thread Processor, b... 4 8 3.3 (MAX:4.3) Docker/VM 13857 NO /16 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 16 GB)
TVS-h474 Intel® Pentium® Gold G7400 2-core/4-thread 3.7 GHz... 2 4 3.7 Docker/VM 6786 NO /8 GB DDR4 SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB)
TS-873AeU AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1500B 4-core/8-thread 2.2 GHz... 4 8 2.2 Docker/VM 4584 NO /4 GB DDR4 UDIMM DDR4 (1 x 4 GB)
TS-873A 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
TVS-h674 Intel® UHD Graphics 730 300/1.4 H.264 60 4320 2160p
TVS-h474 Intel® UHD Graphics 710 300/1.35 H.264 60 4320 1080p
TS-873AeU / 0 1080p
TS-873A / 0 1080p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS BAYS Bandwidth HDD storage expansion Drive mixing File System
TVS-h674 6 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 132TB ✓ ZFS/EXT4
TVS-h474 4 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 88TB ✓ ZFS/EXT4
TS-873AeU 8 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 176TB ✓ EXT4
TS-873A 8 HDD 5Gbit (2 ports combined) 176TB ✓ 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-h674 folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder
TVS-h474 folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder
TS-873AeU folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder
TS-873A folder face ✓ ✓ HDD/volume /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS MAX LAN speed Ports transcoding PCIe NVMe
TVS-h674 2.5Gbit ✓ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 4 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 4 x4 (PCH) 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen4 x4 slots
TVS-h474 2.5Gbit ✓ Slot 1: PCIe Gen 4 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x2 (PCH) 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x2 slots
TS-873AeU 2.5Gbit PCIe-Slot =1 x PCIe Gen3 x8 2 x M2 2280 (PCIe Gen3 x 1)
TS-873A 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
TVS-h674 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) ✓ ✓ ✓
TVS-h474 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz) ✓ ✓ ✓
TS-873AeU pcie ✓ ✓
TS-873A pcie ✓ ✓

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
TVS-h674 ✓ Docker/VM 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TVS-h474 ✓ Docker/VM 1, HDMI™ 1.4b (up to 4096 x 2160 @ 30Hz)
TS-873AeU ✓ Docker/VM pcie
TS-873A ✓ Docker/VM pcie

LATEST VIDEOS RELATED


AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Qnap TVS-h674 • • • 2022-09
Qnap TVS-h474 • • • 2022-09
Qnap TS-873AeU • • • 2022-02
Qnap TS-873A • • • 2021-02

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 8/10
HARDWARE - 7/10
PERFORMANCE - 8/10
PRICE - 7/10
VALUE - 8/10


7.6
PROS
👍🏻ZFS or EXT4 Setup Choice
👍🏻2.5Gbe LAN Ports
👍🏻8 Surveillance Camera Licences
👍🏻NVMe SSD Bays for Storage/Cache
👍🏻2x PCIe Gen3 x4 slot
👍🏻Virtualization Support is unparalleled
👍🏻DDR4 Memory up to an impressive 64GB
👍🏻10Gb/s USB 3.2 Gen 2
👍🏻10 min Windows and/or Ubuntu VM install (included)
👍🏻Hugely Expandable
👍🏻Quite compact for a rackmount
CONS
👎🏻8GB doesn’t allow inline De-Deuplication
👎🏻Lacks HDMI
👎🏻the NVMe Bays are PCIe Gen 3×1

SOFTWARE - 9/10
HARDWARE - 10/10
PERFORMANCE - 10/10
PRICE - 7/10
VALUE - 8/10


8.8
PROS
👍🏻ZFS and EXT4 Support
👍🏻Pentium Gold Processor 4-Bay - NICE
👍🏻Graphics Card Support
👍🏻PCIe Gen 4 Lanes and a 4x16 Slot
👍🏻2.5GbE by default
👍🏻Massive Memory Support
👍🏻LCD Panel Always Useful
👍🏻USB 10G Ports
👍🏻m.2 NVMe SSD Slots for Caching OR Storage Pools
👍🏻Best Plex 4-Bay NAS in 2022/2023 by a good distance!
CONS
👎🏻Expensive!
👎🏻Still waiting for an I3 option
👎🏻Power Hungry and a pinch noisy in operation


LATEST PRICE LIST

TVS-h674
TVS-h4741199 USD
TS-873AeU1349 USD
TS-873A1349 USD
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