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QNAP TS-473A-8G 4-Bay NAS with AMD Ryzen Embedded & 8GB RAM

Processor manufacturerAMD
Internal memory8 GB
System drive capacity5
On-board graphics card modelNot available
Power consumption (typical)29.79 W
Noise level21.4 dB

The QNAP TS-473A-8G is a four-bay network attached storage tower built around an AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000-series processor and 8 GB of RAM, delivering the kind of sustained throughput that demanding home labs and small businesses expect from a capable NAS.

Description

Dual 2.5GbE Ports and M.2 SSD Slots for Fast, Flexible Networking

AMD Ryzen Embedded CPU handles virtualisation, transcoding and background tasks without breaking a sweat
8 GB RAM installed out of the box, expandable up to 64 GB including ECC support
2 × LAN ports for link aggregation, failover or connecting to separate network segments
4 drive bays accommodate a mix of 3.5" and 2.5" SATA drives to build the storage pool you need
Supports both QTS and QuTS hero (ZFS-based OS) for inline deduplication, compression and end-to-end data integrity

The TS-473A-8G suits IT administrators, creative professionals and growing teams who need centralised file storage, private cloud backup or a lightweight virtualisation host on a two-drive or four-drive RAID array.

Specifications

General

Brand	QNAP
Model name	TS-473A
Product colour	Black
Remotely operated	Yes
ECC	Yes
Type	NAS
Buzzer	Yes
Disk scan	Yes
DHCP server	Yes
Chassis type	Tower
Device class	Small & Medium Business
Fan diameter	120
RAID rebuild	Yes
Fan diameter 2	60
Number of fans	2
Backup function	Yes
Number of screws	24
Dynamic DNS (DDNS)	Yes
Built-in FTP server	Yes
Online RAID expansion	Yes
Online RAID migration	Yes
Password authentication	Yes
Number of M.2 (M & B) slots	2
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slots	2
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95
Warranty	2 years
EAN	4713213518847

Processor

Processor manufacturer	AMD
Processor family	Ryzen Embedded
Processor generation	AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 Series
Processor model	V1500B
Processor cores	4
Processor threads	8
Processor frequency	2.2 GHz

Memory

Internal memory	8 GB
Internal memory type	DDR4
Memory slots	2
Memory form factor	SO-DIMM

Storage

Drive bay locking	Yes
Hot-swap drive bays	Yes
System drive capacity	5
Storage drive capacity	0
Storage drive interface	Serial ATA III
Storage drives installed	No
Storage temperature (T-T)	-20 - 70
Installed storage drive type	No
Storage drive sizes supported	2.5/3.5/M.2
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	5 - 95
Total installed storage capacity	0
Number of system drives installed	1
Number of storage drives supported	4
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, Serial ATA, Serial ATA II, Serial ATA III

Graphics

On-board graphics card model	Not available

Camera

Flash memory	5000 MB

Ports

USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	1
USB port	Yes
Ethernet LAN	Yes
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2
Ethernet LAN data rates	100/1000/2500
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes

Connectivity

Security algorithms	256-bit AES/FIPS 140-2/SSH/SSL/TLS

Software & security

Operating system installed	QNAP Turbo System
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Linux operating systems supported	Yes
Server operating systems supported	Windows Server 2008 R2/Windows Server 2012/Windows Server 2012 R2/Windows Server 2016/Windows Server 2019
Windows operating systems supported	Windows 10/Windows 7/Windows 8

Keyboard & controls

On/off switch	Yes
Reset button	Yes

Battery & power

Power consumption (typical)	29.79 W
AC input voltage	100 – 240 V
AC input frequency	50 – 60 Hz
Output current	3.5
Power cables quantity	1
Power supply location	Built-in
Concurrent connections	2000
Number of power supply units	1
Power consumption (HDD standby)	19.576
Power supply unit (PSU) capacity	250

Performance & capacities

Noise level	21.4 dB
Operating temperature (T-T)	0 – 40 °C
RAID levels	0/1/10/5/6/JBOD
Cooling type	Active

Features

Cables included	AC/LAN (RJ-45)
LED indicators	LAN/Power/SSD/Status/USB
Package type	Box
RAID support	Yes
Backup features	Cloud/iSCSI LUN/USB drive
Browser supported	Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Apple Safari
S.M.A.R.T. support	Yes
Jumbo frames support	Yes
Maximum RAM supported	64