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Halcyra NS-5168 Plus 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS5168-PLUS · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-25

Key facts

Benchmark index5,944 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#1,479
Street price$1,809
Power96 W
Performance per dollar3.29
Released2021

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-5168 Plus
Drive bays12× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity288 TB
Processor6-core x86, up to 3.4 GHz
Memory32 GB DDR4 ECC
Network1× 10GbE + 2× 2.5GbE
M.2 NVMe slots2× (cache or storage pool)
PCIe expansion1× PCIe 4.0 x4 slot
RAIDRAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD
File systemBtrfs, ext4
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 1

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