Testing:

While I would argue that a NAS server like the ASUSTOR AS6302T is more about the functionality, perhaps as a media center, you still need to have a certain level of performance to make it enjoyable. With a dual core 2.0GHz CPU, 2GB of RAM, dual Gigabit NICs, and a pair of decent drives in RAID 0, I am hopeful to see some solid test results. For comparison purposes, the results will be graphed alongside results from a Windows 7 based server powered by a quad core i7 CPU with 4 drives in RAID 5, as well as a Synology DS1515 NAS server with 5x 4TB drives that has been upgraded to have 4GB of memory. Is it fair on the hardware side of things? No, not really, but the two other devices should provide good points of reference. All network connections are via CAT6 cables with a managed Gigabit switch in between the servers and the Windows 10 desktop running the benchmark.

All tests are based on the Lan Speed Test benchmark (v3.5). Lan Speed Test is described as "designed from the ground up to be a simple but powerful tool for measuring file transfer, hard drive, USB Drive, and Local Area Network (LAN) speeds (wired & wireless). It does this by building a file in memory, then transfers it both ways (without effects of windows file caching) while keeping track of the time, and then does the calculations for you." Keep in mind that the graphed results are all in Mbps, and if you prefer your data in MBps you will just need to divide by 8 in your head.

10MB File Transfer Tests:

The first pair of graphs takes a look at the read speed of 10MB files from the various servers, with one graph showing the average result over 10 trials, and the next graph showing the maximum achieved by each server. The ASUSTOR AS6302T actually was the quickest when the ten tries were averaged out. At just over 800Mbps, we're taking about just over 100MBps.



Looking at the maximum score, things are much closer, and shows that the AS6302T was very consistent since the average was so close to the maximum.



The two graphs below consider the same 10MB file transfers, but this time while writing to the various servers. The write speed average out to just over 300Mbps, which is roughly 38MBps, and not very exciting. In a multimedia setup, reads will be way more common than writes, so for example, once you get the movie on the server it will be able to stream it back out much more quickly.



The maximum results for 10MB writes looks about the same as the averages, showing that the results were fairly consistent over the ten attempts.