Synology DS1525+ vs Synology DS925+
Synology DS1525+ comes out ahead of Synology DS925+ on 3 of the 6 things that decide this, going by what each maker publishes. The one that matters for you may be one the leader loses.
The verdict
Synology DS1525+ takes it, 3–2 on rounds.
On the published figures, Synology DS1525+ takes 3 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Synology DS1525+ if…
- • You want Synology DS1525+'s edge on how many drives it holds and how much memory comes installed
Choose Synology DS925+ if…
- • You want Synology DS925+'s edge on how much power it uses and how loud it is
Round by round
- Round 1How many drives it holdsSynology DS1525+ wins
Synology DS1525+ wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How much memory comes installedSynology DS1525+ winsSynology DS925+5/10
4 GB DDR4 ECC
preinstalled memory
- 4 GB DDR4 ECC, against 8 GB DDR4 ECC
Source: synology.com ↗
Synology DS1525+ wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How far it can growSynology DS1525+ winsSynology DS925+5/10
9 drives with expansion
max drives with expansion unit
- 9 drives with expansion, against 15 drives with expansion
Source: synology.com ↗
Synology DS1525+ wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How much power it usesSynology DS925+ wins
Synology DS925+ wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How loud it isSynology DS925+ wins
Synology DS925+ wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6How many CPU cores it hasTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- 44.56 W, against 37.91 W
- 22.60 dB(A), against 20.5 dB(A)
- 2.2 GHz, against up to 3.1 GHz
- 5 bays, against 6 bays
- 4 bays, against 5 bays
- 4 GB DDR4 ECC, against 8 GB DDR4 ECC
- 9 drives with expansion, against 15 drives with expansion
- 2.2 GHz, against up to 2.7 GHz