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Halcyra NS-6966 Core 4-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Halcyra · SKU NS6966-CORE · Released 2021 · Updated 2026-10-24

Key facts

Benchmark index4,968 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#32,407
Street price$1,079
Power45 W
Performance per dollar4.60
Released2021

Specifications

BrandHalcyra
ModelHalcyra NS-6966 Core
Drive bays4× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity96 TB
Processor8-core x86, up to 3.2 GHz
Memory16 GB DDR4 ECC
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 systemBtrfs, ext4
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 1

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