Side-by-side specifications of the Synology FS2017 and FS3017, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| FS2017 | FS3017 | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon D-1541 | 2x Intel Xeon 6-core |
| Cores / threads | 8 | 12 cores/24 threads |
| RAM (base) | 16 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM | 64 GB |
| RAM (max) | 128 GB | 512 GB |
| Drive bays | 24 | 24 |
| Expandable to | 72 | 72 |
| M.2 slots | null | null |
| Network | 4x 1GbE + 2x 10GBase-T | 2x 10GbE RJ45 |
| 10GbE | yes | yes |
| Max raw capacity | 48 TB | 108 TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | Desktop |
| Released | 2017 | 2017 |