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QNAP TS-464 vs UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus

Which is the better buy? Side-by-side on rating, price, strengths, and watch-outs — with the published ratings we averaged to get there.

The short answer

QNAP TS-464 and UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus score essentially the same (4.4 vs 4.4). Pick the one whose trade-offs match your priorities — the strengths and watch-outs below are where they actually differ.

Ranked #3 in Best 4-Bay NAS Drives

QNAP TS-464

4.4

$639as of Jun 7

The QNAP TS-464 is the Plex-and-transcoding sweet spot, pairing an Intel Celeron N5095 with dual 2.5GbE ports, two M.2 NVMe slots and a PCIe expansion slot. StorageReview called it great value for SMBs and home users at its base price and praised its HEVC transcoding. The 4GB base RAM is the main pinch point, and QTS, while deep, is busier than the competition's software.

Strengths

— Dual 2.5GbE ports out of the box with port trunking to 5Gbps
— Intel Celeron N5095 handles Plex HEVC/H.265 transcoding well
— Two M.2 NVMe slots plus a PCIe Gen 3 expansion slot

Watch-outs

— 4GB base RAM is tight for VMs, surveillance or heavy multitasking
— QTS interface is powerful but busier than rivals
— 2.5GbE needs compatible switch gear most homes lack

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Ranked #2 in Best 4-Bay NAS Drives

UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus

4.4

$619.99as of Jun 7

The UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus is the clearest value proposition in the category, pairing a 12th-gen Intel Pentium Gold 8505 with 10GbE and 2.5GbE networking and 8GB of DDR5 out of the box. ITPro found it among the fastest enclosures it tested on ATTO benchmarks. The catch is UGOS, which reviewers agree is improving fast but still trails the maturity of Synology and QNAP software.

Strengths

— 10GbE plus 2.5GbE networking included out of the box
— 12th-gen Intel Pentium Gold 8505 5-core CPU is far faster than rivals' chips
— 8GB DDR5 RAM, expandable to 64GB for VMs and containers

Watch-outs

— UGOS software is less mature than Synology DSM or QNAP QTS
— Newer vendor with a shorter track record in NAS
— App ecosystem still trails the established players

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How they stack up

QNAP TS-464

The TS-464 ships with 2.5GbE like the TerraMaster F4-424 Pro, beating the Synology DS923+'s stock 1GbE, but it trails the 10GbE on the UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus and Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen3. Its Celeron handles Plex transcoding better than the Synology's AMD chip but not as strongly as the UGREEN's Pentium.

UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus

The DXP4800 Plus is the hardware-value leader, beating the Synology DS923+ and QNAP TS-464 on CPU and including 10GbE that the DS923+ charges extra for. It costs far less than the Asustor Lockerstor 4 Gen3 while offering similar 10GbE, and its DDR5 CPU outclasses the TerraMaster F4-424 Pro's, though its UGOS software is less polished than all of them.

Specs side-by-side

Spec	QNAP TS-464	UGREEN NASync DXP4800 Plus
Bays	4	4
CPU	Intel Celeron N5095 quad-core, up to 2.9 GHz	Intel Pentium Gold 8505 (12th gen, 5-core)
RAM	4GB DDR4 (max 16GB)	8GB DDR5 (max 64GB)
Network	2x 2.5GbE (trunking to 5Gbps)	1x 10GbE + 1x 2.5GbE
NVMe	2x M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3	2x M.2 NVMe slots
Expansion	1x PCIe Gen 3 slot	—
OS	QNAP QTS	UGOS Pro (128GB SSD)
Ports	HDMI, 4x USB-A	USB-C + USB-A, HDMI
Max Raw Capacity	—	Up to 136TB

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