Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS3614xs+ and SA3600, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS3614xs+ | SA3600 | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon E3 quad-core 3.3 GHz | Intel Xeon D-1567 |
| Cores / threads | 4 cores / 8 threads | 12 cores / 24 threads |
| RAM (base) | 8 GB ECC | 16 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM |
| RAM (max) | 32 GB ECC | 128 GB |
| Drive bays | 12 | 12 |
| Expandable to | 24 (up to 36 total) | Up to 168 additional bays |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 4 x Gigabit | 4 x 1GbE RJ-45, 2 x 10GbE RJ-45 |
| 10GbE | optional | yes |
| Max raw capacity | 216 TB | 192 TB internal; 1536 TB with expansion |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | 2U rackmount |
| Released | 2014 | 2019 |
| Power consumption | unknown | 500 W / unknown |
| DSM at launch | — | 6.2 |