Side-by-side specifications of the Synology DS916+ and DS925+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| DS916+ | DS925+ | |
| CPU | Intel Pentium N3710 | AMD Ryzen V1500B |
| Cores / threads | 4/4 | 4/8 |
| RAM (base) | 2GB | 4 GB |
| RAM (max) | 8GB | 32 GB |
| Drive bays | 4 | 4 |
| Expandable to | 9 | 9 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 2 |
| Network | 2x 1GbE | 2x 2.5GbE |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 56TB | 180 TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | desktop | desktop |
| Released | 2016 | 2025 |