Kestrix NS-3974 Prime 2-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Kestrix · SKU NS3974-PRIME · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-24
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 3,620 (NAS Systems scale) |
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| Category rank | #9,492 |
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| Street price | $619 |
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| Power | 30 W |
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| Performance per dollar | 5.85 |
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| Released | 2019 |
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Specifications
| Brand | Kestrix |
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| Model | Kestrix NS-3974 Prime |
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| Drive bays | 2× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
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| Max raw capacity | 48 TB |
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| Processor | 4-core ARM, 1.7 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 | None |
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| RAID | RAID 0/1, JBOD |
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| File system | Btrfs, ext4 |
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| USB | 2× USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
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