Novexa NS-8521 Pro 8-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS8521-PRO · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 6,433 (NAS Systems scale) |
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| Category rank | #7,653 |
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| Street price | $1,859 |
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| Power | 73 W |
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| Performance per dollar | 3.46 |
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| Released | 2021 |
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Specifications
| Brand | Novexa |
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| Model | Novexa NS-8521 Pro |
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| Drive bays | 8× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
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| Max raw capacity | 192 TB |
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| Processor | 8-core x86, up to 3.5 GHz |
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| Memory | 32 GB DDR4 ECC |
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| Network | 1× 10GbE + 2× 2.5GbE |
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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 | ZFS |
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| USB | 2× USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
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