Synology DS925+ vs Synology DS920+
Synology DS925+ comes out ahead of Synology DS920+ on 2 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 DS925+ takes it, 2–1 on rounds.
On the published figures, Synology DS925+ takes 2 of 6 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Synology DS925+ if…
- • You want Synology DS925+'s edge on how far you can upgrade the memory and how fast its network port is
Choose Synology DS920+ if…
- • You want Synology DS920+'s edge on how fast its processor runs
Round by round
- Round 1How fast its processor runsSynology DS920+ wins
Synology DS920+ wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2How far you can upgrade the memorySynology DS925+ wins
Synology DS925+ wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How fast its network port isSynology DS925+ winsSynology DS920+5/10
2 x 1GbE
fastest LAN port
- 2 x 1GbE, against 2 x 2.5GbE
Source: global.synologydownload.com ↗
Synology DS925+ wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4How many drives it holdsTie
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 5How many CPU cores it hasTieSynology DS920+7/10
Intel Celeron J4125, 4-core
CPU model / cores
Source: global.synologydownload.com ↗
Nothing to separate them here.
- Round 6How much memory comes installedTie
Nothing to separate them here.
Side by side
- 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
- 8 GB, against 32 GB
- 2 x 1GbE, against 2 x 2.5GbE