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We are testing the Synology DS411j within our gigabit network which is pretty much as good as you will get for a home or small office environment. It is a mixed network with several 1GBit switches for ultimate performance.
Reference Test PC:
Processor: Intel Core i7 920 @ 4ghz
Storage: Kingston 128GB SSD V+ Series
Motherboard: Asus Rampage II Gene
Graphics: Geforce GTX285 2GB
Memory: Corsair Dominator 1600mhz @2000mhz
Network: 2x Belkin 16 Port Gigabit Switches
Operating System: Windows 7 64 Bit Ultimate
Firstly we perform a native network test to ascertain pure data throughput. Jumbo Frames have been set to 9k.
Pure data throughput is impressive considering the budget market, we wouldn't expect this unit to be in the same region as the higher models such as the DS710.
We averaged 18 megabytes per second when writing to the DS411j, its certainly no record breaker, but it holds steady at these speeds.
Memory use hovers at around 35 percent when writing to the Raid 0 configuration, consuming around 45 mb of ram. Processor time is between 30% and 40% with this load.
We averaged around 36 mb/s which is a great result and easily capable of streaming 1080p content across a network.
Network flow virtually doubles, which also drives up CPU time from under 40% to around 60-65% utilisation. Memory demands stay the same as with the write test. We like the way Diskmanager colour codes read and write graphs with green and red respectively.
Next we created a folder of files, 500mb/s in size with a variety of data , from small database documents to larger jpgs and bmps. We expect to pay a slight penalty as we are using Jumbo frames set to 9k, however performance should still be good.
Mixed file transfer rates take a slight hit as expected although performance is still quite good, averaging around 28 mb/s when reading from the drives.
That is one hell of a price. very good indeed.
Well this is quite spectacular. quad drive capacity for under 300 quid? never thought id see this. normally reserved for the high end market. speeds aren’t incredible, but I wouldn’t expect that for this cost.
Unusual design idea with the rear dropping, but the thumbscrews is quite inventive. not really very secure mind you, but for home or small office, its ideal.
I will be picking this up shortly, loads of future proofing with this unit.
They seem to be bringing out some new products for the mainstream which is good to see. their high end stuff is lustful, but its way over the odds for most people, so this makes sense to me. very good pricing.
“We averaged around 36 mb/s”
No you didn’t, mb = millibit, so 36mb/s would be a million times slower than the actual result obtained.
You averaged 36 MB/s. I expect Mb/MB/mb mixups in the general press but not in-depth tech reviews.
Apply your inner capslock. Makes you look less of an idiot.
Good review, very glad to see the system board photo confirming that the ram is un-upgradeable.
It is an OK unit, but not much room to grow by the limited and un-upgradeable ram