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Synology DS1525+

Ranked #52 of 59 in Best Multi-Bay NAS (5+ Bays, 2026). Here is every spec we scored, where it came from, and how it compares.

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#52

Synology DS1525+

Best for: 5 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU

2.2/10

What we like

  • Official table lists a 2.5GbE onboard Ethernet port
  • Official installed system memory is 8 GB
  • Official maximum memory capacity is 32 GB
  • Official installed memory is listed as ECC

Watch out for

  • No additional scored gaps in the official record we used

Score breakdown

Official drive bays 28%
Installed system memory 26%
Fastest official onboard Ethernet 24%
Official CPU core count 22%
Official drive bays5
Installed system memory8 GB
Fastest official onboard Ethernet2.5 Gbps
Official CPU core count4
Drive bays (official table)5 official bays — 5 × 3.5" SATA HDD or 2.5" SATA SSD 2 × M.2 2280 NVMe SSD
M.2 slots (official table)2
Installed system memory (official table)8 GB DDR4 ECC SODIMM
Maximum memory capacity (official table)32 GB (16 GB × 2)
Memory type (official table)Official installed memory is listed as ECC
CPU (official table)AMD Ryzen V1500B
Official CPU core count4
Official CPU thread count8
Fastest official onboard Ethernet2.5 Gbps
Official onboard Ethernet port count2
Official onboard Ethernet rows2 × official 2.5GbE (RJ-45 2.5GbE LAN Port: 2)
Aggregate official onboard Ethernet (computed)5 Gbps, computed as the sum of official onboard port count × official port speed from the published LAN rows (2 × official 2.5GbE (RJ-45 2.5GbE LAN Port: 2))
Form factor (official table or official model family)desktop
Hot-swappable drives (official table)Yes
Dimensions (official table)166 mm × 230 mm × 223 mm
Weight (official table)2.67 kg
Power supply (official table)120 watts
Hardware Encryption Engine (official table)YES
Total Memory Slots (official table)2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 Port (official table)2
PCIe Expansion (official table)1 × Gen3 x2 network upgrade slot
Noise Level (official table)22.60 dB(A)
Wake on LAN / WAN (official table)YES
Power Consumption (official table)44.56 watts (Access) / 13.63 watts (HDD Hibernation)
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Synology DS1525+ head-to-head

ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 24R Pro Gen2 (AS7224RDX)
10.0/10
#1 · 24 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 8-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 16R Pro Gen2 (AS7216RDX)
8.8/10
#2 · 16 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 8-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 12R Pro Gen2 (AS7212RDX)
8.2/10
#3 · 12 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 8-core official CPU
QNAP TVS-h874
7.6/10
#4 · 8 official bays, 64 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 16-core official CPU
QNAP TVS-h1677ax
7.5/10
#5 · 12 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 6-core official CPU
QNAP TVS-h1688x
7.5/10
#6 · 12 official bays, 32 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 6-core official CPU
Synology DS3622xs+
7.5/10
#7 · 12 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 6-core official CPU
QNAP TBS-h574tx
7.2/10
#8 · 5 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 10-core official CPU
QNAP TVS-h1277ax
6.9/10
#9 · 8 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 6-core official CPU
ASUSTOR FLASHSTOR 12 Pro Gen2 (FS6812X)
6.8/10
#10 · 12 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TVS-h877ax
6.6/10
#11 · 6 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 6-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 10 Gen3 (AS6810T)
6.5/10
#12 · 10 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 8 Gen3 (AS6808T)
6.2/10
#13 · 8 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 6 Gen3 (AS6806T)
5.9/10
#14 · 6 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-855x
5.9/10
#15 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 8-core official CPU
Synology RS2825RP+
5.9/10
#16 · 16 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-h973ax
5.7/10
#17 · 5 official bays, 32 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TVS-h874t
5.6/10
#18 · 8 official bays, 32 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 12-core official CPU
QNAP TS-1673au-rp
5.4/10
#19 · 16 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
Synology RS2423+
5.3/10
#20 · 12 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 10 (AS6510T)
5.0/10
#21 · 10 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-h966tx
5.0/10
#22 · 5 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 6-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 8 (AS6508T)
4.7/10
#23 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-1655
4.7/10
#24 · 12 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 8-core official CPU
Synology DS1823xs+
4.7/10
#25 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TVS-h674
4.6/10
#26 · 6 official bays, 32 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 6-core official CPU
QNAP TVS-h674t
4.6/10
#27 · 6 official bays, 32 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 6-core official CPU
ASUSTOR FLASHSTOR 12 Pro (FS6712X)
4.5/10
#28 · 12 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-1232pxu-rp
4.5/10
#29 · 12 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
ASUSTOR FLASHSTOR 6 Gen2 (FS6806X)
4.4/10
#30 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-855eu
4.2/10
#31 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 8-core official CPU
QNAP TS-832px
3.9/10
#32 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-832pxu
3.9/10
#33 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-867x
3.9/10
#34 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-ai642
3.9/10
#35 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 8-core official CPU
QNAP TS-h886
3.9/10
#36 · 6 official bays, 16 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-632x
3.7/10
#37 · 6 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-667x
3.7/10
#38 · 6 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-932px
3.5/10
#39 · 5 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 10GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 12RD (AS6512RD)
3.3/10
#40 · 12 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-1264u-rp
3.3/10
#41 · 12 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-1273au-rp
3.3/10
#42 · 12 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 6 Gen2+ (AS6706T v2)
3.1/10
#43 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-864eu
2.7/10
#44 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-873a
2.7/10
#45 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-h1065eu
2.7/10
#46 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
Synology DS1825+
2.7/10
#47 · 8 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
ASUSTOR LOCKERSTOR 6 Gen2 (AS6706T)
2.4/10
#48 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-664
2.4/10
#49 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-673a
2.4/10
#50 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-h865
2.4/10
#51 · 6 official bays, 8 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
Synology DS2422+
2.1/10
#53 · 12 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 1GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
QNAP TS-873aeu
1.9/10
#54 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
Synology DS1825neo+
1.9/10
#55 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
Synology RS1226+
1.9/10
#56 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
ASUSTOR FLASHSTOR 6 (FS6706T)
1.7/10
#57 · 6 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
Synology DS1525neo+
1.5/10
#58 · 5 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 2.5GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU
Synology RS1221+
1.5/10
#59 · 8 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 1GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU