GS110MX 10G Port Cat8 Direct line to Synology DS220+ 100MBps

[bfbrey]

GS110MX 10G Port with Cat8 Direct line to Synology DS220+ is writing at 10MBps and reading at 110MBps using the Blackmagic Speed test...Took 9 minutes to transfer a 252MB file from a new M1 Mac Mini.  Very disappointed...any thoughts?

• M1 Mac Mini Cat8 to port 8 on GS110MX (Internal Mac Mini running 2232MBps file transfers)
• Synology DS220+ to 10G port 9 GS110MX
• Synology NAS has 2 Iron Wolf drives and a 4G SSD

[bfbrey · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the speedy reply…my misunderstanding about 1G and 10G connections…after some research into the Synology DS220+ says it is maxed out at ~100mbps regardless the Ethernet connection

[schumaku]

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@bfbrey wrote:

• M1 Mac Mini Cat8 to port 8 on GS110MX (Internal Mac Mini running 2232MBps file transfers)

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The M1 Mac Mini does come with either a Gigabit Ethernet port, or for some 100  USD more with a 10G Ethernet port.

As you say it's connected to the GS110MX Port #8, we understand it's about a Gigabit Ethernet link only (both ends).

CAT8 ... considering most CAT 8 patch cables come either with some CAT6A connectors, or will be very expensive. Either way, for a Gigabit Ethernet link all you need is a fully equipped (eight strands, four pairs) CAT5A. Anything above does not make a better or faster connection.

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@bfbrey wrote:

• Synology DS220+ to 10G port 9 GS110MX

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The Syno DS220+ comes with two Gigabit Ethernet LAN ports. Port 9 on the GS110MX reads like an overkill as this is a 10G/MultiGig port.

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@bfbrey wrote:

GS110MX 10G Port with Cat8 Direct line to Synology DS220+ is writing at 10MBps and reading at 110MBps using the Blackmagic Speed test

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Under normal conditions, one could expect something in the range of 95..110 MB/s write, too. Permitting the RAID is in sync, both HDDs are healthy and error-free and not require massive error correction on write, standard MTU, SMB packet signing disabled.

Is this what you would hope to see, or do you have much higher expectations?

[bfbrey · Accepted solution]

Thanks for the speedy reply…my misunderstanding about 1G and 10G connections…after some research into the Synology DS220+ says it is maxed out at ~100mbps regardless the Ethernet connection

[schumaku]

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@bfbrey wrote:
...after some research into the Synology DS220+ says it is maxed out at ~100mbps regardless the Ethernet connection

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This seems somewhat to low. Key factor for the NAS performance is the data - many small files transfer much lower than large bricks. A NAS with a similar processor and hardware design, does easily max-out two LAGed GbE links (say to some 92 or 93% due to protocol overhead), with a RAID5 and four fast HDDs. Optionally equipped with a 10GbE adapter can reach more. The key is the number of storage blocks (at least four, ideally paired [for NAS usage, not for backup usage of course] with massive SSD caches. Granted, a simple RAID1 does bring the performance to what a single HDD can handle. And except for "cache" applications operating a NAS without redundancy is a little bit risky.