Qnap Mustang-200 Dual-CPU Computing Accelerator PCIe 2.0 x4 Card With 10GbE Connectivity

Qnap Systems, Inc. launched the Mustang-200 dual-CPU computing accelerator card with 10GbE network connectivity (available with Intel Corp.‘s Core i5/i7/Celeron processors).

By installing the card in a compatible company’s NAS (or PC’s) PCIe slot, users will+ add two processors to their system for increased computing capabilities to provide a flexible performance boost to their IT infrastructure and applications.

“As Qnap NAS evolves to support a wider range of applications, users need more storage space as well as higher computing capabilities for their NAS system. With the Mustang-200 dual-CPU computing accelerator card, users can instantly boost their system’s processing power, which is especially ideal solution for surveillance, virtualization, and AI applications,” said David Tsao, product manager, Qnap.

Mustang-200 i7-1T diagram
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The Mustang-200 computing accelerator card (PCIe 2.0 x4) features a dual CPU (including Intel Core i5/i7/Celeron) with Intel Graphics. By installing the card in the NAS, users can increase the computing power and transcoding efficiency by the same power as two NAS. Each CPU on the card has a 10GbE network chip with independent IP, allowing users to connect to external networks using any network interface on the host NAS. Users can mount host storage space through iSCSI or VJBOD for the Mustang-200. The Mustang-200’s operation environment is also independent from the NAS to prevent performance interference. Users can also install a Mustang-200 in their PC to empower performance-demanding applications (e.g. QVR Pro surveillance application) with greater image processing capability ^(*). Models with Core i5/i7 CPUs also have built-in M.2 SSD, providing additional options for faster and smoother application performance.

Mustang-200 card manager
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The Mustang-200 is powered by the intelligent mQTS OS and allows users to enjoy the same range of applications as seen in QTS. Users can install a variety of applications on-demand through the built-in App Center, import other app stores, or perform secondary development on the Mustang-200 to explore further application potential.

The Mustang Card Manager assists in centrally managing all of the Mustang-200 (subsystems) installed in the host NAS. Users can monitor system status, configure network and storage resources, and connect to mQTS directly through the Mustang Card Manager for more detailed system configuration and application deployment.

^(*) The QVR Pro Accelerator App (available soon) is required to deploy QVR Pro on mQTS.

Key specs of models:

Mustang-200-i7-1T/32G-R10:
Interface: PCIe 2.0 x4, Core i7-7567U CPU 3.5GHz x2, Intel 600P 512GB SSD (per CPU), 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 (per CPU)
Mustang-200-i5-1T/32G-R10:
Interface: PCIe 2.0 x4, Core i5-7267U CPU, 3.1GHz x2, Intel 600P 512GB SSD (per CPU), 16GB (2x8GB) DDR4 (per CPU)
Mustang-200-C-8G-R10:
Interface: PCIe 2.0 x4, Celeron 3865U CPU 1.8GHz x2, 4GB (2x2GB) DDR4 (per CPU)