Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS115 and DS214, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS115 | DS214 | |
| CPU | Marvell Armada 375 | Marvell Armada XP Dual Core 1.066GHz |
| Cores / threads | 2 | 2 cores |
| RAM (base) | 512MB DDR3 | 512MB |
| RAM (max) | 512MB | 512MB |
| Drive bays | 1 | 2 |
| Expandable to | 0 | 0 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 1x Gigabit | 1x Gigabit |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 6TB | 8TB |
| Hot-swap | no | yes |
| Form factor | desktop | desktop |
| Released | 2014 | 2013 |