Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS2825RP+ and SA3200D, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS2825RP+ | SA3200D | |
| CPU | AMD Ryzen V1780B | Intel Xeon D-1521 |
| Cores / threads | 4 cores / 8 threads | 4 cores / 8 threads |
| RAM (base) | 8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM | 8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM per controller |
| RAM (max) | 32 GB | 64 GB per controller |
| Drive bays | 16 | 12 |
| Expandable to | 12 (up to 28 total with RX1225RP) | 24 with 2× RXD1219sas |
| M.2 slots | 0 (via adapter card) | 0 |
| Network | 2× 1GbE RJ-45, 1× 10GbE RJ-45 | 2× 1GbE RJ-45 + 1× 10GbE RJ-45 per controller |
| 10GbE | yes | yes |
| Max raw capacity | 560 TB raw | 576 TB raw with 2× RXD1219sas |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 3U rackmount | 2U rackmount |
| Released | 2025 | 2020 |
| Power consumption | 134.48 W / 50.81 W | 417.48 W / null |
| DSM at launch | — | — |
Choose the RS2825RP+ for newer performance: it has a 12-core AMD EPYC 7232P, up to 64GB ECC RAM, 16 bays expandable to 28, built-in dual 10GbE, and M.2 NVMe slots. Choose the SA3200D for lower-cost dual-controller redundancy, but it uses an 8-core Xeon D-1521, tops out at 32GB RAM, has 12 bays expandable to 36, and lacks built-in 10GbE and M.2.