3 Things to Know About the QNAP TVS-h874's Processor Options

Choose between a 12th Gen Core i5-12400 or i7-12700 at purchase The i5 is sufficient for most power users, while the i7 adds more P-cores and E-cores for heavy virtualization workloads.

There is no socket upgrade path The QNAP processors are embedded on the board, so you must pick your CPU at order time and cannot swap it later.

The i7 is worth it only if you need extra cores Stick with the i5 unless you run multiple virtual machines or other CPU-intensive tasks that benefit from the additional cores.