12-05-2022, 10:02 PM
Yes, there are so many people with the same dilemma. DS920+ does have a transcoding engine. This is very handy when you need to access multimedia remotely or on devices that do not support few codecs. DS923+ is powerful enough to transcode 1080p even without a graphics chip. But you will need to use all CPU power to do it. DS920+ performance will not be affected when converting videos. If you run a docker or VM at the same time of the streaming, this could be quite annoying. Docker would slow down. Otherwise, with single task at the time, this is not an issue.
you can see them in action here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds1BmxjpMxw
And ds920+ here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=579xPgd1RwY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgn_kO55l0s
The overall docker/ VM performance is around 20% faster on a new model. But in real life situation the speed increase is not very noticeable as it would be with Intel core i3 based NAS.
When adding NVMe caching, bot NAS performance can be improved.
If you do not need 10gbe, you will find older model cheaper.
Qnap 64 series is very similar in performance. If you decide to switch the brand, there are few learning curves around their software. Once configured, it is a good solution, too.
I hope this helps.
you can see them in action here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds1BmxjpMxw
And ds920+ here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=579xPgd1RwY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgn_kO55l0s
The overall docker/ VM performance is around 20% faster on a new model. But in real life situation the speed increase is not very noticeable as it would be with Intel core i3 based NAS.
When adding NVMe caching, bot NAS performance can be improved.
If you do not need 10gbe, you will find older model cheaper.
Qnap 64 series is very similar in performance. If you decide to switch the brand, there are few learning curves around their software. Once configured, it is a good solution, too.
I hope this helps.