QNAP TS-451D2 vs QNAP TS-453BE

In short

Bottom line. Of the 6 specs that differ, the QNAP TS-451D2 leads on 4 (boost clock, base RAM, weight, and 1 more) and the QNAP TS-453BE on 2 (CPU cores and USB ports). On our 10GbE video editing index, the TS-453BE scores 23/100 against 1/100.

Using the 11 specs published on QNAP's official hardware specification pages, here is how the QNAP TS-451D2 and QNAP TS-453BE compare. CPU cores: the TS-453BE at 4 cores versus 2 cores for the TS-451D2, 2 cores more (2.0x). Among 204 QNAP models, the TS-453BE ranks in the top 22% and the TS-451D2 in the bottom 9%. The TS-451D2 leads on boost clock, 2.9 GHz to 2.3 GHz, 1.3x. Among 201 QNAP models, the TS-451D2 ranks in the top 39% and the TS-453BE in the bottom 44%. On base RAM, the TS-451D2 posts 4 GB and the TS-453BE 2 GB, a gap of 2 GB. Among 219 QNAP models, the TS-451D2 ranks in the bottom 47% and the TS-453BE in the bottom 14%. USB ports: the TS-453BE at 5 ports versus 4 ports for the TS-451D2, 1 port more (1.2x). Among 219 QNAP models, the TS-453BE ranks in the top 18% and the TS-451D2 in the top 35%.