What CPU might new DS223 /DS223play / DS223j/ / DS123 have

What CPU might new DS223 /DS223play / DS223j/ / DS123 have?

Update 10/09/22 – Small Update on the DS923+, DS223 and DS423 indicates Release Relatively Soon

A very, very small update on the Synology DS223 and DS423 with information on the three appearings (very briefly) on an official Synology site (the Japan official page, via the Knowledge center) that appeared in Google. Unfortunately, the listed page does not lead to any direct information (possibly as pages/listing or these new NAS are being drafted and lined up for additions to the official Synology NAS support directories – in ‘hidden’ forms. Even via Google Cache and WayBackMachine, no further information is publically accessible on these pages. However, the found model IS text is still shown on the Google search results (see below) and largely indicates that the new NAS for the Diskstation 2023 will be arriving in Q4 2022.

Update 01/09 – New CPU Information for the Synology DS223, DS223j and DS423

This a small but very pertinent update to the potential CPU that will be in the Synology Value series. Alongside ongoing rumours that the first wave of DSx23 series diskstation NAS will arrive in October, a new CPU entry has appeared online with DSM 7.1 support of late 2020 released Realtek RTD1619 ARMv8-A processor. The architecture of which is incredibly likely to be for the DS223j, DS223 and DS423:

Realtek RTD1619
Cortex-A55 SoC
ARMv8-A
Q4 2020
12 nm / 5W
6 Core @ 1.3 GHz
4GB Max Capacity (likely tiered at each value model)
H.265 4K@60fps, H.264 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit/s
USB 3.0, USB 2.0

Now, the interesting thing about this CPU is that 6 core architecture and increased 4K support over that of the RTD1296 that came before it (though a marginal drop in clock speed, this is more than made up for in efficiency). The ethernet/network speed still appears to cap at 1GbE, but even though 2.5GbE continues to grow in the market, I think very few people (myself included) would have though Synology would include a 2.5G network connection in their value tier. Here is how the RTD1619 and RTD1296 CPU Compare:

Processor	Realtek RTD1296	Realtek RTD1619
ISA	ARMv8-A (64-bit)	ARMv8-A (64-bit)
Synology NAS ft. CPU	DS220j, DS420j, DS118, DS218, DS418	DS223, DS223j, DS423 (TBC)
Microarchitecture	Cortex-A53	Cortex-A55
Family	RTD	RTD
Part number(s), S-Spec	RTD1296	RTD1619
Release date	Q4 2018	Q4 2020
Lithography	12 nm	12 nm
Cores	4	6
Threads	4	6
Base frequency	1.4 GHz	1.3 GHz
High performance cores	4x ARM Cortex-A53 @ 1.4 GHz	6x ARM Cortex-A55 @ 1.3 GHz
Cache memory	1 MB	1 MB
Max memory capacity	2 GB	4 GB
Memory types	LPDDR2/3, DDR3/4	LPDDR2/3, DDR3/4
TDP	13 W	5 W
GPU integrated graphics	ARM Mali-T820 MP3	ARM Mali-G51 MP3
GPU execution units	3	3
GPU shading units	48	48
GPU base clock	650 MHz	650 MHz
GPU boost clock	750 MHz	650 MHz
GPU FP32 floating point	30.6 GFLOPS	72 GFLOPS
Socket	SoC	SoC
Max display resolution	4K@60fps	4K@60fps
Video decoding	H.265 4K@60fps, H.264 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps	H.265 4K@60fps, H.264 4K@30fps, 1080p@60fps
Video encoding	H.264 1080p@60fps	H.264 1080p@60fps
Modem	Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit/s	Ethernet 10/100/1000 Mbit/s
Connectivity	USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HDMI 2.0a	USB 3.0, USB 2.0, HDMI 2.0b

Below is the rest of the original article from 18/07/22.

With 2-Bays having 4 Tiers it would be hard to predict what Synology will do.
What would make sense:
DS223j
– 1x 1Gb Port
– 1 GB RAM
DS223
– 1x 2.5Gb Port
– 1-2 GB RAM
DS223+
– 2x 2.5Gb Port
– 2 GB RAM (expandable)
DS723+
– 2x 5/10Gb Port
– 4GB RAM (expandable)

more likely:
DS223j
– 1x 1Gb Port
– 1 GB RAM
DS223
– 1x 1Gb Port
– 1 GB RAM
DS223+
– 2x 1Gb Port (slim chance to upgrade)
– 2 GB RAM (expandable)
DS723+
– 2x 1Gb Port (upgradable)
– 2 GB RAM (expandable)

I’d like to know on average how many years people keep these drives (before replacing them).
and then i how long does Synology think ppl keep them for?

The existing RTD1296 CPU on value series models have served the purpose. It can still handle 4K using internal video apps. If Synology do upgrade this CPU, they might go for RTD1619 or Realtek RTD1319 or maybe RTD1395 (quite likely) (this is from 2018, so very unlikely).

Regarding plus series such as DS223+ and DS723+, it is unlikely they will have faster LAN ports. But you could expect more RAM and these CPUs

Intel® Celeron® N4505 Dual Core/2 Thread Processor (up to 2.9 GHz)

Intel® Celeron® J6412 4-core/4-thread processor (up to 2.6 GHz)

Intel® Celeron® N5105/N5095 4-core/4-thread processor (up to 2.9 GHz)

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