Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS816 and RS826RP+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS816 | RS826RP+ | |
| CPU | Marvell ARMADA 385 88F6820 1.8GHz | AMD Ryzen V1500B |
| Cores / threads | 2 cores / 2 threads | 4 cores / 8 threads |
| RAM (base) | 1 GB DDR3 | 4 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM |
| RAM (max) | 1 GB | 32 GB |
| Drive bays | 4 | 4 |
| Expandable to | 0 | 8 total with RX426 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 2 internal M.2 slots |
| Network | 2x Gigabit Ethernet | 4 × 1GbE RJ-45 |
| 10GbE | no | optional |
| Max raw capacity | 56 TB | 200 TB single volume |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 1U rackmount | 1U rackmount |
| Released | 2016 | 2026 |
| Power consumption | — | 46.07 W / 20.10 W |
| DSM at launch | — | — |