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QNAP TS-h973ax

Ranked #17 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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#17

QNAP TS-h973ax

Best for: 5 official bays, 32 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU

5.7/10

What we like

  • Official table lists a 10GbE onboard Ethernet port
  • Official installed system memory is 32 GB
  • Official maximum memory capacity is 64 GB
  • Official installed memory is listed as ECC

Watch out for

  • No additional scored gaps in the official record we used

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 memory32 GB
Fastest official onboard Ethernet10 Gbps
Official CPU core count4
Drive bays (official table)5 official bays — 5 x 3.5-inch + 4 x 2.5-inch The system is shipped without HDD/SSD. / For the HDD/SSD compatibility list, please visit https://www.qnap.com/compatibility/
Installed system memory (official table)32 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 count4
Fastest official onboard Ethernet10 Gbps
Official onboard Ethernet port count3
Official onboard Ethernet rows2 × official 2.5GbE (2.5 Gigabit Ethernet Port (2.5G/1G/100M): 2 (2.5G/1G/100M)); 1 × official 10GbE (10 Gigabit Ethernet Port: 1 x 10GBASE-T (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M))
Aggregate official onboard Ethernet (computed)15 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)); 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)6.95 × 8.84 × 8.82 inch Dimensions do not include foot pad (foot pad may be up to 30mm / 1.18 inches high depending on model)
Weight (official table)9.57 lbs
Power supply (official table)External, 120 W, AC 100 to 240 V
Memory Slot (official table)2 x SODIMM DDR4 / Support optional ECC memory For dual-DIMM configuration, you must use a pair of identical DDR4 modules.
Flash Memory (official table)5GB (Dual boot OS protection)
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Port (official table)1 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 / 3 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2
Power Consumption: Disk Standby Mode (official table)41.2 W
Power Consumption: Operating Mode, Typical (official table)55.41 W Tested with drives fully populated.
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