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#54
QNAP TS-873aeu
Best for: 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
1.9/10
What we like
- Official table lists a 2.5GbE onboard Ethernet port
- Official maximum memory capacity is 64 GB
- Official installed memory is listed as ECC
- Official table lists 2 M.2 slots
Watch out for
- Official form is rackmount, so it needs a rack, rails and a plan for moving the unit safely
Score breakdown
| Official drive bays | 8 |
|---|---|
| Installed system memory | 4 GB |
| Fastest official onboard Ethernet | 2.5 Gbps |
| Official CPU core count | 4 |
| Drive bays (official table) | 8 official bays — 8 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s The system is shipped without HDD. / For the HDD compatibility list, please visit https://www.qnap.com/compatibility/ |
| M.2 slots (official table) | 2 |
| Installed system memory (official table) | 4 GB SODIMM DDR4 |
| Maximum memory capacity (official table) | 64 GB (2 x 32 GB) |
| Memory type (official table) | Official installed memory is listed as ECC |
| CPU (official table) | AMD Ryzen™ Embedded V1500B 4-core/8-thread 2.2 GHz processor |
| Official CPU core count | 4 |
| Fastest official onboard Ethernet | 2.5 Gbps |
| Official onboard Ethernet port count | 2 |
| Official onboard Ethernet rows | 2 × official 2.5GbE (2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (2.5G/1G/100M): 2 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M)) |
| Aggregate official onboard Ethernet (computed) | 5 Gbps, computed as the sum of official onboard port count × official port speed from the published LAN rows (2 × official 2.5GbE (2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (2.5G/1G/100M): 2 (2.5G/1G/100M/10M))) |
| Form factor (official table or official model family) | 2U |
| Hot-swappable drives (official table) | Not listed |
| Dimensions (official table) | 3.49 × 17.01 × 11.71 inch Excludes ear hook and the protruding part of the Power Supply Unit. |
| Weight (official table) | 17.57 lbs |
| Power supply (official table) | 250W PSU, 100 - 240V |
| Related official records with the same scored hardware | The official specification table also lists TS-873aeu-rp as a related model. Scored hardware figures on the official pages we used are the same; the official difference is a redundant power supply and the published size or weight that goes with it. We keep one product page for this official hardware set so the RP and non-RP listings are not given separate nearly identical pages. |
| Memory Slot (official table) | 2 x SODIMM DDR4 / Support ECC memory For dual-DIMM configuration, you must use a pair of identical DDR4 modules. |
| Flash Memory (official table) | 5GB (Dual boot OS protection) |
| Wake on LAN (WOL) (official table) | Only the 2.5GbE port |
| PCIe Slot (official table) | 1 x PCIe Gen3 x8 Card dimensions for PCIe slot：210 x 68.9x 18.76 mm / 8.27 x 2.71 x 0.74 inches. |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Port (official table) | 4 (2 x Type A, 2 x Type C) |
| HDMI™ Output (official table) | Optional via a PCIe graphics card |
| Power Consumption: Disk Standby Mode (official table) | 26.76 W |
| Power Consumption: Operating Mode, Typical (official table) | 52.49 W Tested fully populated with WD10EFRX hard drives. |
| Price | Check price |