Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS214 and DS410, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS214 | DS410 | |
| CPU | Marvell Armada XP Dual Core 1.066GHz | 1.06 GHz |
| Cores / threads | 2 cores / 2 threads | 1 core / 1 thread |
| RAM (base) | 512MB DDR3 | 512 MB |
| RAM (max) | 512MB | 512 MB |
| Drive bays | 2 | 4 |
| Expandable to | 0 | 0 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 1x Gigabit | 1x Gigabit Ethernet |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 8TB | 12 TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | unknown |
| Form factor | Desktop | Desktop |
| Released | 2013 | 2010 |
| Power consumption | — | 56 W / 20 W |
| DSM at launch | — | 2.3 |