Thecus N5200BR NAS Server
Power Consumption and Transfer Rates
First, we cycled each system on and logged the peak wattage each system drew using a Kill-a-Watt meter. The QNAP TS-201 was more steady hovering around 48w while the Thecus N5200 hit a peak of 85w for a few seconds before settling down to 58w. Once each system booted fully, we left them sit for 10 minutes and logged the wattage draw while the drives were spinning. The Thecus N5200 consumed 7w more than the TS-201 system, however, considering the size and increased processor and memory compliment of the Thecus N5200, this was fairly impressive. Once the drives spun down, however, the Thecus N5200 consumed nearly double that of the TS-201. This is further compounded by a 30 minute minimum cycle vs. the QNAP TS-201's 5 minute minimum as well as a system fan that runs continuously rather than spinning down when there is no load on the system, a feature the QNAP TS-201 benefits from. During the file copy process, both units increased their consumption by 6w compared to sitting idle with the drives spinning.
| Thecus N5200 |
QNAP TS-201 | |
| Post Wattage Peak |
85w | 48w |
| Idle - Drives Spinning |
55w | 48w |
| Idle - Drives Standby |
41w | 22w |
| File Copy |
61w | 54w |
| 4.3GB File Transfer - Rate | 41MB/s |
10.8MB/s |
| 4.3GB File Transfer - Time | 1:51 |
7:20 |
