Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS420+ and DS508, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS420+ | DS508 | |
| CPU | Intel Celeron J4025 | — |
| Cores / threads | 2 cores, 2 threads | — |
| RAM (base) | 2 GB DDR4 | — |
| RAM (max) | 6 GB | — |
| Drive bays | 4 | 5 |
| Expandable to | 0 | — |
| M.2 slots | 2 | 0 |
| Network | 2x GbE RJ-45 | 2x GbE |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 64 TB | 5x HDD |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | desktop | desktop |
| Released | 2020 | 2008 |