Key Features 3, 800+ MB/s throughput & 268, 000+ IOPS Qtier Technology drives Auto Tiering for optimal storage efficiency Scalable design, up to 1, 152 TB total capacity Backward compatible with SAS/SATA 6 Gbps drives Enable Auto Tiering with Qtier Technology QNAP’s Qtier Technology empowers the TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP with Auto Tiering that helps continuously optimize storage efficiency. With Auto Tiering, the TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP can automatically move hot data to high-performance storage tiers & cold data to lower-cost, higher-capacity drives, making the TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP an extremely efficient shared resource. Businesses will no longer have to invest heavily in expensive Flash technology, but can still enjoy exceptional application performance & lower TCO of storage from Auto Tiering with the TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP. 12 Gbps Data Bolt Advantage Implementing Data Bolt technology, the TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP can deliver twice the throughput for 6 Gbps SAS drives by automatically aggregating the bandwidth from 3 Gbps & 6 Gbps drives to fully utilize 12 Gbps, effectively accelerating the existing infrastructure. Excellent performance The TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP supports 12 Gbps SAS drives to provide fast data transmission speeds & drive up to 3, 820 MB/s throughput & 268, 152 IOPS*. Powered by an Intel Xeon E3 v 3 quad-core processor with 16GB or 8GB DDR3 ECC DDR3 RAM, the TVS-EC1680U-SAS-RP greatly enhances the efficiency of CPU-demanding tasks & serves more concurrent tasks.