ASUSTOR launched two new NAS network storage devices, AS5304T 4Bay and AS5202T 2Bay, at this year's COMPUTEX 2019 . The most special feature of ASUSTOR AS5304T and AS5202T is that two sets of 2.5Gbps network transmission ports are directly provided on the body, and they can support Link Aggregation network aggregation function, so that the two sets of 2.5Gbps LAN ports can be combined with a bandwidth of 5Gbps. Users with large bandwidth requirements will be able to use network bandwidth more flexibly. In addition, ASUSTOR AS5304T and AS5202T also provide HDMI2.0a audio and video output ports, and there is a built-in asustor Portal operation interface, users can directly play 4K HDR audio and video content without entering the ADM operating system.

●ASUSTOR AS5304T unpacking and specification introduction

This time, the asustor AS5304T with 4Bay specification was borrowed from ASUSTOR. From the outer box, we can see that the AS53 series launched by ASUSTOR is actually hoping to enter the e-sports market, so in addition to the color matching of the outer packaging, we use e-sports products. In addition to the common red and black color matching, a red dragon pattern and the product name of NIMBUSTOR are specially designed for this series.

Several key features of the asustor AS5304T are also directly marked on the outer box, such as a 4-core processor, 4G DDR4 memory, 2 sets of 2.5G network ports, HDMI2.0 output, hardware video and audio conversion, magnetic suction panel, Tool-free installation design and three-year hardware warranty.

The side of the outer box is also marked with the asustor AS5304T NAS body settings, hardware specifications and a list of package contents.

The other side of the outer box is the software support mark of this NAS, such as its own ADM operating system, enterprise application APP, audio-visual multimedia APP and monitoring center APP, and there are also many APP applications for mobile devices, allowing users to The NAS can also be easily connected via mobile devices.

In addition to the NAS host, the package also includes a paper manual, 2.5-inch hard drive fixing screws, two RJ-45 network transmission cables, a power supply transformer and a power cord.

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The exterior design of the asustor AS5304T NAS launched by ASUSTOR is actually similar to the previously launched AS40 model">AS40 model">AS40 model">AS40 model">AS40 series, both of which use a ridge-cut shell with mirror-painted magnets. Suction panel. However, this time it should be in line with the e-sports style, and the red and black color matching is used in the brand LOGO and indicator icons.

The front panel of the ASUSTOR AS5304T NAS adopts a magnetic fixing design. You can remove the panel and see the four built-in hard slots by flicking out from the side groove. On the left side of the front panel, in addition to the power button and the fuselage status indicator, there is also a built-in USB3.0 transmission port, and there is also a quick backup button on it. Set the synchronization folder, then connect the external USB storage device, just click the backup shortcut key above to immediately synchronize the data to the external hard disk.

The four hard disk slots of ASUSTOR AS5304T NAS are equipped with quick-release hard disk fixing brackets, and also adopts a tool-free installation design for installing 3.5-inch hard disks, and there are rubber pads on the fixing holes to reduce the number of hard disks. Vibration condition. In addition, the matching hard disk cage also provides 2.5-inch hard disk fixing holes, but the installation of 2.5-inch hard disks needs to be fixed with screws from the bottom.

After pulling out all the hard disk racks, you can see that in addition to the built-in 4GB DDR4 memory, there is also a set of SO-DIMM DDR4 memory slots reserved on the side. Users who need it can add memory to expand the capacity.

From the back of the fuselage, you can see that this NAS has a 14 cm fan to enhance the heat dissipation of the hard disk, and the I/O interface area on the right side is special in that it directly provides two sets of bandwidth that can support up to 2.5Gbps. The RJ-45 network port is also available, and also supports the Link Aggregation network aggregation function, so that the combined bandwidth of the two 2.5Gbps network ports can reach 5 Gbps. For users who have larger network bandwidth transmission requirements, this specification It is indeed more suitable than the general Gbps model. In addition, two sets of USB3.0 transmission ports and one set of HDMI2.0 video and audio output terminals are also provided in the I/O area. Through this HDMI2.0 video and video terminal, users do not need to enter the ADM operating system. It is the asustor Portal operation interface of the TV output ASUSTOR, and through the APP application on the interface, it can support the playback of 4K HDR audio and video content.

Then remove the fuselage shell to see the internal hardware specifications of this NAS! The main AD5243BRMZ50 hardware chips of ASUSTOR AS5304T NAS are set on the motherboard on the side of the fuselage, and the processor chip also has special settings. Aluminum extruded heat sinks are used to enhance the heat dissipation effect.

After removing the heat sink, you can see that the processor on this NAS is the Intel Celeron J4105 model > J4105 model > J4105 model > J4105 model > > J4105 processor. The Intel Celeron J4105 processor is designed with the Gemini Lake architecture using the 14nm process. It has 4 processing cores and 4MB of L3 cache memory, and the operating clock can reach up to 2.5GHz. This processor also integrates the Intel UHD Graphics 600 graphics chip, which supports 4K@60fps video and audio output. In addition, the PCIe2.0x2 slot set next to the processor is used to connect the hard disk, mainly through the chip to convert SATA into a PCIe interface.

