Kestrix NS-6172 SE 5-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Kestrix · SKU NS6172-SE · Released 2024 · Updated 2026-10-21
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 4,798 (NAS Systems scale) |
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| Category rank | #26,231 |
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| Street price | $1,009 |
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| Power | 51 W |
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| Performance per dollar | 4.76 |
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| Released | 2024 |
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Specifications
| Brand | Kestrix |
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| Model | Kestrix NS-6172 SE |
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| Drive bays | 5× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
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| Max raw capacity | 120 TB |
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| Processor | 6-core x86, up to 3.2 GHz |
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| Memory | 8 GB DDR5 |
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| Network | 2× 2.5GbE |
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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 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD |
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| File system | ZFS |
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| USB | 2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) |
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