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Hi Everyone!
I'm trying to decide which NAS to go for based on processor.
I need a NAS that can handle Plex and also smoothly run a Windows VM (with radio station software on it), and I've had some great advice and recommendations here and elsewhere. I'm thinking about the Synology DS-1621xs+. However, I'm struggling to choose it has a XEON D-1527 CPU. While the manufacturer and reviews suggest it will broadly be fine, it doesn't compare favourably with even a standard desktop PC i3-1115G4. In fact CPUbenchmark.com indicates that the i3 outperforms the Xeon per single CPU thread.
Does that means this Synology NAS is not in fact up to the job, being less performant than an i3?
Or is this too simplistic a comparison between processors that are fundamentally optimised for different contexts/purposes?
Many thanks!
I'm trying to decide which NAS to go for based on processor.
I need a NAS that can handle Plex and also smoothly run a Windows VM (with radio station software on it), and I've had some great advice and recommendations here and elsewhere. I'm thinking about the Synology DS-1621xs+. However, I'm struggling to choose it has a XEON D-1527 CPU. While the manufacturer and reviews suggest it will broadly be fine, it doesn't compare favourably with even a standard desktop PC i3-1115G4. In fact CPUbenchmark.com indicates that the i3 outperforms the Xeon per single CPU thread.
Does that means this Synology NAS is not in fact up to the job, being less performant than an i3?
Or is this too simplistic a comparison between processors that are fundamentally optimised for different contexts/purposes?
Many thanks!