QNAP TS-473A 4-Bay NAS – AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B / 8GB DDR4 / 2×2.5GbE / QTS – [TS-473A-8G]

The QNAP TS-473A-8G is a four-bay tower NAS designed for centralized file storage, backup, virtualization, surveillance and business applications. It combines an AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B 4-core/8-thread processor with 8GB of DDR4 memory, dual 2.5GbE networking, M.2 NVMe expansion and two PCIe Gen 3 slots.

Key Specifications

• Manufacturer: QNAP
• Model/MPN: TS-473A-8G
• Processor: AMD Ryzen Embedded V1500B, 4-core/8-thread, 2.2GHz
• System memory: 8GB SODIMM DDR4
• Maximum memory: Up to 64GB using 2 × 32GB modules
• Drive bays: 4 × 3.5-inch SATA 6Gb/s or 3Gb/s bays
• Drive compatibility: 3.5-inch SATA hard disk drives and 2.5-inch SATA solid-state drives
• M.2 slots: 2 × M.2 2280 PCIe Gen 3 x1 slots
• Networking: 2 × 2.5GbE ports supporting 2.5G/1G/100M
• PCIe expansion: 2 × PCIe Gen 3 x4 slots
• USB: 3 × USB 3.2 Gen 2 Type-A ports and 1 × USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C port
• Operating system: QTS, with support for switching to QuTS hero
• Form factor: Tower
• Dimensions: 180.2 × 199.3 × 279.6mm (H × W × D)
• Power supply: 250W, 100–240V AC, 50–60Hz

Highlights

• Four hot-swappable drive bays support flexible NAS storage configurations.
• Dual 2.5GbE ports provide faster network access than standard Gigabit Ethernet and support port trunking.
• Two internal M.2 2280 PCIe slots support NVMe SSD caching and Qtier storage optimization.
• Two PCIe Gen 3 x4 slots allow expansion with compatible 10GbE networking, storage, USB, wireless or Fibre Channel adapters.
• Hardware virtualization and container features are supported through QNAP software applications.
• AES-NI encryption acceleration, GPU pass-through and optional hardware-accelerated transcoding are supported through the platform and compatible expansion hardware.

The TS-473A-8G provides a scalable QNAP NAS platform for home offices, professional users and small businesses seeking high-speed networking and expansion flexibility.