Synology DS216 Review

Written by Antony Leather

April 25, 2017 | 14:41

Tags: #nas

Companies: #synology

Test Setup

We've changed from using manual file copy tests to Intel's NAS Performance Toolkit. This allows you to obtain results for numerous tasks such as copying individual files, directories, photo albums as well as multiple instances of video streaming.

Synology DS216 Review Synology DS216 Review - Test Setup and Performance

We perform the following tests:
  • Directory copy (copying a large directory tree)
  • File copy (copying a large single file)
  • HD Playback and Record (two concurrent 720p video streams (one playback, one record)
  • Photo Album (browsing a collection of hi-res photos)
  • Quad-stream video playback (four concurrent 720p playback streams)
The results are recorded in megabytes a second. We use two 2TB Western Digital Red hard disks for 2-bay NAS enclosures and the included hard disks for populated enclosures, along with an SSD in the test system, with both connected to a Gigabit router. The system is limited to 2GB RAM to ensure accurate results (a requirement of the NAS Performance Toolkit). We also configure all NAS enclosures to operate in RAID 1 mode, as this is the most likely scenario for end users as it provides redundancy. However, we use the latest version of the NAS's operating system for each review, and this may result in slightly different results between tests compared to models that use older versions.

Quad-Stream HD Video Playback

Arranged by transfer speed

  • Synology DS715
  • WD My Cloud EX2100
  • Synology DS216j
  • Synology DS216 (DSM 6.1)
  • Thecus N4310
  • Synology DS215j
  • Synology DS216play
  • 116.2
  • 116.0
  • 114.2
  • 107.0
  • 105.4
  • 103.9
  • 101.5
0
25
50
75
100
125
MB/sec (higher is better)

Photo Album

Arranged by transfer speed

  • Synology DS216play
  • WD My Cloud EX2100
  • Synology DS215j
  • Synology DS715
  • Thecus N4310
  • QNAP TS-231
  • Synology DS216j
  • Synology DS216 (DSM 6.1)
  • 29.9
  • 17.3
  • 13.4
  • 12.2
  • 11.1
  • 11.0
  • 10.7
  • 10.0
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
MB/sec (higher is better)

HD Playback and Record

Arranged by transfer speed

  • Synology DS715
  • Synology DS216 (DSM 6.1)
  • WD My Cloud EX2100
  • Synology DS216j
  • Synology DS215j
  • Synology DS216play
  • Thecus N4310
  • QNAP TS-231
  • 112.8
  • 98.0
  • 93.2
  • 91.6
  • 84.4
  • 81.9
  • 75.3
  • 68.7
0
25
50
75
100
125
MB/sec (higher is better)

File Copy

Arranged by transfer speed

  • Synology DS216play
  • Synology DS715
  • WD My Cloud EX2100
  • Synology DS216j
  • Synology DS216 (DSM 6.1)
  • Thecus N4310
  • QNAP TS-231
  • Synology DS215j
    • 99.8
    • 87.3
    • 99.4
    • 133.1
    • 90.7
    • 102.0
    • 83.4
    • 88.5
    • 83.0
    • 131.0
    • 83.0
    • 53.6
    • 81.2
    • 58.7
    • 79.7
    • 104.0
0
25
50
75
100
125
150
MB/sec (higher is better)
  • Read
  • Write

Directory Copy

Arranged by transfer speed

  • Synology DS216 (DSM 6.1)
  • WD My Cloud EX2100
  • Synology DS216play
  • QNAP TS-231
  • Synology DS216j
  • Thecus N4310
  • Synology DS215j
  • Synology DS715
    • 26.0
    • 21.0
    • 25.5
    • 14.4
    • 23.7
    • 10.8
    • 22.3
    • 16.4
    • 21.0
    • 15.1
    • 20.4
    • 9.2
    • 18.9
    • 16.8
    • 14.4
    • 12.9
0
5
10
15
20
25
MB/sec (higher is better)
  • Read
  • Write

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