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Novexa NS-8172 Ultra 5-Bay NAS (2.5GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS8172-ULTRA · Released 2023 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,016 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#41,790
Street price$669
Power48 W
Performance per dollar6.00
Released2023

Specifications

BrandNovexa
ModelNovexa NS-8172 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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