QuTS hero Operating System

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Powerful Intel® Core™ Ultra processor with up to 24 cores

The TVS-AIh1688ATX is powered by the next-generation Intel® Core™ Ultra processor, delivering a major leap in multitasking performance, AI computing, and energy efficiency. It accelerates AI inference, multimedia processing, and virtual machine workloads—providing a smarter storage platform with higher performance and lower power consumption.

  • CPU

    Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 24-core (8P+16E)/24-thread processor (Up to 5.6 GHz); with built-in Intel® Arc™ Graphics

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  • Memory

    DDR5 ECC (Error-Correcting Code) RAM, up to 192 GB (4 x 48 GB)

Intel® Core™ Ultra 9

Transfer speed

  • 2 x 2.5GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M)

    Read
    566 MB/s
    		Write
    566 MB/s

  • 2 x 10GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M)

    Read
    2362 MB/s
    		Write
    2363 MB/s

  • 6 x 25GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M)

    Read
    15810 MB/s
    		Write
    14681 MB/s

  • 1 x Thunderbolt™ 5 Sequential Throughput (AJA System Test)

    Read
    2826 MB/s
    		Write
    2750 MB/s
2 x 2.5GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M) Read
566 MB/s
Write
566 MB/s
2 x 10GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M) Read
2362 MB/s
Write
2363 MB/s
6 x 25GbE SMB Sequential Throughput (1M) Read
15810 MB/s
Write
14681 MB/s
1 x Thunderbolt™ 5 Sequential Throughput (AJA System Test) Read
2826 MB/s
Write
2750 MB/s

Tested in QNAP Labs. Figures may vary by environment.

Test Environment:
NAS: TVS-AIh1688ATX (Intel® Core™ Ultra 9 285) with 3 x QXG-25G2SF-CX6
OS: QuTS hero h6.0.0
Volume Type: 12 x Samsung 870 EVO 1 TB SATA, RAID 5, thick volume
Client PC: 5 x Intel Core i3-8100, 4G, QNAP QXG-25G2SF-CX4, Windows Server 2019 + 1 x Intel Core i7-7700, 32G
IOmeter: RAM*4, 30-sec ramp up time, 3-min seq. run time, 1 workers, 32-outstanding

Up to 36 TOPS, accelerating AI computing and image recognition

The TVS-AIh1688ATX combines powerful CPU, GPU, and NPU resources to deliver up to 36 TOPS of AI performance. Optimized for the QNAP AI Core engine, it supercharges NAS image recognition workloads—making applications faster, smarter, and more efficient.

  • Accelerate QuMagie AI photo recognition

    When importing a large photo collection, AI recognition is significantly faster—smart album categorization completes sooner.

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    Image recognition

    % faster

  • Speed up QVR Face Insight recognition

    The TVS-AIh1688ATX can complete facial recognition in just 0.2 seconds, while also supporting more camera streams for analysis.

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    20 cameras for real-time attendance management analytics

  • Enhanced people counting

    QVR Human provides real-time counting data and analytics. The TVS-AIh1688ATX empowers more cameras to perform people counting concurrently.

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    24 cameras for real-time analytics

Advanced Intel® Arc™ Graphics

With high-performance Intel® Arc™ Graphics, the TVS-AIh1688ATX delivers efficient and powerful image processing. It handles high-resolution video and photo workloads with ease while supporting seamless multitasking.

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DDR5 ECC RAM

The TVS-AIh1688ATX is equipped with DDR5 ECC memory for server-grade stability, working seamlessly with its powerful processor to maximize overall system performance. With support for up to 192 GB of memory, it easily handles memory-intensive workloads and complex multitasking applications.

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High-speed U.2 NVMe /SATA SSD slots to tackle performance demands

The TVS-AIh1688ATX features four 2.5-inch SSD slots that support high-performance U.2 NVMe PCIe Gen 4 x2 SSDs (up to 32 Gb/s per slot) or economical SATA 6Gb/s SSDs. By pairing with ultra-fast U.2 NVMe SSDs, it significantly boosts performance for latency-sensitive and intensive workloads such as AI applications, virtualization, and multimedia processing.

  • Enable SSD caching

    Accelerates random read/write performance (IOPS) and reduce latency.

  • Configure SSD storage pool

    Boosts data transfer speeds and access efficiency.

  • Configure SSD system drive

    Use U.2 SSD storage pool as system drives for QuTS hero, greatly improving metadata management and database efficiency for overall system performance.

Standard 2.5/10GbE, expandable to ultra-fast 100GbE

The TVS-AIh1688ATX supports multi-port high-speed networking to meet enterprise demands for large file transfers, high-speed backup/restore, and running multiple virtual machines.

Built-in high-speed connectivity

The TVS-AIh1688ATX features built-in USB 4 Type-C ports and an HDMI™ 2.1 output. These interfaces provide high-speed direct connections and local display output without additional configuration.

  • ➀ High-performance external storage / expansion enclosures

    Connect high-speed external storage or expansion enclosures for bandwidth-intensive workloads, enabling fast data access and scalable capacity expansion through direct connections.

  • ➁ External storage cxpansion

    Connect external storage devices to extend system capacity and simplify data growth without additional configuration.

  • ➂ Direct computer connectivity

    Directly connect laptops or workstations (Mac / PC) for large file transfers, backup operations, and efficient data exchange workflows.

  • ➃ Local display and operation

    Connect a display for local monitoring, content playback, and on-site system management when operating the system locally.

PCIe expansion options

Equipped with three PCIe Gen 4 expansion slots, the TVS-AIh1688ATX delivers double the bandwidth of PCIe Gen 3. Users can install a wide range of expansion cards to tailor the system for specific workloads.

