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Mirenta NS-5956 Plus 5-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Mirenta · SKU NS5956-PLUS · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index5,695 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#43,934
Street price$1,269
Power52 W
Performance per dollar4.49
Released2022

Specifications

BrandMirenta
ModelMirenta NS-5956 Plus
Drive bays5× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity120 TB
Processor8-core x86, up to 3.3 GHz
Memory16 GB DDR4 ECC
Network2× 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 systemBtrfs, ext4
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)

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