QNAP 6-Bay NAS Intel Core i3-8100T 8GB DDR4, 6x 2.5″/3.5″ SATA HDD/SSD+2x M.2 PCIe SSD slot, 2x GbE LAN, 10GBASE-T (10G/5G/2.5G/1G), 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 type-C & type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1, LCD, 2x PCIe expansion slot, 250W single power supply – TVS-672X-i3-8G
TVS-672X
Overview
Features
Powered by an Intel® Core™ i3/i5 processor, the high-performance TVS-672X NAS features built-in 10GbE connectivity for boosted virtualization performance and streamlined backup and application workflows from multiple workstations. The TVS-672X also supports M.2 NVMe SSDs for cache acceleration, PCIe expansion, multi-cloud backup, 4K HDMI 2.0 output and real-time transcoding, alongside expandable storage capacity and feature-rich apps to perform as a cost-efficient, reliable, and multifunctional NAS solution.
1. 5-speed 10GBASE-T RJ45 connectivity accelerates virtualization, intensive file access, large backup/restoration tasks, and media transfer.
2. Dual M.2 PCIe Gen 3 x2 NVMe SSD slots enable cache acceleration or SSD storage pools for improved performance.
3. PCIe expansion allows for 2.5/5/10/25GbE network cards, QM2 card, QXP storage expansion cards, or graphics cards.
4. 4K media playback and real-time transcoding; display multimedia content saved on the NAS via HDMI 2.0 (4K @60Hz) output.
5. Host multiple virtual machines and containers to run a wide range of applications and services.
6. A business-class backup center supporting backup/restore of cloud data and VMs (including Google™ Workspace, Microsoft 365®, VMware® and Hyper-V).
Virtualization Certifications Supported by TVS-672X
Build a budget-friendly 10GbE environment
The TVS-672X has two Gigabit ports and one 10GBASE-T Multi-Gig (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M) port for high-speed networking to satisfy bandwidth-demanding applications (including virtualization, massive file transfer, high-speed backup/restoration, and multimedia transmission). QNAP’s managed and unmanaged 10GbE switches are a perfect match for organizations to build budget-friendly high-speed networks for productive team collaboration. The TVS-672X also include four USB 3.2 Gen 2 ports with up to 10Gb/s transfer speeds, allowing compatibility with newer, faster USB drives/expansion enclosures for transferring large media files.
Learn More: QNAP 10GbE solutions, Budget-friendly QSW series switches
Get performance benefits from SSD caching and Qtier Technology
To attain optimal I/O and reduce latency, you can configure SSD caching by using either 2.5-inch SSDs or two M.2 NVMe 2280 SSDs (sold separately) in the TVS-672X. Extra M.2 SSD slots can also be added by installing QM2 PCIe cards, allowing you to configure your M.2 SSDs in a RAID 5/6 array to achieve higher sequential speed or a read-only cache speed similar to the performance of a RAID 10 array while maintaining high storage efficiency.
Learn More: QNAP SSD Technology, Performance-driven storage
Abundant I/O capabilities with PCIe expansion
The TVS-672X has two PCIe Gen 3 slots that allow for installing various expansion cards for expanding application potential.
Graphics card
Install a low-profile, entry-level graphics card to supercharge your video editing and transcoding, or enable GPU pass-through to virtual machines.
Direct 4K HDMI output for multimedia and virtual machines
The TVS-672X features Intel® UHD Graphics 630 that supports hardware decoding and real-time transcoding*. The HDMI 2.0 output supports up to 4K (3840 x 2160p) @60Hz, providing great benefits for applications like video production/editing or industrial design that demands high resolution and color realism as well as intensive media storage, transfer and display. By connecting the TVS-672X to an HDMI display, you can operate virtual machines from Virtualization Station or Ubuntu Linux Station, or directly watch multimedia content saved on the NAS. QNAP’s HD Station also allows users to directly enjoy multimedia using HD Player or third-party players like Plex® Home Theater.
*The TVS-672X’s hardware provides H.264 hardware decoding, encoding and transcoding capabilities. However, playback quality may vary due to factors (including playback software, file formats, system usage, and available bandwidth).
Protect your data with higher security
The TVS-672X is loaded with comprehensive security features to keep your data safe.
● QuFirewall for network security: Supports IPv6, firewall access lists, and GeoIP filtering to restrict access upon the geographical location for higher network security.
● WPA2 Enterprise: Provides enterprise-grade wireless security for business networks, including certificate authority, encryption key, and enhanced encryption/decryption.
● Security Counselor: A security portal that checks for weaknesses and offers recommendations for enhancing NAS security. It also integrates anti-virus and anti-malware scanning software.
Learn More: QNAP commitment to data security
A secure file center supporting regular backups and snapshot protection
The TVS-672X provides a reliable, flexible backup and disaster recovery solution to simplify routine backup jobs cost-efficiently and with high productivity.
