Synology DP5200 overview
Among many existing and upcoming new Synology hardware that was presented at this year's Computex 2026 expo was DataProtect, the ActiveProtect-driven lineup of devices.
First presented two years ago in June of 2024, the DP segment is Synology's complete backup solution in the shape of a dedicated appliance, prepopulated with drives, and powered by its own OS, the ActiveProtect Manager.
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So far, we have four models in total, two of which are desktop-based, while the remaining models are targeted for a rack deployment only.
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Review of the DP flagship model, the DP7400
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The smallest of the bunch, the DP320 offers all the features in its compact 2-bay enclosure
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This year, however, we will be getting one more new 1U rack model called DP5200. Unlike the DP7200 and DP7400 (both 2U format), this small 4-bay backup appliance is a step up from the 4-bay desktop version, the DP340, but just below its larger version, the DP7200.
While it is still unknown which CPU will be pushing this new model, it could be safe to say that it will be an AMD CPU for sure. Will it be some R1000 or EPYC CPU, we will find out when it arrives on the market.
Unlike its desktop counterpart, the DP5200 will have four 12TB 3.5" HDDs paired with Synology's 800 GB M.2 SSDs, specifically the SNV5420-800G model. Configured in RAID1, the M.2 array will be a cache hit volume assisting the main spindle-based volume with fast I/O and read/write operations.
Configured in RAID 5 (with no hot spare, unlike 7200/7400 models) the DP5200 will offer up to 36 TB of raw space, using four 12TB drives from Synology's enterprise HAT5300 lineup, with about 24TB of suggested space. The model has a dual 10GbE copper interface, with an additional 1GbE management port.
While it has the same 16GB amount of RAM as the DP340, it supports over three times more servers and 80 times more workload capacity. This will be a direct benefit of a more powerful CPU, meaning that the silicon is likely from the AMD EPYC range.
The unit will arrive with a redundant power supply, mimicking the usual back side of a typical 1U Synology enclosure, similar to, if not identical to, the new RS1626xs+.
As with all rack DP models, the DP5200 is covered with a 5-year warranty that also includes the drives, and cannot be extended via the extended warranty plus program. Price-wise, it will be between 15000 and 25000€, depending on the market.
While not directly connected only to this model, it is worth mentioning that in the next couple of months, we can expect the global release of the upcoming ActiveProtect Manager 2.0. This also means that the version will be available for manual install sooner, probably in July of this year.
APM 2.0 introduces enhanced backup protection capabilities alongside expanded hypervisor and cloud platform support, including on-premises Proxmox and Nutanix environments, as well as AWS EC2 and Azure cloud deployments. The release also incorporates infrastructure hardening measures designed to strengthen cyber resilience across distributed edge-to-cloud architectures.
