Halcyra NS-9698 Edge 5-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS9698-EDGE · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-22
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 4,400 (NAS Systems scale) |
|---|
| Category rank | #37,799 |
|---|
| Street price | $919 |
|---|
| Power | 49 W |
|---|
| Performance per dollar | 4.79 |
|---|
| Released | 2023 |
|---|
Specifications
| Brand | Halcyra |
|---|
| Model | Halcyra NS-9698 Edge |
|---|
| Drive bays | 5× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
|---|
| Max raw capacity | 120 TB |
|---|
| Processor | 4-core ARM, 1.7 GHz |
|---|
| Memory | 4 GB DDR4 |
|---|
| Network | 2× 2.5GbE |
|---|
| M.2 NVMe slots | 2× (cache or storage pool) |
|---|
| PCIe expansion | None |
|---|
| RAID | RAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD |
|---|
| File system | Btrfs, ext4 |
|---|
| USB | 2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) |
|---|
Related guides
Similar NAS Systems
| Model | Benchmark | Price | Compare |
|---|
| Kestrix NS-4998 Edge 6-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 6,343 | $1,639 | Compare |
| Novexa NS-6717 Ultra 8-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 6,124 | $1,819 | Compare |
| Mirenta NS-7775 Prime 4-Bay NAS (1GbE) | 2,184 | $239 | Compare |
| Halcyra NS-4880 Edge 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 7,385 | $2,269 | Compare |
| Halcyra NS-2680 Pro 4-Bay NAS (1GbE) | 3,295 | $539 | Compare |
| Novexa NS-7880 Edge 8-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 5,821 | $1,779 | Compare |
All NAS Systems · JSON
Cite this page: Hardware Spec Index, “Halcyra NS-9698 Edge 5-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)”, https://vextor7.com/item/3604993 (accessed 2026-10-22).