Qnap Partners With AMD for TVS-x73 NAS Series

Qnap Systems, Inc. have partnered with Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (AMD) and announced the TVS-x73 NAS series.

TVS-873 – 8-bay NAS

With an AMD Embedded R-Series quad-core APU, up to 64GB RAM, AES-NI hardware encryption engine, two M.2 6Gb SATA SSD slots, SSD cache, USB 3.1 (10Gb/s), 10GbE expandability, dual HDMI output, and hardware-assisted 4K video decoding and encoding acceleration, the TVS-x73 series provides SMBs with a NAS solution to build a private cloud for applications including high-speed data transfer, virtualization, media playback and graphics display.

TVS-873 – 8-bay NAS rear

“We chose the powerful AMD R-Series APU for the new TVS-x73 series as it incorporates exceptional CPU and AMD Radeon R7 Graphics performance, delivering a high-performance and energy-efficient NAS solution,” said Y.T. Lee, VP, Qnap, adding “Featuring the latest QTS 4.3 OS, the TVS-x73’s built-in USB 3.1 10Gb/s connectivity and the potential for 10GbE expandability are a further boost for performance-conscious organizations and professionals.“

“We are pleased to continue our partnership with Qnap in providing high-performance NAS solutions for the SMB market,” said Colin Cureton, director, product management and marketing, enterprise solutions business unit, AMD. “With its exceptional speed and graphics performance with low power consumption, the AMD Embedded R-Series SOC is the highest-performance AMD embedded processor to date and promises to be a game-changer in the high-end SMB NAS market segment.“

Built with a metal design and topped off with a gold finish, the TVS-x73 series is available in four, six, and eight-bay models. It is powered by an RX-421BD quad-core APU (2.1GHz base, 3.4GHz boost) and dual-channel 8/16/64GB DDR4 RAM (up to 64GB), supports four Gb LAN ports and two built-in M.2 SSD slots (which can benefit from Qtier Technology to optimize storage efficiency across M.2 SSDs, SATA SSDs and HDDs), and is capable of delivering up to 1,172MB/s throughput.

Two PCIe slots are available for system flexibility. One is pre-installed with a dual-port USB 3.1 Type-A card and the other allows for an optional company’s dual-port 10GbE (10GBASE-T or SFP+) network card. The 10GbE-enabled TVS-x73 satisfies businesses that demand higher bandwidth for virtualization and fast backup and restoration for growing amount of data.

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This series features AMD 3rd Gen GCN architecture with GPU performance to support 4K H.264 video decoding and stunning 4K UHD display, ideal for applications for media storage and playback. With dual HDMI output and a bundled remote control, the TVS-x73 provides users with a base for an audiovisual experience.

USB QuickAccess

The TVS-x73 series supports company’s proprietary USB QuickAccess technology for direct connection to computers via USB, offering plug-and-use convenience to access files stored on the NAS with up to 100MB/s throughput. Users can complete the first-time NAS installation and then directly access NAS files in everyday use.

Running on the next-generation 64-bit QTS 4.3 OS, the TVS-x73 series offers new applications: QmailAgent for centralizing multiple email accounts and simplifying daily email management; Qcontactz for centrally storing and managing contacts; Qfiling for automating file organization; and QButton for initializing simple IoT applications with company’s apps and the included remote control.

Qcontactz

This NAS Series is a storage solution for storage, backup, sharing and centralized management, supporting Windows and Mac desktop/laptop backup, RTRR (Real-Time Remote Replication) with backup versioning, rsync and backup to cloud storage as well as file sharing across Windows, Mac and Linux/Unix.

The Qsirch full-text searching tool helps find files on the NAS, and Qsync provides multiple ways for file synchronization and group file sharing to enhance the flexibility of team projects and collaboration. Virtualization Station allows users to host Windows, Linux, Unix and Android-based VMs on the NAS; Container Station integrates LXC and Docker lightweight virtualization technologies. The TVS-x73 series also supports VMware, Citrix, Hyper-V and Windows Server 2012 R2 to assist in deploying and managing virtualization environments.

The TVS-x73’s storage capacity can be scaled up by connecting up to two firm’s expansion enclosures (UX-800P and UX-500P). The storage capacity can also be enlarged by using the VJBOD feature that allows the storage capacity of other firm’s NAS to be used as virtual disks that can be mounted as local disks for shares, applications, or even creating another LUN.

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Key specs:

• TVS-473: Four-bay tower NAS

• TVS-673: six-bay tower NAS

• TVS-873: Eight-bay tower NAS

RX-421BD quad-core 2.1GHz APU (burst up to 3.4GHz), dual channel 8/16/64GB DDR4 SODIMM RAM (upgradable to 64GB); hot-swappable 2.5″/3.5″ 6Gb SATA HDD/SSD; 2xM.2 6Gb SATA 2280/2260 SSD slots; 1xUSB QuickAccess port; 2xPCle (Gen.3 x4) slots, one installed with a dual-port USB 3.1 Type-A card; 4xUSB 3.0 ports; 4xGbE LAN ports; 2xHDMI outputs; 2×3.5 mm microphone jacks (dynamic microphones only); 1×3.5 mm line-out audio jack; 1xbuilt-in speaker

The TVS-x73 series is available.