NAS Performance and Compatibility List
Plex hardware transcoding requires a plex pass account.
| NAS Device | Software Transcoding | Hardware – Accelerated Transcoding | |||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Model | CPU Model | SD 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 | |||||||||||||
| QNAP | TS-131P | ARMv7 (Alpine AL-212) 1.7GHz | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| QNAP | TS-230 | ARMv8 (RealTek 1296) 1.4Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| QNAP | TS-231P | ARMv7 (Alpine AL-212) 1.7 Ghz | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| QNAP | TS-231P2 | ARMv7 (Alpine AL-314) 1.7 Ghz | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| QNAP | TS-251+ | x64 (Celeron J1900) 2.0GHz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | SDR Only | H.264 Output | No |
| QNAP | TS-251D | x64 (Celeron J4005) 2.0Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | SDR Only | H.264 Output | H.264 Output |
| QNAP | TS-328 | ARMv8 (RealTek 1296) 1.2GHz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| QNAP | TS-431P | ARMv7 (Alpine AL-212) 1.7GHz | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| QNAP | TS-431P2 | ARMv7 (Alpine AL-314) 1.7GHz | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| QNAP | TS-451+ | x64 (Celeron J1900) 2.0GHz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| QNAP | TS-451A | x64 (Celeron N3060) 1.6GHz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| QNAP | TS-451U | x64 (Celeron J1800) 2.41GHz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No |
| Synology | |||||||||||||
| 1 Bay | |||||||||||||
| Synology | DS118 | aarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Synology | DS120j | Marvell Armada 3700 88F3720 | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| 2 Bay | |||||||||||||
| Synology | DS218 | aarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Synology | DS218play | aarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Synology | DS220j | aarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Synology | DS220+ | x64 (Celeron J4025) 2.0 Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Synology | DS720+ | x64 (Celeron J4125) 2.0 Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 4 Bay+ | |||||||||||||
| Synology | DS418 | aarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Synology | DS419slim | ARMv7 (Armada 385) 1.3GHz | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Synology | DS420j | aarch64 (Realtek 1296) 1.4Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Synology | DS420+ | x64 (Celeron J4025) 2.0 Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Synology | DS620slim | x64 (Celeron J3355) 2.0 Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | SDR Only | H.264 Output | No |
| Synology | DS920+ | x64 (Celeron J4125) 2.0 Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Synology | DS1520+ | x64 (Celeron J4125) 2.0 Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Synology | DS1819+ | x64 (Atom C3538) 2.1Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
| Synology | DS2419+ | x64 (Atom C2538) 2.1Ghz | Yes | Yes | Some | No | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
