It depends on your file workload. The RAM can be used as a read cache.
I have some workloads where I have to go through a lot of files multiple times and the extra RAM cache makes a huge difference. You can tell when the NAS is pulling from cache or when it has a cache miss.
I have some workloads where I have to go through a lot of files multiple times and the extra RAM cache makes a huge difference. You can tell when the NAS is pulling from cache or when it has a cache miss.