Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS214 and DS716+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS214 | DS716+ | |
| CPU | Marvell Armada XP Dual Core 1.066GHz | Intel Celeron N3150 quad-core 1.6 GHz |
| Cores / threads | 2 cores / 2 threads | 4 cores / 4 threads |
| RAM (base) | 512MB DDR3 | 2 GB DDR3 |
| RAM (max) | 512MB | 2 GB |
| Drive bays | 2 | 2 |
| Expandable to | 0 | 5 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 1x Gigabit | 2 x 1GbE RJ-45 |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 8TB | 56 TB (16 TB internal + 40 TB via DX513) |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | Desktop | desktop |
| Released | 2013 | 2016 |
| Power consumption | — | 28.2 W / 9.5 W |
| DSM at launch | — | 6.0 |