Test System & Power Consumption

Intel Core 2 Duo Test System Specs
- Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 (2.60GHz)

 

- x2 2GB DDR2-1066 G.Skill (CAS 7-7-7-18)

 

- Asus P5Q Pro (Intel P45)

 

- OCZ GameXStream 700 watt

 

- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)

 

- Asus Radeon HD 4550 (256MB)

 

Software
- Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate SP1 (64-bit)
- ATI Catalyst 9.12

LG Super-Multi NAS N2A2
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB (Serial ATAII)
- Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB (Serial ATAII)

QNAP TS-412
- Western Digital Blue 500GB (Serial ATAII)
- Western Digital Blue 500GB (Serial ATAII)
- Western Digital Blue 500GB (Serial ATAII)
- Western Digital Blue 500GB (Serial ATAII)

Thecus N3200XXX
- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)

Synology Disk Station DS211
- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)

Synology Disk Station DS411+
- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)
- Western Digital Black 500GB (Serial ATAII)

Thanks to its implementation of the power-conscious Marvell 6281 processor, the QNAP TS-412 has very low consumption levels for a 4-bay NAS. Under load, the unit peaked at 28 watts, making it 22% more efficient than the Thecus N3200XXX (3-bay), which offers a similar price and performance.

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