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Synology RS3626xs
- Processor
- Intel Xeon D-1700 series
- Memory (RAM)
- 8 or 48 GB
- Released
- 2026
Configurations
Pick one to see which models it runs. More memory lets larger models fit; bandwidth sets how fast they answer.
| Configuration | Memory | Usable for AI | Bandwidth | LLMs that run well | Launch price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Xeon D-1700 series | 8.0 GB | 5.2 GB | 43 GB/s | 153 of 622 | — |
| Intel Xeon D-1700 series · upgraded to the maker's maximum | 48.0 GB | 40.3 GB | 43 GB/s | 221 of 622 | — |
Specifications 48.0 GB configuration
| Maker | Synology |
|---|---|
| Type | NAS |
| Processor | Intel Xeon D-1700 series NAS (48 GB) · upgraded to the maker's maximum |
| Memory (RAM) | 48.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 40.3 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 43 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.5 TFLOPS |
| Runs models on | CPU cores |
| Drive bays | 12x 3.5" SATA HDD or 2.5" SATA SSD |
| NAS system | DSM 7.x |
| Containers (Docker) | Yes |
| Virtual machines | Yes |
| Memory upgrade | DDR4 ECC UDIMM · 6 slots · up to 48.0 GB per the maker · ECC |
| Graphics card options | PCIe: 2 x Gen4 x8 slot (x8 link). Maker-supported graphics cards: NVIDIA RTX PRO 2000 Blackwell (16 GB); NVIDIA RTX 2000 Ada (16 GB); NVIDIA RTX PRO 4000 SFF Blackwell (24 GB); NVIDIA RTX 4000 SFF Ada (20 GB). |
| Notes | Intel Xeon D-1726. x86-64, up to 48 GB RAM, Container Manager and VMM, and it is one of six Synology systems that officially take an NVIDIA RTX card (16-24 GB VRAM). Synology itself runs local embedding/OCR/speech/caption models on that GPU. |
| Product page | www.synology.com (opens in a new tab) |
Running AI on the Synology RS3626xs
Yes, it runs AI models on the NAS itself. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 40.3 GB for them after the NAS system and its storage services. The grades below assume the NAS isn’t busy with backups or media work at the same time. More memory is the upgrade that matters most: see the configurations.
Apps you can install to run models
| App | How it installs |
|---|---|
| Ollama + Open WebUI | In a container (Docker) |
| Any Linux guest running llama.cpp / Ollama | In a virtual machine |
AI features from Synology
| Feature | What it does | Where the AI runs |
|---|---|---|
| Synology AI Console (cloud providers) | Admin console that connects Synology Office, MailPlus, Chat, Drive etc. to Amazon Bedrock, Azure OpenAI, Baidu AI Cloud, Google AI Studio/Vertex AI, OpenAI or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. | Cloud service or another computer |
| AI Console de-identification | Masks names and other sensitive entities before text is sent to a remote AI provider, using small local language models run through Container Manager. | On the NAS |
| AI Console GPU-powered models (Synology Drive AI search) | With a supported NVIDIA card installed, AI Console runs local embedding, OCR, speech-to-text and image-captioning models (2-3 GB each) for semantic search in Synology Drive. Synology recommends reserving at least 16 GB of system memory. | On the NAS |
Best LLMs for the Synology RS3626xs 48.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.6 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 29.5 GB | 11.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 29.0 GB | 11.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 29.5 GB | 11.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nex N2 Mini (35B-A3B) | Q5_K_M | 28.9 GB | 11.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Flint (40B-A2.5B) | Q4_K_M | 28.3 GB | 16.0 tok/s | Runs well |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | KAT-Coder V2.5 Dev (35B-A3B) | Q5_K_M | 28.6 GB | 11.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Sage-A1.5 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 29.5 GB | 11.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 29.5 GB | 11.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Apodex 1.1 Mini (35B-A3B) | Q5_K_M | 29.5 GB | 11.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ornith 1.0 35B-A3B | Q5_K_M | 29.5 GB | 11.2 tok/s | Runs well |
Best Image models for the Synology RS3626xs 48.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Fibo 2.0 Dev | FP16 | 27.7 GB | 31.1 min | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ideogram 4 | FP8 | 29.9 GB | 31.1 min | Very slow |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | ERNIE-Image Turbo | FP16 | 26.4 GB | 4.4 min | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen-Image 2.1 Turbo | Q8 GGUF | 31.3 GB | 18.4 min | Very slow |
| 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX 3 Image Klein | FP16 | 22.4 GB | 7.9 min | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | ERNIE-Image | FP16 | 34.0 GB | 30.4 min | Very slow |
Best Video models for the Synology RS3626xs 48.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Bernini-R A14B (video generation + editing) | FP8 | 26.0 GB | 14.9 h | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Wan 2.2 I2V A14B | FP8 | 38.3 GB | 33.2 h | Very slowtight fit |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Wan 2.2 T2V A14B | FP8 | 38.3 GB | 33.2 h | Very slowtight fit |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SCAIL-2 14B (character animation) | FP8 | 29.8 GB | 24.9 h | Very slow |
| 82Great quality (A) · 82 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | HunyuanVideo 1.5 (8.3B) | FP8 | 38.4 GB | 37.3 h | Very slowtight fit |
Best Decision models for the Synology RS3626xs 48.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | F16 | 3.8 GB | 59 ms | Runs great |
| 68Good quality (B) · 68 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M | Q8_0 | 0.7 GB | 140 ms | Runs well |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 4.7 GB | 1.1 s | Slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 474 ms | Slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 4.7 GB | 1.1 s | Slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 4B | Q8_0 | 8.4 GB | 7.3 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 8B | Q8_0 | 12.8 GB | 14.8 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Skywork Reward V2 Llama 3.1 8B | Q8_0 | 10.4 GB | 28.8 s | Very slow |
Spec sources
Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.