Novexa NS-2696 Ultra 8-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS2696-ULTRA · Released 2025 · Updated 2026-10-22
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 5,305 (NAS Systems scale) |
|---|
| Category rank | #48,160 |
|---|
| Street price | $1,439 |
|---|
| Power | 70 W |
|---|
| Performance per dollar | 3.69 |
|---|
| Released | 2025 |
|---|
Specifications
| Brand | Novexa |
|---|
| Model | Novexa NS-2696 Ultra |
|---|
| Drive bays | 8× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
|---|
| Max raw capacity | 224 TB |
|---|
| Processor | 4-core x86, up to 3.3 GHz |
|---|
| Memory | 8 GB DDR5 |
|---|
| Network | 2× 2.5GbE |
|---|
| M.2 NVMe slots | 2× (cache or storage pool) |
|---|
| PCIe expansion | 1× PCIe 4.0 x4 slot |
|---|
| RAID | RAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD |
|---|
| File system | ZFS |
|---|
| USB | 2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) |
|---|
Related guides
Similar NAS Systems
| Model | Benchmark | Price | Compare |
|---|
| Halcyra NS-6619 Prime 6-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache) | 5,513 | $1,449 | Compare |
| Kestrix NS-4205 Core 6-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache) | 5,719 | $1,389 | Compare |
| Kestrix NS-2236 Ti 2-Bay NAS (2.5GbE) | 2,474 | $279 | Compare |
| Novexa NS-4946 Edge 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 6,538 | $2,189 | Compare |
| Novexa NS-5017 Pro 6-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 5,938 | $1,679 | Compare |
| Kestrix NS-8817 Max 4-Bay NAS (2.5GbE) | 2,210 | $259 | Compare |
All NAS Systems · JSON
Cite this page: Hardware Spec Index, “Novexa NS-2696 Ultra 8-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)”, https://vextor7.com/item/2003036 (accessed 2026-10-22).