The 4 SATA ports of this NAS are all integrated on one circuit board, and the ASM1061 model > ASM1061 model > ASM1061 model > ASM1061 model > ASM1061 model > ASM1061 chip was introduced by asmedia to transfer the SATA transmission interface. Connect to the NAS as a PCIe interface.

Next to the processor is an eMMC MLC storage memory particle from Kingston for embedded devices. The capacity of a single particle is 4GB. The detailed model is EMMC04G-M627. The main purpose is to store some system firmware of NAS.

The standard specification of ASUSTOR AS5304T NAS will be directly matched with a DDR4 memory with 4GB capacity, and the memory module matched this time is 4GB DDR4-2400 launched by ATLA Juyao Electronics. The module is equipped with H5AN4G8NBJR memory particles launched by SK Hynix. .

The two 2.5Gbps network ports on this NAS all use the RTL8125 Ethernet network chip launched by Realtek Electronics. The network transmission bandwidth of a single chip can reach 2.5Gbps, and it can also support the network aggregation function to Combined with transmission bandwidth.

●ASUSTOR ADM adds Btrfs file system and snapshot backup function

Let's take a look at the software part. The ADM operating system provided by ASUSTOR for its own NAS has been updated to ADM 3.4. The most important improvement is the addition of Btrfs file system support, and it can provide system snapshot backup and other functions. Users can easily back up multiple versions of data content. When installing ADM 3.4, you can choose EXT4 or Btrfs file system at the same time in the screen of setting hard disk RAID mode.

In order to make the asustor AS5304T NAS conform to the gaming style this time, ASUSTOR has slightly changed its appearance, and even the default ADM operating system style is more general. The avatar is set to its own new LOGO, and the background is also changed to a circuit board style design with red and black colors.

Not only does the login screen have an e-sports style, but even after entering the system, the desktop pattern of the same style is preset. Because most of the functions of the ADM system have been introduced in detail before, I will not introduce them one by one here. If you are interested, you can refer to this article. Now let’s go straight to the performance part!

Snapshot Center is provided in ADM version 3.4. Users can set snapshot schedules or preview snapshot versions in this application.

●ASUSTOR AS5304T transmission performance test

This time, ASUSTOR AS5304T NAS was tested with four IronWolf 110 SSD 960GB, which Seagate recently launched for NAS devices, and directly selected RAID5 disk array and Btrfs file system. The test method is to directly enable the iSCSI network disk function of the NAS and use some hard disk test software to measure the performance of the disk mounted with iSCSI. Below is the computer hardware components used in this test for your reference.

◆Processor: Intel Core i9-9900K

◆Host Saka: ASUS ROG MAXIMUS XI EXTREME (built-in 5G network port)

◆Hard drive: WD BLACK NVMe 1TB solid state drive

◆Memory: G.Skill SNIPER-X DDR4-3200 8GBx2

◆Power supply: Antec 850W

◆Operating system: Windows 10 1809 64 bit

●AS SSD Benchmak software test

When actually using the AS SSD Benchmak software test, the sequential read and write performance can reach about 271.59MB/s and 258.42MB/s, and the 4K random read and write performance can reach 4.92MB/s and 6.73MB/s. The final result has a total score of 244 points.

In the 4K-64Thrd test project, the read and write performance can reach 17262iops and 15328iops.

●ATTO Benchmak test

When actually using ATTO software to test, the read and write performance can reach about 270/240MB/s.

●CrystalDiskMark test

When the CrystalDiskMark software is set to the random data option, the read and write performance in the sequential read and write project can reach about 295.2MB/s and 266.1MB/s, and the read and write performance in the 4K project can reach about 5.458MB/s and 7.349 MB/s.

●TxBENCH software test

When actually using the TxBENCH software test, the read and write performance in the sequential QD32 project can reach approximately 290.471MB/s and 244.957MB/s, and the read and write performance in the random 4K QD1 project can reach approximately 5.513MB/s and 7.206MB/s.

●Test summary

ASUSTOR AS5304T NAS, with the support of 2.5G network port specification, with four Seagate IronWolf 110 SSDs, the actual read and write performance can almost reach 240~290MB/s, which is more than NAS products with only Gigabit specifications. It can indeed have better performance. If you want faster network bandwidth, you can also use it with a router or HUB with network aggregation function, and it should be able to achieve an actual performance of about 500MB. As for the price, the actual price of the two 2.5G network ports newly launched by ASUSTOR AS5304T and AS5202T is about NT$16,888 and NT$9,888, and a 10Gb network card will be given directly in certain channels, plus a NAS It also has an HDMI2.0 output port, which is an acceptable price in terms of such specifications. If you have bandwidth requirements above Gigabit, you may consider taking a look at these two asustors with dual 2.5Gb network specifications. AS5304T and AS5202T.