Novexa NS-5688 Prime 5-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS5688-PRIME · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-26
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 3,912 (NAS Systems scale) |
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| Category rank | #19,190 |
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| Street price | $619 |
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| Power | 48 W |
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| Performance per dollar | 6.32 |
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| Released | 2022 |
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Specifications
| Brand | Novexa |
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| Model | Novexa NS-5688 Prime |
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| Drive bays | 5× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
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| Max raw capacity | 120 TB |
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| Processor | 4-core ARM, 1.7 GHz |
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| Memory | 4 GB DDR4 |
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| Network | 2× 2.5GbE |
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| M.2 NVMe slots | 2× (cache or storage pool) |
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| PCIe expansion | None |
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| RAID | RAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD |
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| File system | Btrfs, ext4 |
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| USB | 2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) |
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