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pgjscottieuk's avatar
Feb 13, 2017
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RN628X VS RN716X

Does anyone know if the new RN628X is more powerfull than the RN716

I have been looking around to grab a 716 as they come to an end but if the new 628X is more powerfull apart from having two more bays its the CPU that im interested in foir PLEX

  • The RN716X has an Intel Xeon Ivy Bridge E3-1265Lv2 2.5GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) Quad Core CPU with 16GB ECC RAM

    RN628X has an Intel® D-1521 Quad Core 2.4GHz Xeon Server Processor with 8GB DDR4 ECC RAM

    The E3-1265Lv2 uses a 22nm manufacturing process, while the D-1521 processor is much newer and uses a 14nm process. The D1521 will operate faster at a lower clock speed

     

    I would go with the RN628X.

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  • mdgm-ntgr's avatar
    mdgm-ntgr
    NETGEAR Employee Retired

    The RN716X has an Intel Xeon Ivy Bridge E3-1265Lv2 2.5GHz (3.5GHz Turbo) Quad Core CPU with 16GB ECC RAM

    RN628X has an Intel® D-1521 Quad Core 2.4GHz Xeon Server Processor with 8GB DDR4 ECC RAM

    The E3-1265Lv2 uses a 22nm manufacturing process, while the D-1521 processor is much newer and uses a 14nm process. The D1521 will operate faster at a lower clock speed

     

    I would go with the RN628X.

    • pgjscottieuk's avatar
      pgjscottieuk
      Guide

      Thank you for such a fast informative answer currently the RN716X is £2200 on Amazon UK cheapest around and the RN628X is £1548 thats almost enough to add 2 10TB drives into the new chassis

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