Comparison of Synology DiskStation DS916+ and Asustor AS6204T
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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| Launch | 2016 | 2015 | |
| Class | Small / Medium business | Small office / Home office | |
| Body | |||
| Dimensions | 165 x 203 x 233.2 mm | 185.5 x 170 x 230 mm | |
| Weight | 2.04 kg | 2.9 kg | |
| Disks | |||
| Disk bays | 4 x 3.5" SATA III | 4 x 3.5" SATA III | |
| RAID | JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 RAID6 Synology Hybrid RAID |
JBOD RAID0 RAID1 RAID10 RAID5 RAID6 |
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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 WEBDAV |
AFP CIFS/SMB FTP ISCSI NFS RSYNC SFTP 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 Box Dropbox Google Drive Microsoft OneDrive |
Amazon S3 Dropbox Google Drive HiDrive Microsoft OneDrive |
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| Connectivity | |||
| USB ports | 3 x USB 3.0 | 2 x USB 2.0 3 x USB 3.0 |
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| eSATA ports | 1 x eSATA | 2 x eSATA | |
| System | |||
| CPU | Intel Pentium N3710 quad-core @ 1.6 GHz | Intel Celeron N3150 quad-core @ 1.6 GHz | |
| RAM | 2 / 8 GB | 4 GB DDR3 (upgradable) | |
| Flash | 512 MB | ||
| Operating system | Synology DSM | Asustor ADM | |
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| Power | |||
| Power supply | 12 V / 8.33 A | 12 V / 7.5 A | |
| Consuption | 30 W / 13 W | 27.5 W / 13.6 W | |
| Fans | 1 x 92 mm | 1 x 120 mm | |
| Noise level | 19.4 dB(A) | 17.6 dB(A) | |
| Features | |||
| Specials | VMWare Ready Failover and link aggregation DX513 Expansion Unit |
LCD Panel Failover and link aggregation HDMI output Infrared receiver Audio output (S/PDIF) |
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| Administration | |||
| Default IP | DHCP | DHCP | |
| Default username | admin | admin | |
| Default password | [blank] | admin | |
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