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Halcyra NS-6974 Core 6-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS6974-CORE · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-20

Key facts

Benchmark index5,576 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#23,945
Street price$1,559
Power59 W
Performance per dollar3.58
Released2020

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-6974 Core
Drive bays6× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity144 TB
Processor8-core x86, up to 3.3 GHz
Memory8 GB DDR4
Network2× 1GbE
M.2 NVMe slots2× (cache or storage pool)
PCIe expansion1× PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
RAIDRAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD
File systemZFS
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 1

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