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Halcyra NS-5946 Plus 5-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS5946-PLUS · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index4,625 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#40,265
Street price$1,049
Power50 W
Performance per dollar4.41
Released2023

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-5946 Plus
Drive bays5× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity120 TB
Processor6-core x86, up to 3.2 GHz
Memory4 GB DDR5
Network2× 2.5GbE
M.2 NVMe slots2× (cache or storage pool)
PCIe expansionNone
RAIDRAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD
File systemBtrfs, ext4
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)

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