The 214se is equipped with a single MARVELL Armada 370 88F6707 processor running at 800Mhz. Bench-marking a two drive mirrored NAS against the enterprise testing suites is a waste of time. If you are concerned about IOP performance and maximum read/write throughput you should be looking at a different solution. With that in mind I tested the device by streaming to various devices in my house, uploading files and recording video from my IP cameras.
I got nervous when I was able to sufficiently tax the processor while running updates and installing the additional software packages I wanted.
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I calmed down when I started to use the unit though, you can see from the screen shots below, the unit handles, streaming HD Video very well.
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The screenshots below show the processor utilization while I was streaming hd video to my Xbox using and recording video from a 720p ip camera
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Performance on this unit for home use going to be great.
What sets Synology apart from other solutions is the operating system. Aside from the simple file sharing and media streaming that most solutions offer, this suite has a plethora of add-on apps that can turn this NAS into everything from a human resource manager to a phone system.
Take a look:
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The potential value-add for these applications is insane.
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