Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS3614xs+ and RS3617xs, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS3614xs+ | RS3617xs | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon E3 Quad Core 3.3GHz | Intel Xeon E3-1230v2 3.3GHz |
| Cores / threads | 4 cores | 4/8 |
| RAM (base) | 8GB ECC | 4GB |
| RAM (max) | 32GB | 32GB |
| Drive bays | 12 | 12 |
| Expandable to | 36 | 36 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 4x Gigabit | 4x1GbE |
| 10GbE | optional | optional |
| Max raw capacity | 216TB | 96TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2U rack | 2U rackmount |
| Released | 2014 | 2015 |