ASUSTOR Launches Lockerstor Gen3 NAS Series Powered by AMD Ryzen CPUs

[Nomad76]

It's finally here! ASUSTOR NAS devices with AMD Ryzen CPUs have finally launched! With four to ten drive bays; the Lockerstor Gen3 series arrives with both flexibility and performance. The Lockerstor Gen3 series is designed for extreme performance while maintaining extreme efficiency. In a first for ASUSTOR, the Lockerstor Gen3 features a Quad-Core AMD Ryzen Embedded SoC that boosts to 3.8 GHz. Take advantage of four to ten drive bays, and four M.2 slots for NVMe SSDs that use PCIe 4.0, dual 10GbE, dual 5GbE, and dual USB4. 16 GB of ECC DDR5-4800 memory that's expandable to 64 GB. This combination of powerful hardware is not only faster, but sets the new performance standard.

The AMD Ryzen V3C14 SoC is built on a 6 nm process for maximum performance and efficiency. At a 25 W maximum TDP, it achieves energy savings even when crunching high-performance tasks. All Lockerstor Gen3 devices are equipped with dual 10GbE and dual 5GbE network ports, with single-port 10 GbE read/write speeds reaching up to 1176 MB/s and 1018 MB/s, while SMB multi-channel performance using RAID 5 can reach up to 2005 MB/s and 1090 MB/s respectively.



The Lockerstor Gen3 series all come with 16 GB of ECC DDR5-4800 memory. ECC can detect and correct memory errors, which enhances system stability and reliability, and significantly reduces the risk of data errors to ensure system stability in storage environments. Four M.2 slots for NVMe SSDs using PCIe 4.0 can be configured as storage or caching which helps you accelerate transfer rates to maximum levels, giving you both high capacity and high performance.

For connectivity not only does the dual 10-Gigabit Ethernet bring ultimate performance, but the dual USB4 ports at up to 40 Gbps bring high speeds and Thunderbolt device compatibility to enhance work efficiency and flexibility. USB4 ports connect to Thunderbolt devices like external hard drives or SSDs to take advantage of performance not seen over USB 3.2 ports. In addition, the all-new ADM 5 comes with the Lockerstor Gen3 series, which includes numerous optimizations to the user interface, security, and threat monitoring. This combination of hardware and software in the Lockerstor Gen3 series ensures that bottlenecks in NAS systems are a thing of the past.

Pricing and availability:

• AS6804T MSRP: $1,299
• AS6806T MSRP: $1,499

The Lockerstor 4 Gen3 and the Lockerstor 6 Gen3 are scheduled to be launched first. It is expected that the Lockerstor 8 Gen3 and Lockerstor 10 Gen3 will launch in the fourth quarter of 2024. More details to follow.

Key Specifications:
Networking:

• 2x 10GbE - Supports 100/1000/2500/10000
• 2x 5GbE - Supports 100/1000/2500/5000

Dual 10GbE features:

• Sequential read/write performance of up to 2005 MB/s and 1090 MB/s with RAID 5 using SMB multi-channel.

Dual 5GbE features:

• Sequential read/write performance of up to 1169 MB/s / 1089 MB/s with RAID 5 using SMB multi-channel.
• Supports Wake on LAN and Wake on WAN

Connectivity:

• 2x USB4 (Type-C) - Compatible with Thunderbolt devices
• 3x USB 3.2 Gen 2 (Type-A)

Maximum Hard Drive Capacity:

• 24 TB per bay

Maximum M.2 SSD Capacity:

• 8 TB per M.2 slot

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[Ferrum Master]

liquor store?

 

[azrael]

Now, this sounds interesting. Was considering building my own NAS (and probably still will), but this seems to tick most boxes I'm going for. Especially with regard to memory and x86 support.

 

[csendesmark]

I understand that 1× speeds are ok for even the 10Gbps LAN, but what if one to install PCIe 3.0 drive?

 

[Tahagomizer]

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I understand that 1× speeds are ok for even the 10Gbps LAN, but what if one to install PCIe 3.0 drive?

It will work at PCIe 3.0 x1 speed, 8.0 GT/s so slightly below 1GB/s.


Such boxes are great because they're glorified PCs inside a well engineered case optimized for storage. You can install a better OS and build a more robust, safer solution. Very expensive though.

 

[csendesmark]

Such boxes are great because they're glorified PCs inside a well engineered case optimized for storage. You can install a better OS and build a more robust, safer solution. Very expensive though.

