Side-by-side specifications of the Synology FS2017 and FS2500, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| FS2017 | FS2500 | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon D-1541 | AMD Ryzen V1780B |
| Cores / threads | 8 | 4/8 |
| RAM (base) | 16 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM | 8 GB |
| RAM (max) | 128 GB | 32 GB |
| Drive bays | 24 | 12 |
| Expandable to | 72 | — |
| M.2 slots | null | 0 |
| Network | 4x 1GbE + 2x 10GBase-T | 2x 1GbE + 2x 10GbE |
| 10GbE | yes | yes |
| Max raw capacity | 48 TB | 200 TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | 1U |
| Released | 2017 | 2025 |