Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS3614xs and SA3400, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS3614xs | SA3400 | |
| CPU | Intel Core i3 Dual Core 3.4GHz | Intel Xeon D-1541, 2.1 GHz (Turbo 2.7 GHz) |
| Cores / threads | 2 cores / 4 threads | 8 cores / 16 threads |
| RAM (base) | 4GB DDR3 ECC | 16 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM |
| RAM (max) | 32GB | 128 GB |
| Drive bays | 12 | 12 |
| Expandable to | 24 | Up to 168 via 7 RX2417sas/RX1217sas expansion units |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0; optional via adapter card |
| Network | 4x Gigabit | 4 x 1GbE RJ-45, 2 x 10GbE RJ-45 |
| 10GbE | optional | yes |
| Max raw capacity | 216TB | 192 TB internal; 1536 TB with 7 RX1217sas |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | 2U rackmount |
| Released | 2014 | 2020 |
| Power consumption | — | — |
| DSM at launch | — | — |