Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS214play and DS725+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS214play | DS725+ | |
| CPU | Intel Atom dual-core 1.6 GHz | AMD Ryzen R1600 |
| Cores / threads | 2 cores / 2 threads | 2 cores / 4 threads |
| RAM (base) | 1 GB DDR3 | 4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
| RAM (max) | 1 GB | 32 GB |
| Drive bays | 2 | 2 |
| Expandable to | 0 | 5 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 2 NVMe |
| Network | 1x Gigabit Ethernet | 1×1GbE, 1×2.5GbE |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 8 TB | 200 TB single volume |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | Desktop | tower |
| Released | 2013 | 2025 |
| Power consumption | — | 20.41 W / 7.87 W |
| DSM at launch | — | — |