Novexa NS-1688 Ultra 5-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS1688-ULTRA · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-25
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 4,551 (NAS Systems scale) |
|---|
| Category rank | #25,725 |
|---|
| Street price | $1,119 |
|---|
| Power | 50 W |
|---|
| Performance per dollar | 4.07 |
|---|
| Released | 2019 |
|---|
Specifications
| Brand | Novexa |
|---|
| Model | Novexa NS-1688 Ultra |
|---|
| Drive bays | 5× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
|---|
| Max raw capacity | 120 TB |
|---|
| Processor | 6-core x86, up to 3.2 GHz |
|---|
| Memory | 8 GB DDR4 |
|---|
| Network | 2× 1GbE |
|---|
| 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 1 |
|---|
Related guides
Similar NAS Systems
| Model | Benchmark | Price | Compare |
|---|
| Kestrix NS-4071 Ultra 4-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache) | 4,626 | $899 | Compare |
| Halcyra NS-1508 Plus 2-Bay NAS (2.5GbE) | 2,370 | $289 | Compare |
| Kestrix NS-2834 Ultra 8-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 6,532 | $1,899 | Compare |
| Kestrix NS-8153 Ultra 4-Bay NAS (2.5GbE) | 2,101 | $199 | Compare |
| Mirenta NS-2363 Ultra 8-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache) | 6,979 | $2,349 | Compare |
| Mirenta NS-6851 Ti 6-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache) | 4,334 | $869 | Compare |
All NAS Systems · JSON
Cite this page: Hardware Spec Index, “Novexa NS-1688 Ultra 5-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)”, https://vextor7.com/item/4663763 (accessed 2026-10-25).