Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS1813+ and DS3018xs, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS1813+ | DS3018xs | |
| CPU | Intel Atom D2700 | Intel Pentium D1508 |
| Cores / threads | 2C/4T | 2c/2t |
| RAM (base) | 1GB | 8 GB |
| RAM (max) | 4GB | 32 GB |
| Drive bays | 8 | 6 |
| Expandable to | 10 | 30 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 2 |
| Network | 4x GbE | 4 x 1GbE |
| 10GbE | no | optional |
| Max raw capacity | 72TB | 300 TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | desktop | desktop |
| Released | 2013 | 2018 |