UniFi UNAS Pro 8 - Noise, Performance, Temps & Power Consumption Tests

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UniFi UNAS Pro 8 Original Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UOOFqhf4S8k All the News UniFi NAS Systems: - UniFi UNAS 2 ($199) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-2?a_aid=nascompares - UniFi UNAS Pro 8 ($799) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-pro-8?a_aid=nascompares - UniFi UNAS 4 ($379) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-4?a_aid=nascompares - UniFi UNAS Pro 4 ($499) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-pro-4?a_aid=nascompares - Original UNAS Pro 7-Bay ($499) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/unas-pro?a_aid=nascompares UniFi UNAS - 1 Year Later. Should You Buy Now? https://nascompares.com/guide/unifi-unas-1-year-later-should-you-buy-now/ UniFi UNAS Pro 8 Written Review - https://nascompares.com/2025/09/18/unifi-unas-pro-8-review/ - UniFi UNAS M.2 NVMe Adapter ($19.99) - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/uacc-ssd-tray?a_aid=nascompares UniFi UNAS 2 Review https://youtu.be/1jcQaWI5C_g UniFi UNAS Pro 8 Review https://youtu.be/UOOFqhf4S8k UniFi UNAS Pro, 6 Months Later (video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZMJoQBNV3U The $199 UniFi USB4/TB4 to 10GbE Adapter - https://store.ui.com/us/en/products/uacc-adapter-rj45-usbc-10ge?a_aid=nascompares UniFi UNAS Pro - 6 MONTHS LATER https://nascompares.com/guide/unifi-unas-pro-6-months-later/ UniFi UNAS Pro - 3 MONTHS LATER https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TOX1NIVQyQ UniFi 10GbE PoE Mains Adapter $39 - https://store.ui.com/us/en/collections/pro-store-poe-and-power-adapters/products/uacc-poe-plus-plus-10g?a_aid=nascompares The UniFi UNAS Pro NAS Review https://nascompares.com/review/the-unifi-unas-pro-nas-review/ Video Chapters 00:00 Intro – follow-up testing overview 00:20 What’s being tested (noise, power, temps, speed) 00:51 Test setup and disclaimers 01:24 Hardware setup and drive choice 02:29 Drives used (WD HC320 & Toshiba MG) 02:50 Network and test environment explained 03:39 Measurement metrics (watts, dBA, temps) 04:08 Noise test setup 04:52 Idle noise (balanced fans) 05:22 Idle noise (low RPM fans) 06:18 Noise in max cooling mode 06:51 Noise during drive activity 07:55 Fan impact on power usage 08:19 Power test setup and drives used 09:17 Idle power consumption (HDDs) 09:41 Active HDD power use 10:23 High fan + HDD power use 10:52 Enterprise drive power draw 11:40 SSD vs HDD power comparison 12:19 SSD power during sync 12:49 SSD active power results 13:09 SSD vs HDD power savings 13:45 SSD limits and architecture bottlenecks 14:06 File transfer test (HDDs) 14:29 File transfer test (SSDs) 15:27 AJA performance testing (HDDs) 16:39 AJA performance testing (SSDs) 17:43 SSD consistency and averages 18:07 ATTO SSD benchmark results 18:27 SSD ROI conclusion 18:53 Temperature testing setup 19:11 Thermal imaging results (1-hour test) 19:55 24-hour stress test results 21:04 Post-test temperatures (drives, chassis) 21:49 M.2 temperature improvements 22:28 CPU temps and ARM characteristics 23:49 Long-term CPU temperature behavior 24:09 Overall system temperature summary 24:37 Performance takeaways 25:00 SSD use conclusion (not worth it) 25:24 Final thoughts on value and performance Synology vs UniFi UNAS Pro - https://youtu.be/iTbSuDgEPM8 UniFi UNAS Pro, PROS and CONS - https://youtu.be/_07W7NKxEno UniFi UNAS Pro VS QNAP NAS - https://youtu.be/D8CpPW_m7EQ UniFi UNAS Pro NAS - BIG REVIEW https://youtu.be/rbq2so5S-zI UniFi UNAS Pro. COMPLETE SETUP GUIDE https://youtu.be/x7k-eUeQl7U The PROs and CONs of UniFi Networking (in 2024) https://nascompares.com/2024/06/24/the-pros-and-cons-of-unifi-networking-in-2024/ Thinking of buying a product mentioned in today's video? If this video has helped you make that decision, you can find the things I mention using the links here and we will get a small % profit of whatever you buy, which goes directly back to NASCompares and allows me and Eddie to keep doing what we do here on YouTube and the Blog. Alternatively, head straight to Amazon here - https://amzn.to/3TjM0kj Official UniFi 5Port 10GbE Switch Page - https://ca.store.ui.com/ca/en/collections/unifi-switching-utility-10-gbps-ethernet Reddit Discussion - https://www.reddit.com/r/Ubiquiti/comments/1b40dcx/unifi_nas_professional_user_manual_ht_mutable/?share_id=uhgsiCP24w8Ziy3EBCuW4&utm_content=1&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=ioscss&utm_source=share&utm_term=1