Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS3617xs and RS3621xs+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS3617xs | RS3621xs+ | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon E3-1230v2 3.3GHz | Intel Xeon D-1541 |
| Cores / threads | 4 cores / 8 threads | 8 cores / 16 threads |
| RAM (base) | 4GB DDR3-1600 ECC | 8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM |
| RAM (max) | 32GB | 64 GB |
| Drive bays | 12 | 12 |
| Expandable to | 24 | 36 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 (via PCIe adapter cards) |
| Network | 4x 1GbE RJ-45 | 4×1GbE RJ-45, 2×10GbE RJ-45 |
| 10GbE | optional | yes |
| Max raw capacity | 96TB internal; 288TB with 2 expansion units | 1 PB single volume |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | 2U rackmount |
| Released | 2017 | 2021 |
| Power consumption | — | — |
| DSM at launch | — | — |