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GENERAL NAS FEATURE COMPARISON

NAS Plex (local 4K) Plex HD (remote) Plex 4K (remote) BACKUP (MS/GOOGLE OFFICE) BACKUP (BAREBONE) PHOTOS (OBJECT AI) VIDEO EDITING (4K) VIDEO EDITING (8K) DOCKER VIRTUAL MACHINES PC MODE (QVM) 2.5GbE 10GbE 25GbE Thunderbolt NVMe Pcie Expansion HDMI Drive Mixing
SA6400 ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ⓘ✓✓
RS4021xs+ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ⓘ✓✓
RS3621xs+ ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ⓘ✓✓
SA3400 ✓ ✓ ✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓✓ⓘ✓✓

LATEST PRICE LIST

SA640011204.59 GBP9499.99 USD
RS4021xs+5330.87 GBP5523.73 USD
RS3621xs+9695.42 GBP4499.98 USD
SA3400643.08 GBP

BEST FOR Virtualisation

NAS CPU Cores Threads Speed (GHz) Docker/VM Score ECC
SA6400 AMD EPYC 7272 12 24 2.9 (MAX:3.2) Docker/VM 26446 ECC /32 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM
RS4021xs+ Intel Xeon D-1541 8 16 2.1 (MAX:2.7) Docker/VM 10154 ECC /16 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
RS3621xs+ Intel Xeon D-1541 8 16 2.1 (MAX:2.7) Docker/VM 10154 ECC /8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM
SA3400 Intel Xeon D-1541 8 16 2.1 (MAX:2.7) Docker/VM 10154 ECC /16 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM

BEST FOR MULTIMEDIA

NAS GPU Base_GHz/Max Codec FPS Transcoding Plex
SA6400 / 0 4320p
RS4021xs+ / 0 2160p
RS3621xs+ / 0 2160p
SA3400 / 0 2160p

BEST FOR FILE STORAGE

NAS BAYS Bandwidth HDD storage expansion Drive mixing File System
SA6400 12 HDD 24Gbit (6 ports combined) 264TB ✓ ✓ EXT4 BTRFS
RS4021xs+ 16 HDD 24Gbit (6 ports combined) 352TB ✓ EXT4 BTRFS
RS3621xs+ 12 HDD 24Gbit (6 ports combined) 264TB ✓ EXT4 BTRFS
SA3400 12 HDD 24Gbit (6 ports combined) 264TB ✓ ✓ EXT4 BTRFS

*All NAS support multiple RAID/ volume groups, if you want to mix different size drive on non supported model.

BEST FOR BACKUP

NAS Level HA AI Google Microsoft encryption
SA6400 folder face+object /folder
RS4021xs+ folder/barebone ✓ face+object ✓ ✓ volume/folder
RS3621xs+ folder/barebone ✓ face+object ✓ ✓ volume/folder
SA3400 folder face+object /folder

BEST FOR VIDEO EDITING

NAS MAX LAN speed Ports transcoding PCIe NVMe
SA6400 10Gbit 2x RJ-45 10GbE 2 x Gen3 x8
RS4021xs+ 10Gbit 2x RJ-45 10GbE 2 x Gen3 x8
RS3621xs+ 10Gbit 2x RJ-45 10GbE 2 x Gen3 x8
SA3400 10Gbit 2x RJ-45 10GbE 2 x Gen3 x8

BEST FOR SURVEILLANCE (CCTV)

NAS HDMI QVM transcoding AI
SA6400
RS4021xs+
RS3621xs+
SA3400

BEST FOR SMART HOME/ AI

NAS Virtual switch Docker/VM HDMI S/PDIF / AUX
SA6400 Docker/VM
RS4021xs+ Docker/VM
RS3621xs+ Docker/VM
SA3400 Docker/VM

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AVAILABILITY / RELEASE DATE

Brand Model TW USA UK Released
Synology SA6400 • • • 2022-11
Synology RS4021xs+ • • • 2021-01
Synology RS3621xs+ • • • 2021-01
Synology SA3400 • • • 2020-06

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RELATED REVIEWS

SOFTWARE - 9/10
HARDWARE - 9/10
PERFORMANCE - 9/10
PRICE - 7/10
VALUE - 8/10


8.4
PROS
👍🏻8-Core Xeon Processor
👍🏻Two 10GBe Connections as Standard
👍🏻Two PCIe Gen 3 x8 PCIe Equipped
👍🏻4 Slots that Support DDR4 ECC UDIMM Memory
👍🏻Excellent choice of Apps
👍🏻Redundant PSU as Standard
👍🏻Numerous Backup Software Options
👍🏻Huge Virtualization Support
👍🏻Storage Can be Expanded to 36 SATA Drives
👍🏻5yr Warranty
CONS
👎🏻NVMe SSDs Ports not available, unlike desktop alternatives
👎🏻Very Limited Hard Drives Supported (Largely ONLY Synology HAT5300 series)
👎🏻64GB Memory Maximum Seems Low, given other Enterprise Solutions support 128/256GB


LATEST PRICE LIST

SA640011204.59 GBP9499.99 USD
RS4021xs+5330.87 GBP5523.73 USD
RS3621xs+9695.42 GBP4499.98 USD
SA3400643.08 GBP
DEAL WATCH - Is It On Offer Right Now?

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Synology SA6400 Rack Station, 12-Bay, 12-Core, 32GB RAM Amazon UK UK 28.11 OFF (WAS 11205) [LINK]
Synology 12 bay RackStation RS3621xs+ (Diskless) Amazon usa USA 53.67 OFF (WAS 4554) [LINK]
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