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QNAP TBS-h574tx

Ranked #8 of 59 in Best Multi-Bay NAS (5+ Bays, 2026). Here is every spec we scored, where it came from, and how it compares.

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#8

QNAP TBS-h574tx

Best for: 5 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 10-core official CPU

7.2/10

What we like

  • Official table lists a 10GbE onboard Ethernet port
  • Official installed system memory is 16 GB
  • Official CPU core count is 10

Watch out for

  • Official table lists the installed memory as not expandable

Score breakdown

Official drive bays 28%
Installed system memory 26%
Fastest official onboard Ethernet 24%
Official CPU core count 22%
Official drive bays5
Installed system memory16 GB
Fastest official onboard Ethernet10 Gbps
Official CPU core count10
Drive bays (official table)5 official bays — 5 x E1.S up to 15mm (5x PCIe Gen3 x2) / / Pre-install adapter to support M.2 2280 for each slots
M.2 slots (official table)5
Installed system memory (official table)16 GB on board (non-expandable)
Maximum memory capacity (official table)16 GB on board (non-expandable)
CPU (official table)Intel® Core™ i5-1235U, 10C (2P+8E)/12T, 4.4GHz
Official CPU core count10
Fastest official onboard Ethernet10 Gbps
Official onboard Ethernet port count2
Official onboard Ethernet rows1 × official 2.5GbE (2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (2.5G/1G/100M): 1); 1 × official 10GbE (10 Gigabit Ethernet Port: 1 x 10GBASE-T (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M))
Aggregate official onboard Ethernet (computed)12.5 Gbps, computed as the sum of official onboard port count × official port speed from the published LAN rows (1 × official 2.5GbE (2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (2.5G/1G/100M): 1); 1 × official 10GbE (10 Gigabit Ethernet Port: 1 x 10GBASE-T (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M)))
Form factor (official table or official model family)desktop
Hot-swappable drives (official table)Official table includes a Hot-swappable row; the cell text after removing icons is blank
Dimensions (official table)2.36 × 8.46 × 7.83 inch
Weight (official table)4.94 lbs
Power supply (official table)120W Adapter (19VDC output, 100-240VAC input)
Flash Memory (official table)5GB (Dual boot OS protection)
Thunderbolt Port (official table)2 (Thunderbolt™ 4) Supports only Thunderbolt connections for Windows & Mac hosts and USB storage devices. Third-party Thunderbolt external storage devices are not supported.
USB 2.0 port (official table)1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Port (official table)2
HDMI™ Output (official table)1, HDMI™ 1.4b
Power Consumption: Operating Mode, Typical (official table)46 W
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4.7/10
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#29 · 12 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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4.2/10
#31 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 8-core official CPU
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#32 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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#33 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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#34 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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3.9/10
#35 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 8-core official CPU
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#36 · 6 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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3.7/10
#37 · 6 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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3.7/10
#38 · 6 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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3.5/10
#39 · 5 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 12RD (AS6512RD)
3.3/10
#40 · 12 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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3.3/10
#41 · 12 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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3.3/10
#42 · 12 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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3.1/10
#43 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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2.7/10
#44 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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#45 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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2.7/10
#46 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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2.7/10
#47 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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2.4/10
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#51 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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1.9/10
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1.9/10
#55 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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1.9/10
#56 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
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1.5/10
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