HBS simplifies 3-2-1 backup plans
HBS centralizes backup, restoration, and synchronization for easily backing up Windows® and Mac® data and transferring data in the TVS-672X to another QNAP NAS, remote server, or cloud storage space. HBS supports QuDedup technology that eliminates redundant data at the source and makes multi-version backup faster.
Learn More: HBS backup and restore
Snapshots multiply backup protection
Block-level snapshots are dependable data protection methods, especially in the face of growing ransomware threats. The TVS-672X supports up to 256 snapshots per volume/LUN, and up to 1,024 snapshots per NAS.
Learn More: Volume & LUN snapshots, Protect your data from Ransomware
All-in-one virtual machine and container hosting solution
You can count on Virtualization Station and Container Station for comprehensive virtualization support. Coupled with the Network & Virtual Switch app that boosts interoperability between virtual machines, containers, QNAP NAS, and other networked devices, you can flexibly allocate physical and virtual network resources to simplify network deployment.
Virtualization Station
Run multiple Windows®, Linux®, UNIX®, Android™, and QuTScloud virtual machines and access them via a web browser or Virtual Network Computing (VNC). Businesses can run virtualized server applications on a single NAS without the need for additional physical servers.
Learn More: Virtualization Station, QuTScloud for private cloud
Container Station
Experience LXC and Docker® lightweight virtualization technologies, download apps from the built-in Docker Hub Registry®, import and export containers, and create abundant microservices.
Learn More: Container Station
License-free VMware® and Hyper-V backup appliance
With Hyper Data Protector, the TVS-672X becomes an agentless backup tool for unlimited VMware® vSphere and Microsoft® Hyper-V VM backup. Hyper Data Protector features incremental backup, global deduplication, backup scheduling and recovery compression. Hyper Data Protector also simultaneously backs up multiple VMs, providing you with a cost-effective and reliable disaster recovery plan, ensuring 24/7 operation of your services.
Learn More: Hyper Data Protector
Optimized collaboration with seamless file sharing and sync
The TVS-672X centrally stores data and files, and supports SMB/CIFS, AFP and NFS protocols for file sharing across Windows®, Mac®, and Linux®/UNIX® networks. Coupled with the Qsync utility, any file uploaded to the TVS-672X will become available for all linked devices (such as computers, laptops and mobiles). You can sync shared folders and team folders for group file sharing to enhance the flexibility of team projects and collaboration. The support of Azure Active Directory Domain Services (Azure AD DS), Windows AD® and LDAP services assist system administrators in managing user accounts and permissions for multiple NAS devices with greater efficiency.
Learn More: QNAP’s comprehensive file management
Build an affordable Fibre Channel SAN environment
Common Fibre Channel Storage Area Networks (SAN) devices are often costly. By installing QNAP dual-port 16Gb/32Gb Fibre Channel expansion cards in the TVS-672X, you have more budget-friendly options to add a NAS to a SAN environment. You can set a Fibre Channel Target using the iSCSI & Fibre Channel app. Moreover, the LUN Masking and Port Binding features provide an additional layer of data security.
Learn More: QNAP NAS supports Fibre Channel SAN
More productivity-boosting applications
Ubuntu Linux Station
Run Ubuntu® applications (including apps from the Ubuntu Software Center) directly on the NAS and remotely access the Ubuntu® desktop from a web browser.
Learn More: Ubuntu Linux Station
Boxafe
Safeguard enterprise cloud data by backing up/syncing files, emails, calendars and contacts from Google™ Workspace and Microsoft® Office 365® to the NAS.
Learn More: Boxafe
HybridMount
Integrate the NAS with mainstream cloud services. By deploying cloud storage gateways and enabling local caching on the TVS-672X, you can seamlessly use the cloud for storage, backup, and data recovery with low-latency access.
Learn More: HybridMount
Qsirch
QNAP’s powerful, Google-like search tool helps you quickly find images, music, videos, documents, and emails by keywords, color, and more search conditions. It also supports Qfiling to perform one-time or automatic archival tasks based on your search criteria.
Learn More: Qsirch
QuMagie
An AI-powered photo management app, supporting automated photo categorization with AI Albums, iOS® Live Photo display, and powerful search tool for ultimate photo management and sharing solution.
Learn More: QuMagie
Security Counselor
Consolidates all QTS system events, alerts, and notifications for smooth and easy NAS management, keeping you always informed of your NAS status.
Learn More: Security Counselor
Flexible and economical storage expansion
The storage capacity of the TVS-672X can be expanded using USB-based expansion enclosures or connecting SATA 6Gb/s JBOD units with the PCIe-based QXP storage expansion cards. NAS storage expansion management is made easy with the user-friendly Storage & Snapshots Manager app.
