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QNAP TVS-h874 vs TVS-h1688x

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I'm very close to purchasing the TVS-h1688X with 12 18TB HDD, but with the new TVS-h874 in the mkt (atleast the i5 version, where I am), I'm having to rethink, if I should wait for the i7 or the i9 version of TVS-h874.

It all started with me close to getting the TVS-h872 (with i7), which seems to be now available only with i5, primarily because of the older file system (which helps in the overall scheme of things, I felt) and the HDMI 2.0, but then got a pretty reasonable price for the TVS-h1688X, which I had almost finalized, but then the TVS-h874 with i5 is now available at a lower price as well, with PCI Gen4 and better integrated graphics (770 vs P630).

Wanted your opinion if it makes sense to wait for the TVS-h874 with a i7 or i9 processor or the TVS-h1688X is future proof enough. I'm also more inclined to have more ram than Nvme for cache (considering the reliability issues) and the TVS-h1688X can take max 128GB vs 64GB in the TVS-h874.

The purpose is primarily data backup, media storage, planning on adding surveillance cams in the future and am more concerned about longer term reliability. I was also having my concerns how the 12gen i5/i7/i9 processors (not usually designed for 24/7 use) fare against the Xenon W-1250 processor (designed for server use, i.e. 24/7 use), from a reliability standpoint.

I already have over 50GB of data accumulated over the last two decades and wanted to have a RAID system with two HDD for parity and have over 100GB available space (hence the 8bay min). I had also finalized 18TB drives (Ultrastar DC HC550). Also in the back of my mind, the TVS-h872 with i5 is also hanging by a thread....
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Yes, this neverending chase of the latest hardware never ends. Once you buy something they will always release something new.
Now i9 available on special order
https://www.qnap.com/en-us/product/tvs-h...s/hardware
XEON CPU is normally used in datacenter because of its reliability. Intel Corei7/i9 are their show off models. They are crazy fast up to 40K passmark
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu...0K&id=4597
VS 13K with Xeon https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu...Hz&id=3827
But both support 4k in Plex.
But if you can afford so expensive NAS, I would rather suggest getting a PCIe GPU card for Plex.
This is much better option.
https://nascompares.com/best-graphics-ca...anscoding/

I hope this helps.
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