Comparison of Asustor AS7008T and Synology DiskStation DS916+
The side-by-side comparison of the devices’ specifications. The comparison table below makes it easier to choose the most fitting NAS.
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 Asustor AS7008T (AS7008T) |
 Synology DiskStation DS916+ (DS916P) |
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| Launch | 2014 | 2016 | |
| Class | Small / Medium business | Small / Medium business | |
| Body | |||
| Dimensions | 215.5 x 293 x 230 mm | 165 x 203 x 233.2 mm | |
| Weight | 7.2 kg | 2.04 kg | |
| Disks | |||
| Disk bays | 8 x 3.5" SATA III | 4 x 3.5" SATA III | |
| RAID | JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 RAID6 |
JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 RAID6 Synology Hybrid RAID |
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| SSD support | yes | yes | |
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| Network | |||
| LAN ports | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet | 2 x Gigabit Ethernet | |
| Wireless | yes, with USB dongle | yes, with USB dongle | |
| Protocols | AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS RSYNC SFTP WEBDAV |
AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS WEBDAV |
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| P2P support | BitTorrent | BitTorrent | |
| Media server | DLNA UPnP iTunes |
DLNA UPnP iTunes |
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| Cloud backup | Amazon S3 Dropbox Google Drive HiDrive Microsoft OneDrive |
Amazon S3 Box Dropbox Google Drive Microsoft OneDrive |
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| Connectivity | |||
| USB ports | 2 x USB 2.0 3 x USB 3.0 |
3 x USB 3.0 | |
| eSATA ports | 2 x eSATA | 1 x eSATA | |
| System | |||
| CPU | Intel Core i3-4330 dual-core @ 3.5 GHz | Intel Pentium N3710 quad-core @ 1.6 GHz | |
| RAM | 2 GB DDR3 (upgradable) | 2 / 8 GB | |
| Flash | 1 GB | ||
| Operating system | Asustor ADM | Synology DSM | |
| Alternative OS | |||
| Power | |||
| Power supply | 350 W, internal | 12 V / 8.33 A | |
| Consuption | 80.3 W / 43.7 W | 30 W / 13 W | |
| Fans | 2 x 120 mm | 1 x 92 mm | |
| Noise level | 27.6 dB(A) | 19.4 dB(A) | |
| Features | |||
| Specials | LCD Panel Failover and link aggregation HDMI output Infrared receiver Audio output (S/PDIF) |
VMWare Ready Failover and link aggregation DX513 Expansion Unit |
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| Administration | |||
| Default IP | DHCP | DHCP | |
| Default username | admin | admin | |
| Default password | admin | [blank] | |
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