Halcyra NS-5696 Plus 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS5696-PLUS · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-23
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 6,257 (NAS Systems scale) |
|---|
| Category rank | #9,577 |
|---|
| Street price | $1,489 |
|---|
| Power | 96 W |
|---|
| Performance per dollar | 4.20 |
|---|
| Released | 2023 |
|---|
Specifications
| Brand | Halcyra |
|---|
| Model | Halcyra NS-5696 Plus |
|---|
| Drive bays | 12× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
|---|
| Max raw capacity | 288 TB |
|---|
| Processor | 6-core x86, up to 3.4 GHz |
|---|
| Memory | 8 GB DDR5 |
|---|
| Network | 1× 10GbE + 2× 2.5GbE |
|---|
| M.2 NVMe slots | 2× (cache or storage pool) |
|---|
| PCIe expansion | 1× PCIe 4.0 x4 slot |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| Novexa NS-5183 Core 6-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 6,468 | $1,849 | Compare |
| Kestrix NS-9337 Ti 2-Bay NAS (1GbE) | 2,262 | $289 | Compare |
| Kestrix NS-4344 Ti 6-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache) | 5,194 | $1,409 | Compare |
| Novexa NS-5663 Edge 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 7,400 | $2,499 | Compare |
| Novexa NS-6878 Core 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 7,056 | $2,209 | Compare |
| Kestrix NS-8766 Max 2-Bay NAS (2.5GbE) | 1,807 | $179 | Compare |
All NAS Systems · JSON
Cite this page: Hardware Spec Index, “Halcyra NS-5696 Plus 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache)”, https://vextor7.com/item/3744301 (accessed 2026-10-23).