Side-by-side specifications of the Synology RS820+ and RS826+, from official datasheets. Differences are highlighted.
| RS820+ | RS826+ | |
| CPU | Intel Atom C3538 | AMD Ryzen V1500B |
| Cores / threads | 4-core | 4/8 |
| RAM (base) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| RAM (max) | 18 GB | 32 GB |
| Drive bays | 4 | 4 |
| Expandable to | 8 | 8 |
| M.2 slots | 0 | 2 |
| Network | 4x1GbE | 4x 1GbE |
| 10GbE | optional | optional |
| Max raw capacity | null | 200 TB |
| Hot-swap | yes | yes |
| Form factor | 1U rackmount | 1U rackmount |
| Released | 2019 | 2026 |