Performance
2 bay NAS Server
Windows Upload/Download (5GB File)
| Model | DS211j | DS211 | DS211+ | DS710+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Upload | 43.69 | 54.98 | 55.32 | 94.24 |
| Windows Download | 85.98 | 108.41 | 108.34 | 106.75 |

Netbench

Encrypted file Upload/Download (5GB File)
| Model | DS211 | DS211+ | DS710+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Upload | 12.43 | 12.86 | 16.49 |
| Windows Download | 23.22 | 23.16 | 23.82 |

iSCSI Upload/Download(1) (5GB File)
| Model | DS211j | DS211 | DS211+ | DS710+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Upload | 64.62 | 77.39 | 74.42 | 90.75 |
| Windows Download | 71.97 | 79.14 | 79.16 | 82.56 |

Web Server Responsiveness(2) (1,000x requests)
| Model | DS211 | DS211+ | DS710+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seconds | 131.46 | 129.84 | 62.11 |

Photo Converting(3) (54MB of Photos)
| Model | DS211j | DS211 | DS211+ | DS710+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seconds | 255 | 198 | 191 | 48 |

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Test Environment:
Server:
Operating System: DSM 3.0
HDD: HE103UJ 1TB HDDs (DS409slim uses ST9320421AS 320GB HDDs)
Volume Type: Basic (1-bay models), RAID 1 (2-bay models), RAID 5 (4-bay and 5-bay models)
Network Environment: 1Gbps LAN; MTU 1500; directly connected to the client PC (DS1010+/RS810+ Link Aggregation conntects to HP switch 2824)
Client PC:
1. Link Aggregation testing for DS1010+/RS810+ (2 PCs): Intel Core i5 750 2.67GHz; 4GB DDRIII; WD3000HLFS (300GB) HDD x 2, RAID 0; Intel Gigabit CT; MTU 1500; Windows 7 ; Transfering single 10GB file
2. NetBench testing for all models (12 PCs): Intel Celeron D3.06GHz; 512MB RAM; Gigabit NIC; MTU 1500; Windows XP SP2
3. Web Server Responsiveness testing for all models: Intel Core i5 750 2.67GHz; 4GB DDRIII; WD3000HLFS (300GB) HDD x 2, RAID 0; Intel Gigabit CT; MTU 1500; Ubuntu 9.10; Apache v.2.2.12
4. All other testings: Intel Core i5 750 2.67GHz; 4GB DDRIII; WD3000HLFS (300GB) HDD x 2, RAID 0; Intel Gigabit CT; MTU 1500; Windows 7
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Note:
(1) iSCSI targets formatted in NTFS; DS110+ & DS111 use file-based iSCSI target, other models use block-based iSCSI target
(2) Benchmark Tool: (server) phpBB-3.0.7, (client) ab
(3) Convert 4 sized thumbnails: 800x600, 640x480, 320x240 and 120x90; Testing Data: 10 photos, 54.2 MB total, 300 x 300 dpi
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Special Note:
The performance figures are achieved in Synology lab by using very powerful client computers with extremely optimized network settings, and could vary on different environments. A regular office desktop/notebook may not be able to achieve this high performance figures.