Best Home Server
Synology DS923+ 4-Bay NAS
Synology
2 cache, and 10GbE support, the DS923+ covers every home server use case from Plex to Docker. Its case rests on aMD Ryzen processor handles hardware transcoding for 4K video and 4 bays support RAID 5, 3 drives of usable capacity with 1 drive redundancy.
- 4-bay (diskless)
- AMD Ryzen R1600 dual-core
- 4GB DDR4 RAM (expandable to 32GB)
- 2x M.2 NVMe cache slots
- 10GbE ready (expansion slot)
Pros
- AMD Ryzen processor handles hardware transcoding for 4K video
- 4 bays support RAID 5, 3 drives of usable capacity with 1 drive redundancy
- M.2 NVMe cache slots accelerate random read/write for frequently accessed files
- 10GbE expansion slot for high-bandwidth network connections
- Expandable RAM to 32GB for running Docker containers and virtual machines
Cons
- AMD Ryzen processor runs warmer than previous Intel generations, needs ventilation
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