Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS3617xs+ and SA3610, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS3617xs+ | SA3610 | |
| CPU | Intel Xeon D-1531 2.2 GHz | Intel Xeon D-1567 |
| Cores / threads | 6 cores / 12 threads | 12 cores / 24 threads |
| RAM (base) | 8 GB DDR4 ECC UDIMM | 16 GB DDR4 ECC RDIMM |
| RAM (max) | 64 GB | 128 GB |
| Drive bays | 12 | 12 |
| Expandable to | 24 (2× RX1217/RX1217RP) | 96 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 0 |
| Network | 4× 1GbE RJ-45; 2× 10GBase-T RJ-45 | 4×1GbE RJ-45, 2×10GbE RJ-45, 1×OOB management LAN |
| 10GbE | yes | yes |
| Max raw capacity | 360 TB | 1.728 PB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 2U rackmount | 2U |
| Released | 2017 | 2025 |
| Power consumption | — | 137.54 W / 58.23 W |
| DSM at launch | — | — |