Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS1522+ and DS1812+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS1522+ | DS1812+ | |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen R1600 | Dual Core 2.13GHz |
| Cores / threads | 2/4 | 2 |
| RAM (base) | 8 GB | 1 GB |
| RAM (max) | 32 GB | 3 GB |
| Drive bays | 5 | 8 |
| Expandable to | 10 | 18 |
| M.2 slots | 2 | 0 |
| Network | 4x 1GbE | 2x Gigabit |
| 10GbE | optional | no |
| Max raw capacity | 15 drives | 54 TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | desktop | desktop |
| Released | 2022 | 2012 |