TESTING METHODOLOGY – TEST RESULTS

   Since some of the NAS servers/devices we have tested in the past are no longer in our possession (naturally) we will keep performing the exact same testing methodology we did in the past for as long as possible in order to provide accurate comparison results. So as always we will be using a single Seagate Constellation ES.2 3TB SATA III hard disk drive with the unit at hand (just like with all of the NAS servers) and perform several upload/download tests with a single 10.9GB file. Tests are repeated a total of 4 times after which we record the average numbers (from the 4 peak ones) into our charts. Finally the network device used is the same Netgear DGN3500 Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem/Router we always use when performing tests on NAS servers.

FILE TRANSFER TEST

A single 10.9GB file was uploaded and downloaded to and from all the NAS units in this test. Much like in our previous reviews data transfer speeds are quite close between high end models and pretty much the same can be said about the DS213+ since it averaged 94MB/s in read and 77MB/s in write.

TEMPERATURES

Thanks to the 92mm exhaust fan the Constellation ES.2 3TB never went over 31 degrees Celsius.

POWER CONSUMPTION

During testing we were unable to cross the 23W mark which is great for a NAS unit however we were also not able to go beneath 16W in idle (without enabling hibernation of course).

NOISE LEVELS

Since last time we tested an DiskStation by Synology we weren’t checking noise levels I was surprised to see just how more quiet the DS213+ is compared to the competition (although both the specifications and thermal requirements of each unit do play a huge part in the required RPM).