  • High-speed network cards (10/25/100GbE)

    Increase network throughput to meet the demands of high-bandwidth applications such as 4K/8K content creation, multi-user access, and virtualization.

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  • Storage expansion cards

    Support PCIe or SAS storage expansion cards to connect external JBOD systems and build large-scale storage architectures.

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  • QM2 expansion cards

    Add M.2 SSD cache or additional 2.5GbE / 10GbE connectivity to accelerate data access and improve overall system responsiveness.

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  • Thunderbolt™ 5 expansion card

    Extend PCIe high-bandwidth capabilities externally through a Thunderbolt™ 5 expansion card, enabling advanced direct-attach use cases such as high-performance peripherals.

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Flexible expansion to petabyte-scale storage

The TVS-AIh1688ATX can be daisy-chained with multiple high-performance QNAP SAS-interface JBOD expansion enclosures. For example, by connecting eight 16-bay TL-R1620Sep-RP JBOD units, you can add up to 128 additional drives—eliminating storage capacity concerns as your data grows.

Learn More: Petabyte-scale solution, Compatible JBOD enclosures

Reliable offsite cloud backup

Hybrid cloud made simple with myQNAPcloud One

QNAP’s myQNAPcloud One is an integrated cloud storage solution that supports both file and object storage, making it the ideal cloud backup destination for TVS-AIh1688ATX. Data transfers are completely free, while team members can remotely access, sync, and share files anytime, anywhere.
The TVS-AIh1688ATX also supports 20+ major public clouds, ensuring near-LAN access speeds for seamless cloud sharing and multi-point synchronization.

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QuTS hero operating system

Designed for enterprises, the QuTS hero operating system adopts the highly reliable ZFS file system to provide utmost data integrity and stability for mission-critical storage. QuTS hero further optimizes SSD performance and endurance to meet businesses’ stringent demands for performance and reliability. Explore the QuTS hero operating system Check out QuTS hero’s latest features

  • Automatic repair of corrupted data

    ZFS supports self-healing for silent data corruption, automatically detecting damaged data to ensure data integrity.

  • Data immutability

    Defend against ransomware by creating a WORM (Write Once, Read Many) folder to prevent data from being overwritten, modified, or deleted, while also enabling immutable backups.

  • Power failure protection

    ZIL (ZFS Intent Log) protects against potential data corruption caused by power failure by safeguarding unwritten data.

  • Data reduction

    Inline data deduplication reduces storage consumption for maintaining optimal disk capacity.

  • Prevent simultaneous SSD failure

    The patented QSAL algorithm automatically and regularly detects RAID-level SSD lifespan to prevent simultaneous SSD failure, avoiding RAID crashes and data loss.

High availability (HA) and failover with dual-NAS architecture

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Note: High Availability (HA) will be supported starting with QuTS hero h6.

Create a HA cluster with two TVS-AIh1688ATX — one as the active server, and the other as the passive server. If an unexpected failure or issue with the active server occurs, the passive server provides immediate protection with automatic failover. This ensures continuous storage service and system availability.

High availability (HA) and failover with dual-NAS architecture

  • Easy management and monitoring

    Use the High Availability Manager app to easily configure, remove, or rebuild clusters.

  • Guaranteed data consistency

    Real-time data sync between active and passive servers minimizes the risk of data loss (RPO).

  • Ensured continuity of critical business

    The passive server takes over within 1 minute if the active server fails (RTO < 60 secs).

Run VMs and Containers

With no additional fees, you can run multiple VMs of different OS on TVS-AIh1688ATX. This allows you to deploy multi-tenant environments and applications to increase management efficiency and save hardware costs.

  • Containers

    Run Docker®, LXD, Kata Containers and download Container Apps using Container Station.

  • VM High Availability

    VM Live Migration and HA (High Availability) guarantee continuous operation and minimal downtime.

  • Network & Virtual Switch

    Flexibly allocate virtual network resources and configure VLANs to ensure virtual services via the virtual network topology in Network & Virtual Switch.

AI-powered enterprise search

  • Build a smart knowledge hub with RAG Search

    TVS-AIh1688ATX integrates the Qsirch search engine with RAG technology, cloud-based large language models (LLMs), and generative AI. This enables precise natural language searches across vast NAS file content, while generating summaries and actionable insights.

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  • Full-text search

    Searches for files based on file name, content, title, metadata, email title and body text, file path, and more.

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  • Document preview

    Preview the content of unopened documents, view keyword-relevant paragraphs, and check out a few relevant sentences related to the file subject.

  • Image search

    Search for images by color or object. AI OCR recognizes and enables capturing text from images.

  • At-a-glance file distribution

    Stay informed of storage utilization and distribution of data and files stored on the TVS-AIh1688ATX via charts and analytics.

Multi-level security strategy for enterprises

Bolster business data security with resilience from all aspects

Connection

Permission

Transmission

  • SMB signing acceleration

    Enable SMB signing to facilitate secure SMB file transfer, while QNAP’s exclusive algorithm greatly increases data signing efficiency and data transmission performance.

Assessment

  • Security and risk assessment

    Security Center proactively detects NAS status and unusual file activity, and offers instant protective measures.

  • Centralized notification management

    Centrally manage system events and alert notifications via Notification Center to stay up-to-date with NAS status.

  • Block malware attacks

    Malware Remover regularly scans your NAS. When detecting malware attacks, infected files are immediately blocked and removed to ensure NAS security.

Construct a multi-level security defense system for enterprises

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5-year warranty as standard

The TVS-AIh1688ATX is backed by a 5-year warranty at no extra cost – providing your business organization with greater peace of mind.

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