Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS1010+ and DS916+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS1010+ | DS916+ | |
| CPU | 1.67GHz dual-core | Intel Pentium N3710 |
| Cores / threads | 2 | 4/4 |
| RAM (base) | 1GB | 2GB |
| RAM (max) | 3GB | 8GB |
| Drive bays | 5 | 4 |
| Expandable to | 10 | 9 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 2x Gigabit | 2x 1GbE |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 20TB | 56TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | desktop | desktop |
| Released | 2009 | 2016 |