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Synology RS826+

Ranked #9 of 35 in Best 4-Bay NAS (2026). Here is every spec we scored, where it came from, and how it compares.

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#9

Synology RS826+

Best for: 4 official bays, 4 GB official installed memory, 1GbE official onboard Ethernet, 4-core official CPU

3.6/10

What we like

  • Official maximum memory capacity is 32 GB
  • Official installed memory is listed as ECC
  • Official table lists 4 onboard Ethernet ports
  • Official table lists hot-swappable drive bays

Watch out for

  • Fastest official onboard Ethernet on the table we used is 1GbE
  • Official form is rackmount, so it needs a rack, rails and a plan for moving the unit safely

Score breakdown

Installed system memory 28%
Fastest official onboard Ethernet 26%
Official CPU core count 24%
Official onboard Ethernet ports 22%
Installed system memory4 GB
Fastest official onboard Ethernet1 Gbps
Official CPU core count4
Official onboard Ethernet ports4
Drive bays (official table)4 official bays — 4 × 3.5" SATA HDD or 2.5" SATA SSD
Installed system memory (official table)4 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 Ethernet1 Gbps
Official onboard Ethernet port count4
Official onboard Ethernet rows4 × official 1GbE (RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port: 4)
Aggregate official onboard Ethernet (computed)4 Gbps, computed as the sum of official onboard port count × official port speed from the published LAN rows (4 × official 1GbE (RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port: 4))
Form factor (official table or official model family)1U
Hot-swappable drives (official table)Yes
Dimensions (official table)44 mm × 480 mm × 492.6 mm
Weight (official table)6.4 kg
Power supply (official table)150 watts
Related official records with the same scored hardwareThe official specification table also lists RS826RP+ as a related model. Scored hardware figures on the official pages we used are the same; the official difference is a redundant power supply and the published size or weight that goes with it. We keep one product page for this official hardware set so the RP and non-RP listings are not given separate nearly identical pages.
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 x8 slot (x4 link)
Noise Level (official table)26.5 dB(A)
Wake on LAN / WAN (official table)YES
Power Consumption (official table)37.73 watts (Access) / 15.57 watts (HDD Hibernation)
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2.5/10
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2.5/10
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2.5/10
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1.2/10
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1.2/10
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