Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS3614xs+ and RS3617xs, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS3614xs+ | RS3617xs | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon E3 quad-core 3.3 GHz | Intel Xeon E3-1230v2 3.3GHz |
| Cores / threads | 4 cores / 8 threads | 4 cores / 8 threads |
| RAM (base) | 8 GB ECC | 4GB DDR3-1600 ECC |
| RAM (max) | 32 GB ECC | 32GB |
| Drive bays | 12 | 12 |
| Expandable to | 24 (up to 36 total) | 24 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 4 x Gigabit | 4x 1GbE RJ-45 |
| 10GbE | optional | optional |
| Max raw capacity | 216 TB | 96TB internal; 288TB with 2 expansion units |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | 2U rackmount |
| Released | 2014 | 2017 |
| Power consumption | unknown | — |
| DSM at launch | — | — |