Synology DS713+ NAS and DX213 Expansion Unit Review

On the last page we tested the DS713+ with a single cable attached. The product however supports 802.3ad dynamic link aggregation which enables multiple connections to be linked in parallel to increase the link speed beyond the limits of any one single cable or port and to increase the redundancy for higher availability.

Most implementations now conform to what used to be clause 43 of IEEE 802.3-2005 Ethernet standard, usually still referred to by its working group name of “IEEE 802.3ad”. The definition of link aggregation has since moved to a standalone IEEE 802.1AX standard.

For this page we have removed all mechanical drives and are using a Solid State Drive, kindly donated by ADATA. The XPG SX910 256GB which we reviewed in the past. We copy across several large files to maximise the bandwidth.

Good results from the DS713+, delivering around 195 MB/s in the read test, and around 132 MB/s in the write test. Not quite at the levels Synology quote, although this could be down to our specific equipment.

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