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Halcyra NS-5686 Ultra 8-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS5686-ULTRA · Released 2020 · Updated 2026-10-26

Key facts

Benchmark index5,333 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#16,010
Street price$1,179
Power70 W
Performance per dollar4.52
Released2020

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-5686 Ultra
Drive bays8× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity192 TB
Processor6-core x86, up to 3.2 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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