Plex Transcoding<br>Find Which NAS Works Best

Plex Transcoding
Find Which NAS Works Best

NAS Performance and Compatibility List

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NAS DeviceSoftware TranscodingHardware – Accelerated Transcoding
ManufacturerModelCPU ModelSD
480p / 576p
HD
720p
HD
1080p
4K
SDR 2160p
4K UHD
HDR 2160p
SD
480p / 576p
HD
720p
HD
1080p
H.264 *
2160p
HEVC SDR
2160p
HEVC UHD
2160p
QNAP 
TS Series
QNAPTS-131PARMv7 (Alpine AL-212) 1.7GHzNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
QNAPTS-230ARMv8 (RealTek 1296) 1.4GhzYesYesSomeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
QNAPTS-231PARMv7 (Alpine AL-212) 1.7 GhzNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
QNAPTS-231P2ARMv7 (Alpine AL-314) 1.7 GhzNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
QNAPTS-251+x64 (Celeron J1900)  2.0GHz YesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesSDR OnlyH.264 OutputNo
QNAPTS-251Dx64 (Celeron J4005) 2.0GhzYesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesSDR OnlyH.264 OutputH.264 Output
QNAPTS-328ARMv8 (RealTek 1296) 1.2GHzYesYesSomeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
QNAPTS-431PARMv7 (Alpine AL-212) 1.7GHzNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
QNAPTS-431P2ARMv7 (Alpine AL-314) 1.7GHzNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
QNAPTS-451+x64 (Celeron J1900) 2.0GHz YesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
QNAPTS-451Ax64 (Celeron N3060) 1.6GHzYesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
QNAPTS-451Ux64 (Celeron J1800)  2.41GHz YesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesNoNoNo
Synology
1 Bay
SynologyDS118aarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4GhzYesYesSomeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SynologyDS120jMarvell Armada 3700 88F3720NoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
2 Bay
SynologyDS218 aarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4GhzYesYesSomeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SynologyDS218playaarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4GhzYesYesSomeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SynologyDS220jaarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4GhzYesYesSomeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SynologyDS220+x64 (Celeron J4025) 2.0 GhzYesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
SynologyDS720+x64 (Celeron J4125) 2.0 GhzYesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
4 Bay+
SynologyDS418 aarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4GhzYesYesSomeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SynologyDS419slimARMv7 (Armada 385) 1.3GHzNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SynologyDS420jaarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4GhzYesYesSomeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SynologyDS420+x64 (Celeron J4025) 2.0 GhzYesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
SynologyDS620slimx64 (Celeron J3355) 2.0 GhzYesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesSDR OnlyH.264 OutputNo
SynologyDS920+x64 (Celeron J4125) 2.0 GhzYesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
SynologyDS1520+x64 (Celeron J4125) 2.0 GhzYesYesSomeNoNoYesYesYesYesYesYes
SynologyDS1819+x64 (Atom C3538) 2.1GhzYesYesSomeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo
SynologyDS2419+x64 (Atom C2538) 2.1GhzYesYesSomeNoNoNoNoNoNoNoNo