Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS213 and DS425+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS213 | DS425+ | |
| CPU | unknown | Intel Celeron J4125 |
| Cores / threads | unknown | 4 cores / 4 threads |
| RAM (base) | unknown | 2 GB DDR4 non-ECC |
| RAM (max) | unknown | 6 GB |
| Drive bays | 2 | 4 |
| Expandable to | 0 | 0 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 2 × M.2 2280 NVMe |
| Network | 1× Gigabit | 1 × 1GbE, 1 × 2.5GbE |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 8 TB | 80 TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | tower | desktop |
| Released | 2012 | 2025 |
| Power consumption | — | 28.25 W / 6.10 W |
| DSM at launch | — | — |