Synology DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure

HiFi21

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Ryzen not celeron for the transcoders

Synology DS923+ External HDD/SSD

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4 x 3.5/2.5" Bays | 2 x M.2 2280 Slots

2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core

4GB of DDR4 RAM

2 x Gigabit Ethernet Ports

2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 | 1 x eSATA

RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, Hybrid, Basic, JBOD

Sequential Reads up to 625 MB/s

Sequential Writes up to 559 MB/s

AES-NI Hardware Encryption Engine

Synology DiskStation Manager OS

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BMWZ8Bond

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Quote from HiFi21

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Ryzen not celeron for the transcoders

Synology DS923+ External HDD/SSD

Highlights

4 x 3.5/2.5" Bays | 2 x M.2 2280 Slots

2.6 GHz AMD Ryzen R1600 Dual-Core

4GB of DDR4 RAM

2 x Gigabit Ethernet Ports

2 x USB-A 3.2 Gen 1 | 1 x eSATA

RAID 0, 1, 5, 6, 10, Hybrid, Basic, JBOD

Sequential Reads up to 625 MB/s

Sequential Writes up to 559 MB/s

AES-NI Hardware Encryption Engine

Synology DiskStation Manager OS

How critical is the celeron? I'm currently using the free plex. Also, would to upgrade to the 10gbe on the 923. But am I dumb for not getting the hardware acceleration?

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Quote from BMWZ8Bond

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How critical is the celeron? I'm currently using the free plex. Also, would to upgrade to the 10gbe on the 923. But am I dumb for not getting the hardware acceleration?

If you are only going to use Plex for yourself and know that all your clients can direct play, then it's fine. But if you share with others, it is much more likely that someone will use a player that will require your server to transcode. If you don't get an Intel CPU with an igpu, then it will use software transcoding which will use a ton of CPU. With Intel quick sync, my ds1520 can handle 5+ transcodes without issue

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Quote from BMWZ8Bond

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How critical is the celeron? I'm currently using the free plex. Also, would to upgrade to the 10gbe on the 923. But am I dumb for not getting the hardware acceleration?

People use it for transcoding in the NAS. Usually not needed if you only stream within your LAN, but it is useful when streaming over the internet if your upload at home and/or your download on the client is not adequate. Also if for some reason your source files are on a weird format that the client doesn't support.

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iLloydski

Mar 31, 2024 7:43 AM

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how does this compare to UGreen offerings?

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heavyton

Mar 31, 2024 8:10 AM

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heavytonMar 31, 2024 8:10 AM

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How worried should i be that I can only get 1GbE? Seems like this should be able to easily push 125MB/s reads?

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SwergarT

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Quote from iLloydski

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how does this compare to UGreen offerings?

synology has the best NAS OS.

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BrainDoc

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Quote from iLloydski

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how does this compare to UGreen offerings?

Their hardware and specs look great. The unknown is their software, reliability, and support.

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Quote from heavyton

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How worried should i be that I can only get 1GbE? Seems like this should be able to easily push 125MB/s reads?

1 gbe works, but you're going to be bottlenecked by it using any modern hard drives.
You can purchase a 2.5gbe to USB adapter and run 2.5gbe on it (Plently of guides on Reddit). Or you can spend the extra money for the 10gbe NIC (way too much imo). That being said, I did bite the bullet and buy the 10gbe NIC because I have a 10GBE switch, and my desktop has a 10GBE NIC. The 10GBe nic is actually the main reason I upgraded from my DS918+ (Along with the security features for ransomware protection in the DS923+, like immutable snapshots)

On my previous Synology (DS918+), I was running a 2.5GBE to USB adapter for a few years with no issues.

Quote from iLloydski

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how does this compare to UGreen offerings?

Ugreen has WAY better hardware, including a 2.5gbe,10gbe NIC, 10gb USB 3.2 ports, HDMI out and way faster processor. But Synology's software experience and features are unmatched. I had previously tried, Asustor, and QNAP, but both are nowhere near is as easy to use and set up as Synology DSM. Ugreen looks promising, but all the reviews on youtube are saying the SW needs work.

Quote from BMWZ8Bond

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How critical is the celeron? I'm currently using the free plex. Also, would to upgrade to the 10gbe on the 923. But am I dumb for not getting the hardware acceleration?

I personally dont miss transcoding (YMMV).. I do share my Plex library, I just make sure to tell all my friends/family to make sure they set "remote streaming" quality to maximum/original so it doesn't transcode and tax the little Ryzen R1600 processor. Besides transcoding, the Ryzen processor is faster in everything else comapred to the celeron's in other/older Synology units.

Last edited by AsimA6686 March 31, 2024 at 04:16 AM.

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jamson

Mar 31, 2024 11:28 AM

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How much of an upgrade will this be over a ds415+. I don't use transcoding . my plan is to run more.containers and virtual machines.
Thanks

Last edited by jamson March 31, 2024 at 04:33 AM.

Ih8reb8s

Mar 31, 2024 11:36 AM

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This is a very good nas at a very good price. You want your Nas to be a Plex server as well, then you don't want this one because it doesn't have the Intel processor, as mentioned above. Serving Plex directly from the NAS is very smooth and convenient with Synology, and I've been doing it for years. But there are other options that are pretty inexpensive to use as a Plex server. As for Ugreen, they are releasing a line of NAS units that blow away all competition from a hardware standpoint. But you have to go through the irritating Kickstarter program and these won't be available for a couple of months. And you have to trust that Ugreen will get the bugs out of the software and provide a good usable interface by the time they start shipping out, or soon after. Synology just works. I will probably always have one Synology Nas for its outstanding software and package offerings. But I also put a pledge down for one of the Ugreen units and I'm hopeful that it's going to be great once the software is nailed down. And worst case, Ugreen has publicly stated that they are not blocking external OS software like Unraid. Of course you're on your own for support in that case, but they are not blocking it. Ultimately, I would recommend to any person new to using a NAS to go with a synology. If you're more experienced and want better hardware, there are other options.

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davin900

Mar 31, 2024 1:58 PM

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Quote from SwergarT

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synology has the best NAS OS.

Yeah this is pretty much why I pay the premium for their units. QNAP was not reliable for me and all I want is for the unit to be stable and reliable.

jonnydoo

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My NAS had a chip failure but the array was still good luckily. I waited like 3 months for a deal before biting the bullet and paying full price. suddenly i've seen a NAS deal like every week. what a stinker lol

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Model Number:	DS923+
Product SKU:	1735213

Synology DS923+ 4-Bay NAS Enclosure

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