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Novexa NS-5896 Ultra 5-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS5896-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,017 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#5,821
Street price$819
Power49 W
Performance per dollar4.90
Released2023

Specifications

BrandNovexa
ModelNovexa NS-5896 Ultra
Drive bays5× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity120 TB
Processor4-core ARM, 1.7 GHz
Memory8 GB DDR4
Network2× 2.5GbE
M.2 NVMe slots2× (cache or storage pool)
PCIe expansionNone
RAIDRAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD
File systemBtrfs, ext4
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)

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