Synology DiskStation DS3018xs
Powerful 6-bay NAS designed for work-intensive businesses
High-performance NAS server with scaling flexibility
Powered by a dual-core processor with AES-NI hardware encryption engine, Synology DiskStation DS3018xs is a brand new 6-bay NAS that comes with a PCIe slot and can be installed with a 10GbE network interface card or a dual M.2 SSD adapter card. SSD cache support enhances network speeds and boosts performance, allowing DS3018xs to meet data-intensive requirements.
CPU
Dual-core Turbo Boost up to 2.6 GHz
Memory
8GB DDR4 ECC RAM, up to 32GB
Ultra Performance
2,231 MB/s reading, 265,000 sequential IOPS reading
Scalability
Up to 30 drives with two DX1215

Synology’s 5-year limited warranty provides hardware replacement and technical support via email and telephone services, maximizing your enterprises’ return on investment.
| Hardware Specifications | |
| CPU | |
| CPU Model | Intel Pentium D1508 |
| CPU Architecture | 64-bit |
| CPU Frequency | Dual Core 2.2 GHz 2.2 (base) / 2.6 (turbo) GHz |
| Hardware Encryption Engine (AES-NI) | |
| Memory | |
| System Memory | 8 GB DDR4 ECC SO-DIMM |
| Memory Module Pre-installed | 8GB (1 x 8GB) |
| Total Memory Slots | 2 |
| Memory Expandable up to | 32 GB (16 GB x 2) |
| Storage | |
| Drive Bays | 6 |
| Maximum Drive Bays with Expansion Unit | 30 |
| Compatible Drive Type*(See all supported drives) |
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| Maximum Internal Raw Capacity | 72 TB (12 TB drive x 6) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) |
| Maximum Raw Capacity with Expansion Units | 360 TB (12 TB drive x 30) (Capacity may vary by RAID types) |
| Maximum Single Volume Size |
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| Hot Swappable Drive | |
| Notes |
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| External Ports | |
| RJ-45 1GbE LAN Port | 4 (with Link Aggregation / Failover support) |
| USB 3.0 Port | 3 |
| Expansion Port | 2 |
| PCIe | |
| PCIe Expansion | 1 x Gen3 x8 slot (x8 link) |
| Add-in-card support |
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| Notes | DS3018xs with M2D17 can only support M.2 SATA SSD. M.2 NVMe/AHCI PCIe SSD is not supported. |
