Synology has revealed new models of rack-fitted storage unit RackStation and its own official mechanical hard drive, HAT5300.
Starting off the list is the RackStation purposely designed for SMEs to deploy on-site for high-performance multi-purpose storage such as backups, SAN storage, video surveillance, and more. These new models are packed with 10GbE networking and NVMe SSD caches, these RackStations can be scaled up to a maximum of 40 drive bays through expansion units and validated drives. Overall, it achieves up to 68% higher random IOPS than the last generation models.
Below is the general summary of the specs provided by the 3 new RackStation models.
RS3621RPxs |
RS3621xs+ |
RS4021xs+ |
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CPU |
6-core Intel Xeon |
8-core Intel Xeon |
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Memory |
8 GB ECC DDR4, Max 64 GB |
16 GB ECC DDR4, Max 64 GB |
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Form Factor |
2U |
3U |
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Drive Bays Internal / Max |
12/36 |
16/40 |
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Random read IOPS |
233k |
288k |
289k |
Random write IOPS |
117k |
135k |
146k |
Network Interface |
4 x Gigabit RJ-45
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2 x 10GbE RJ-45 |
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PCIe Slots |
2 x Gen 3.0 8x slots for NICs / Synology M.2 add-in cards |
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Redundant Power Supply |
Yes |
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Warranty |
5-year limited warranty |
Meanwhile, Synology also introduced enterprises grade HDD HAT5300 that comes in 8TB, 12TB, and 16TB variants designed to be used in Synology based equipment. Fully tested with all in-house software applications, it can receive automatic updates via DSM as well for added benefit.
Here are the various numbers of performance provided by the HAT5300 series HDD.
RS3621RPxs |
RS3621xs+ |
RS4021xs+ |
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Interface |
SATA 3.5” |
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Capacity |
8 TB |
12 TB | 16 TB |
Class |
Enterprise |
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Cache Buffer |
256 MiB |
512 MiB |
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Mean Time to Failure (MTTF) |
2,500,000 hours |
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Max. Sustained Transfer Rate |
241 MB/s |
260 MB/s |
274 MB/s |
Warranty |
5-year limited warranty |
Where to Buy
The Synology RackStation and HAT5300 HDD can be founded in authorized resellers in Malaysia right now. Click here to find out the full list of sellers.