Two built-in M.2 2280 NVMe SSD slots permit cache acceleration without occupying storage drive bays.
Intel quad-core processor with AES-NI hardware encryption engine; over 225 MB/s sequential read and 195 MB/s sequential write throughput.
2 GB DDR4 memory (expandable up to 6 GB); Scalable up to 7 drives with Synology DX517
Average 15% performance boost to photo indexing and other computing-intensive operations, as well as database response time.