I doing that for more than a decade
The current one is based on the Asrock N100M, sadly I had to get a 10Gbit network card for it.
For some reason, the big mainboard producers are not seeing the market of these lightweight boards.
Low consumption and integrated CPU-s paired with faster network adapters...

It will work at PCIe 3.0 x1 speed, 8.0 GT/s so slightly below 1GB/s.

Yes, this is why I would wish that to have 2 lanes.

 

[Ferrum Master]

The current one is based on the Asrock N100M, sadly I had to get a 10Gbit network card for it.

I get overall idle consumption of 15W of wall using 11900T on Z590 ITX board in my NAS, no need to overcomplicated those DIY NAS builds with special boards.

 

[Wirko]

I understand that 1× speeds are ok for even the 10Gbps LAN, but what if one to install PCIe 3.0 drive?

New PCIe 3.0 drives are rare now, basically nonexistent at 4 TB, and not much cheaper at 2TB. You may want to reuse an old SSD but new NAS boxes aren't designed with a thought for old SSDs.

 

[Asni]

Imagine spending 1300$ on an embedded quad core Zen3 soc when you can buy this all-in-one solution, install 64GB of ram and run TrueNas flawlessly for the next 20y.

BD770i/790i motherboard

MINISFORUM BD770/790iITX motherboards The BD770i Mini-ITX motherboard with the AMD Ryzen 7-7745HX CPU connection is the world's first desktop motherboard to have this CPU on board. The cooling system ensures that both the processor and the dual PCIe5.0 SSDs maintain optimal performance temperatures.

store.minisforum.de

 

[azrael]

Imagine spending 1300$ on an embedded quad core Zen3 soc when you can buy this all-in-one solution, install 64GB of ram and run TrueNas flawlessly for the next 20y.

BD770i/790i motherboard

MINISFORUM BD770/790iITX motherboards The BD770i Mini-ITX motherboard with the AMD Ryzen 7-7745HX CPU connection is the world's first desktop motherboard to have this CPU on board. The cooling system ensures that both the processor and the dual PCIe5.0 SSDs maintain optimal performance temperatures.

store.minisforum.de

Imagine running a (storage) server, which may hold your most precious data, without ECC memory. I guess one would then also run the disks in RAID 0, because why not...

 

[Octavean]

I'm partial to the Lockerstor 8 Gen3 and Lockerstor 10 Gen3. However, one thing I don't like about the design is it seems they typically use the only available PCIe slot to install the quad NVMe option. So in theory you might be able to remove the NVMe adapter and install an expansion card but who wants to have to go that rout?

The lineup looks like a viable turnkey solution and its about what one would expect with respect to pricing in todays market

I opted for the UGreen DXP8800 Plus which has some similar (or competitive) specs with the Lockerstor 8 Gen3 and Lockerstor 10 Gen3. The difference being the Intel Core i5 1235U (10 core / 12 Thread) CPU and only dual NVMe as well as only dual 10GbE. There is a PCIe expansion slot though and it was under ~$1000 USD shipped at the Kickstarter pricing.

 

[Asni]

Imagine running a (storage) server, which may hold your most precious data, without ECC memory. I guess one would then also run the disks in RAID 0, because why not...

If you rely on ECC memories for the safety of "your precious data", i've got bad news for you.
I'm not even commenting on the second part of your message.

 

[chrcoluk]

Imagine running a (storage) server, which may hold your most precious data, without ECC memory. I guess one would then also run the disks in RAID 0, because why not...

Using non ECC memory is not akin to using Raid 0. Ram doesnt routinely flip bits in a proper environment configured in the correct way on hardware that isnt defective, ECC is primarily a insurance rather than something that is actively constantly fixing ongoing memory corruption.

But even so, there is nothing stopping people using ECC in a DIY machine.

 

[azrael]

If you rely on ECC memories for the safety of "your precious data", i've got bad news for you.
I'm not even commenting on the second part of your message.

You either do not know what you're talking about or you have never lost data to memory corruption (that you know of).

Using non ECC memory is not akin to using Raid 0. Ram doesnt routinely flip bits in a proper environment configured in the correct way on hardware that isnt defective, ECC is primarily a insurance rather than something that is actively constantly fixing ongoing memory corruption.

But even so, there is nothing stopping people using ECC in a DIY machine.

The "RAID 0" comment was to underline the carelessness in using a server without ECC memory. If you want to know why I'm even pointing out ECC memory it is because the motherboard/CPU linked to does specifically NOT support ECC. So yes, my original comment was specifically aimed at that specific suggestion, and yes, it was a snide comment. BTW, I know exactly what ECC is and does, and what it isn't and does not.