Novexa NS-3986 Max 5-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS3986-MAX · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-19
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 5,226 (NAS Systems scale) |
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| Category rank | #4,748 |
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| Street price | $1,359 |
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| Power | 52 W |
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| Performance per dollar | 3.85 |
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| Released | 2020 |
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Specifications
| Brand | Novexa |
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| Model | Novexa NS-3986 Max |
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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 x86, up to 3.3 GHz |
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| Memory | 8 GB DDR4 |
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| Network | 2× 1GbE |
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| M.2 NVMe slots | 2× (cache or storage pool) |
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| PCIe expansion | 1× PCIe 4.0 x4 slot |
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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 1 |
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