TerraMaster D2 Thunderbolt 3 2-Bay DAS Review

Test Methodology

For this kind of reviews, I use two types of drives whenever it is possible: HDDs and SSDs. Hard drives have the capacity advantage while SSDs provide better performance. Both have their merits, and it depends on your usage scenario which you’ll opt to get and use.

The drives will be tested in the available drive modes. Each drive mode is tested with a variety of benchmark apps before it’s destroyed and I move onto the next mode. That will give you a great view of a possible setup’s performance and comparable values to other reviews and devices.

Benchmark System

• Gigabyte X170-Extreme ECC
• Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
• Crucial Ballistix DDR4 2400 MHz (4x 8GB) UDIMM
• EVGA SC GTX980
• Toshiba OCZ VX500 512GB
• be quiet! Dark Power Pro 11 1200W
• Noctua NH-D15S
• Windows 10 Pro

Benchmark Software

• AIDA64 Storage Benchmark
• Anvil’s Storage Utilities
• ATTO Disk Benchmark
• AS SSD Benchmark
• CrystalDiskMark 64bit

Storage Drives

• Seagate IronWolf 10TB
• Toshiba OCZ VX500 512GB