Synology Hardware not on NAS Compatibility Spreadsheet

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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In looking at the Plex NAS Compatibility List, I have noticed it hasn’t changed in a few years… but the NAS hardware manufacturers clearly have. Does anyone know of either a newer spreadsheet or their own research that shows models with hardware accelerated transcoding beyond these for Synology? I currently have a DS1819+ and a backup DS1815+ that work great for file serving and other network purposes… but as Plex servers, they are really slow and tax quickly with more than one stream. I have been using them for about 6 years now and am ready to upgrade… What I would like to do is have a 2-4 drive hardware accelerated NAS that is simply serving Plex media and pull the media from the DS1819+ if I can.

NAS Compatibility List for Synology NAS with hardware transcoding
|x24 Series||
|Synology|DS224+|
|x23 Series||
|Synology|DS423+|
|x20 Series||
|Synology|DS220+|
|Synology|DS420+|
|Synology|DS620slim|
|Synology|DS720+|
|Synology|DS920+|
|Synology|DS1520+|
|x19 Series||
|Synology|DS1019+|
|x18 Series||
|Synology|DS218+|
|Synology|DS418play|
|Synology|DS718+|
|Synology|DS918+|
|Synology|DS216+|
|Synology|DS216+II|
|Synology|DS416play|
|Synology|DS716+|
|Synology|DS716+II|
|Synology|DS916+|

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@David-Plex-DiskStation

I am the custodian of the NAS compatibility guide.

What did i miss and which would you like to inquire about ?

Which list are you looking at ?

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As for upgrading hardware, a number of us are getting the little 4x4 bricks and pulling media over the LAN. ( I have an AlderLake unit and it’s perfect for Plex )

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Synology moved to mostly AMD processors, which do not transcode. Look to Qnap for more consumer models that still use Intel

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I want to buy a Synology RS422+, but I want to make sure that it works with Plex server before buying it. Can someone help me, please? TIA!

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See the answer directly above your question.

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@regismartins438

You’re good. The AMD CPU uses the X86_64 instruction set.

You won’t have QSV hardware transcoding but PMS will run.

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Thank you very much for the prompt answer @ChuckPa! Happy Holidays!

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Thank you @kaelaria! Happy Holidays!

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