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We are testing the Synology DS211+ 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.
Throughput is off to a good start, scoring slightly higher than the DS210+ and just shy of the DS710.
Our performance testing averaged at 54 MB/s, a little less than the DS210+ which was surprising.
Read performance is extremely impressive at 108 MB/s, just 4MB/s less than the DS710.
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 transfer shows high levels of performance, especially with reading from the drive to fast sources. It is worth mentioning that memory use hovers normally around 8 percent (of 512mb) when reading or writing to the DS211+ which bodes well for a multitasking environment. The DS211 by comparison requires around 15% of its total 256MB.
