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Novexa NS-9686 Core 8-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS9686-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index7,007 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#39,140
Street price$2,499
Power74 W
Performance per dollar2.80
Released2021

Specifications

BrandNovexa
ModelNovexa NS-9686 Core
Drive bays8× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity192 TB
Processor6-core x86, up to 3.6 GHz
Memory32 GB DDR4 ECC
Network1× 10GbE + 2× 2.5GbE
M.2 NVMe slots2× (cache or storage pool)
PCIe expansion1× PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
RAIDRAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD
File systemZFS
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 1

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