Synology DS423+ vs DS923+

 

Synology DS423+ vs DS923+. What each of them have different?

Synology 4-bay NAS (DS420j, DS418, DS423, DS420+, DS423+, DS923+)

 

DS423+  Good for multimedia and easy backup functions and is upgradeable. Has high availability option. Now two extra CPU cores for faster speeds and VMs./ Dovker

DS923+ Good for multimedia and easy backup functions and is upgradeable, expandable, has high availability option. Good for video editing and VMs/ Docker.

 

 

DS420j
DS418
DS423
DS420+
DS423+
DS923+

 

A Comparison of Synology 4-Bay NAS: DS423+, DS923+

DS423+

The DS423+ is an upgrade to the DS420+ and is a powerful NAS device suitable for small businesses and demanding multimedia applications. It is powered by an Intel Celeron J4125 processor with a clock speed of 4-core 2.0 (base) / 2.7 (burst) GHz and has 4 GB DDR4 non-ECC memory (upgradable up to 8 GB). It supports 3.5″ SATA HDD, 2.5″ SATA HDD, 2.5″ SATA SSD, and M.2 2280 NVMe SSD. The DS423+ has an Intel HD Graphics 600 GPU for hardware-accelerated 4K video transcoding and can handle up to two concurrent 4K video streams. It also has a hardware encryption engine that can achieve read/write speeds of up to 451/415 MB/s, making it one of the fastest 4-bay NAS devices available. The DS423+ has dual 1GbE LAN ports and supports Synology’s Snapshot Replication for easy backups.

DS923+

DS923+ comes with an AMD Ryzen R1600 processor with a benchmark score of 3246. It is a 64-bit system with 2-core 2.6 GHz (base) / 3.1 GHz (turbo) and features AES-NI encryption. This version of the DS923+ has no GPU, but comes with 4 GB DDR4 ECC memory (with one slot occupied by a 4GB module and the second slot free), which is upgradable up to 32 GB (16 GB x 2). It supports up to 14 drives with the DX517 expansion unit and can handle 3.5″ SATA HDD, 2.5″ SATA SSD, and M.2 2280 NVMe SSD Gen3 x1 (2GB/s). The DS923+ also has two NVMe slots with 2GB/s per slot, which can be used for either cache or storage. It features dual 1GbE LAN ports and an additional Gen3 x2 slot for 10gbe NIC2. It supports Btrfs and EXT4 file systems and produces noise at 22.9 dB(A). It has a maximum power consumption of 100W.

Synology 4-bay NAS specs compared

Model	DS423+	DS923+
Estimated Price	$499 (15th March)	$599 (18th Jan)
Processor model	Intel Celeron J4125	AMD Ryzen R1600
Number of CPUs	1 (benchmark score: 2985)	1 (benchmark score: 3246)
processor architecture	64-bit	64-bit
processor clock	2-core 2.6 (base) / 3.1 (turbo) GHz	2-core 2.6 (base) / 3.1 (turbo) GHz
hardware encryption	(AES-NI)	(AES-NI)
Hardware Transcoding Engine	H.264 (AVC), H.265 (HEVC), MPEG-2 and VC-1; maximum resolution: 4K (4096 x 2160); maximum frame rate per second (FPS): 30	NONE
Memory
system memory	2 GB DDR4 non-ECC	4 GB DDR4 ECC
RAM slots	2Gb soldered + 1 slot free	1 slot 4GB + second slot free
MAX RAM upgrades	6GB (2GB +4GB)	32 GB (16 GB x 2)
storage device
Expansion Unit	NO	DX517 x 1
Number of HDD bays	4	4 +5
Compatible Disk Type	3.5″ SATA HDD 2.5″ SATA SSD M.2 2280 NVMe SSD (500MB/s)	3.5″ SATA HDD 2.5″ SATA SSD M.2 2280 NVMe SSD Gen3 x1 (2GB/s)
M.2 Drive Slots	2 (NVMe) (2GB/s per slot) (CACHE)	2 (NVMe) (2GB/s per slot) (CACHE OR STORAGE)
PCIe slot	NO	1 x Gen3 x2 for 10gbe NIC
external port
RJ-45 1GbE LAN port	2	2
USB 2.0 port
USB 3.2 Gen 1 port*	2	1
USB / SD Copy
Remark
file system
internal disk	Btrfs EXT4	Btrfs EXT4
Power
Noise value*	19.8 dB(A)	22.9 dB(A)
Power Supply / Transformer	90 W	100W
power consumption	28.3 W (Access) 8.45 W (HDD Hibernation)	35.51 W (Access) 11.52 W (HDD Hibernation)
BTU	96.5 BTU/hr (Access) 28.81 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)	121.09 BTU/hr (Access) 39.28 BTU/hr (HDD Hibernation)
APPs and limits
Maximum number of local user accounts	2,048	2,048
Maximum number of Hybrid Share folders	10	10
The maximum number of cameras	40	40
The maximum number of snapshots	1,024	1,024
SSD TRIM	YES	YES
Synology High Availability	YES	YES
Synology MailPlus / MailPlus Server	YES	YES
Virtual Machine Manager	YES	YES
Warranty	3 years	3 years
SHR	yes	yes
BTRFS	yes	yes

Synology 4-bay NAS available apps compared

DS420j, DS418, ds423 (2GB RAM)	DS420+, DS423+, DS923+
	Active Backup for Business
	Active Backup for Business Agent (DSM)
	Active Backup for Google Workspace
	Active Backup for Microsoft 365
Active Insight
Advanced Media Extensions
	Antivirus by McAfee
Antivirus Essential
Apache HTTP Server 2.4
Audio Station
	Bitdefender for MailPlus
	C2 Identity Edge Server
	Central Management System
Cloud Sync
DHCP Server
DNS Server
	Docker
	Document Viewer
Download Station
exFAT Access
File Station
Git Server
Glacier Backup
Hybrid Share
Hyper Backup
Hyper Backup Vault
iTunes Server
Joomla
LDAP Server
Log Center
Mail Station
MariaDB 10
Media Server
MediaWiki
	Migration Assistant
Node.js v12
Node.js v14
Node.js v16
Node.js v18
Note Station
OAuth Service
	PACS
PDF Viewer
Perl
PHP 7.3
PHP 7.4
PHP 8.0
phpMyAdmin
	Presto File Server
Proxy Server
Python 3.9
Python2
RADIUS Server
Replication Service
SAN Manager
Secure SignIn Service
SMB Service
SMI-S Provider
Snapshot Replication
SSO Server
Storage Analyzer
Surveillance Station
Surveillance Device Pack
Synology Application Service
Synology Calendar
Synology Chat Server
Synology Contacts
Synology Drive Server
	Synology Drive Server
	Synology High Availability
Synology Mail Server
	Synology MailPlus
	Synology MailPlus Server
Synology Office
Synology Photos
Text Editor
Universal Search
Universal Viewer
USB Copy
Video Station
	Virtual Machine Manager
VPN Server
vtigerCRM
Web Station
WebDAV Server
WordPress

 

Synology 4-bay NAS Performance compared

 

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