QNAP TVS-872N 8-bay NAS Review

To test real-life file/folder performance we use a number of different file/folder combinations to test the read and write performance of the NAS device. Using the FastCopy utility to get an MB/s and time taken for each transfer, the data is written from and read back to a 240GB SSD.

We use the following file/folder types:

• 100GB data file.
• 60GB iso image.
• 60GB Steam folder – 29,521 files.
• 50GB File folder – 28,523 files.
• 12GB Movie folder – 24 files (mix of Blu-ray and 4K files).
• 10GB Photo folder – 621 files (mix of .png, raw and .jpeg images).
• 10GB Audio folder – 1,483 files (mix of mp3 and .flac files).
• 5GB (1.5bn pixel) photo.
• BluRay Movie – 42GB.
• 21GB 8K Movie demos (11 demos).
• 16GB 4K Raw Movie Clips (9 MP4V files).
• 4.25GB 3D Printer File Folder (105 @ .STL, 38 @ .fbx, 11 @ .blend, 5 @ .lwo, 4 @ .obj, 3@ .3ds files).
• 1.5GB AutoCAD File Folder (60 @ .dwg and 20 @.dxf files).

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When it came to dealing with our real-life file transfers, the TVS-872N didn’t miss a beat and handled the tests very efficiently.

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