Synology/QNAP: 1.2GHz vs. 1.6GHz?

[stevech]

Are the CIFS/SMB and H.264 speeds significantly better (say, > 20%) with more costly 1.6GHz CPUs(cost/benefit)?

How about user interface (GUI) responsiveness?

 

[Generic George]

Are the CIFS/SMB and H.264 speeds significantly better (say, > 20%) with more costly 1.6GHz CPUs(cost/benefit)?

How about user interface (GUI) responsiveness?

Well it at least some of the 1.6ghz marvel based models also have more memory (512mb vs 256mb) which will factor into things as well.

Are you talking H.264 transcoding or just streaming. AFAIK, none of the consumer level NAS have the horsepower for good performance at transcoding. Streaming, it should come down to what else you are having it do. If it's just streaming, it probably won't make a difference, if you are also running a Bit Torrent client or some other demanding software, it may well make a difference.

http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/nas/nas-charts/bar

From a quick perusal of the charts, it does look like there is a significant performance increase from 1.2 to 1.6 ghz, but don't forget ram is likely playing a factor as well.

 

[thiggins]

From a quick perusal of the charts, it does look like there is a significant performance increase from 1.2 to 1.6 ghz, but don't forget ram is likely playing a factor as well.

More RAM only makes a difference in caching smaller files. For large files, you are going direct to/from disk anyway.

And no, consumer NASes don't have enough horsepower or the apps to transcode high-def video on the fly.

 

[stevech]

No, not talking transcoding... just having the NAS stream HD video and not bog down for lack of RAM or CPU speed reserves.

 

[JoeJoe]

I have a 1.2 Ghz http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_hardware.asp?p_id=127
and a 1.6 Ghz http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_hardware.asp?p_id=182

The user interface might be a touch faster and the transfer speeds are a little faster too.

 

[thiggins]

Can Your NAS Do Two Things At Once?

 

[stevech]

I have a 1.2 Ghz http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_hardware.asp?p_id=127
and a 1.6 Ghz http://www.qnap.com/pro_detail_hardware.asp?p_id=182

The user interface might be a touch faster and the transfer speeds are a little faster too.

Maye "a touch faster" means get 1.6GHz unless there's a price premium for it greater than, say, 25%.

 

[stevech]

Can Your NAS Do Two Things At Once?

In my HD TV world, 1080i dominates. The article above focuses on 1080p. The streaming rates are quite a bit higher with p than i.

 

[JoeJoe]

I stream HD mkv files from the QNAP 419P 1.2 Ghz CPU perfectly fine, I don't use Twonky for this, use a samba share to a Boxee box. Hardly any cpu is used.

I found it is the QPKG's that task the CPU more than anything. Those packages can be anything, all different.

 

[stevech]

Jargon fault: "QPKG" = ?

 

[JoeJoe]

Add ons, here is a short list.

http://www.qnap.com/qpkg.asp