Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS2414+ and RS2416RP+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS2414+ | RS2416RP+ | |
| CPU | Intel Atom Dual Core 2.13GHz | Intel Atom C2538 2.4GHz |
| Cores / threads | 2 cores / 2 threads | 4 cores / 4 threads |
| RAM (base) | 2 GB | 2GB DDR3 |
| RAM (max) | 4 GB | 6GB |
| Drive bays | 12 | 12 |
| Expandable to | 12 | 12 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 4x Gigabit | 4x 1GbE RJ-45 |
| 10GbE | no | no |
| Max raw capacity | 96 TB with RX1214/RX1214RP | 168TB with RX1214/RX1214RP |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | 2U rackmount |
| Released | 2014 | 2016 |
| Power consumption | — | — |
| DSM at launch | — | — |
Choose the RS2416RP+ if you want the newer/faster platform and dual power supplies: it has a 4-core 2.4 GHz CPU and 2 GB RAM, versus the RS2414+’s 2.13 GHz dual-core CPU and 1 GB RAM. Both have 12 bays, expand to 24 with the same RX1214/RX1214RP unit, and neither has built-in 10GbE or M.2 support.