Learn More: Compatible storage expansion enclosures
Switch operating systems for optimal data integrity and reliability
The TVS-672X also supports QuTS hero – QNAP’s ZFS-based NAS operating system. Providing end-to-end data integrity, data reduction (inline data deduplication, compression and compaction), and much more, QuTS hero uses additional system resources to ensure an optimal environment for protecting business data.
Learn More: QuTS hero operating system, How to migrate data & folder permissions between QTS and QuTS hero with HBS3?
Note:
1. QTS and QuTS hero use different file systems. You must remove all the drives from the TVS-672X before switching from QTS to QuTS hero.
2. QuTS hero requires a NAS with at least 8 GB memory.
3. Inline Data Deduplication requires a NAS with at least 16 GB memory (at least 32 GB memory is recommended for optimal performance).
4. It is recommended to create an SSD RAID with at least two SSDs for the QuTS hero system drive to attain optimal system performance. Please note that M.2 SSD hot-swapping is only supported by M.2 SSD slots on PCIe cards (such as the QM2). M.2 SSD slots that are built into the NAS do not support hot-swapping.
Extend hardware warranty up to 5 years
The TVS-672X is backed by a 2-year warranty at no additional cost. You can also purchase a warranty extension that extends your warranty coverage up to 5 years.
Learn More: QNAP warranty services
Short Tech Specification
| 6-Bay NAS, Intel® Core™ i3-8100T 4-core 3.1 GHz Processor, 8GB DDR4 RAM (max 32GB RAM), 6x 2.5″/3.5″ SATA HDD/SSD + 2x M.2 PCIe SSD slot, 2x GbE LAN, 10GBASE-T (10G/5G/2.5G/1G), 4x USB 3.2 Gen 2 type-C & type-A, 1x USB 3.2 Gen 1, LCD, 2x PCIe expansion slot, 250W single power supply |
Detailed Tech Specification
Hardware Specs
TVS-672X-i3-8G
| CPU | Intel® Core™ i3 Processor |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit x86 |
| Graphic Processors | Intel® UHD Graphics 630 |
| Floating Point Unit | ✓ |
| Encryption Engine | ✓ (AES-NI) |
| Hardware-accelerated Transcoding | ✓ |
| System Memory | 8 GB SODIMM DDR4 (1 x 8 GB) |
| Maximum Memory | 64 GB ( 2 x 32 GB) |
| Memory Slot | 2 x SODIMM DDR4 |
| Flash Memory | 5GB (Dual boot OS protection) |
| Drive Bay | 6 x 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s, 3Gb/s |
| Drive Compatibility | 3.5-inch bays: 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives 2.5-inch SATA hard disk drives 2.5-inch SATA solid state drives |
| Hot-swappable | ✓ |
| M.2 Slot | 2 x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen3 x2 slots |
| SSD Cache Acceleration Support | ✓ |
| GPU pass-through | ✓ |
| Gigabit Ethernet Port (RJ45) | 2 |
| 10 Gigabit Ethernet Port | 1 x 10GBASE-T (10G/5G/2.5G/1G/100M) |
| Wake on LAN (WOL) | ✓ |
| Jumbo Frame | ✓ |
| PCIe Slot | 2 Slot 1: PCIe Gen 3 x16 (CPU) Slot 2: PCIe Gen 3 x4 (PCH) |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 port | 1 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) Port | 2 x Type-C USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps 2 x Type-A USB 3.2 Gen 2 10Gbps |
| IR Sensor | ✓ (QNAP RM-IR004 & MCE) |
| HDMI Output | 1, HDMI 2.0 (up to 3840 x 2160 @ 60Hz) |
| Form Factor | Tower |
| LED Indicators | HDD 1-6, Status, LAN, USB port, M.2 port |
| LCD Display/ Button | ✓ |
| Buttons | Power, Reset, USB Copy |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 188.2 × 264.3 × 279.6 mm |
| Weight (Net) | 6.553 kg |
| Weight (Gross) | 8.07 kg |
| Operating Temperature | 0 – 40 °C (32°F – 104°F) |
| Storage Temperature | -20 – 70°C (-4°F – 158°F) |
| Relative Humidity | 5-95% RH non-condensing, wet bulb: 27˚C (80.6˚F) |
| Power Supply Unit | 250W, 100-240V |
| Power Consumption: HDD Sleep Mode | 26.52 W |
| Power Consumption: Operating Mode, Typical | 45.6 W
Tested fully populated with WD10EFRX hard drives.
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| Fan | System fan: 1 x 120mm, 12VDC CPU fan: 2 x 60mm blower fan |
| System Warning | Voice prompts or Buzzer |
| Kensington Security Slot | ✓ |
| Max. Number of Concurrent Connections (CIFS) – with Max. Memory | 2500 |
