Novexa NS-9686 Max 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS9686-MAX · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-20
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 6,994 (NAS Systems scale) |
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| Category rank | #47,736 |
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| Street price | $1,979 |
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| Power | 98 W |
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| Performance per dollar | 3.53 |
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| Released | 2022 |
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Specifications
| Brand | Novexa |
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| Model | Novexa NS-9686 Max |
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| Drive bays | 12× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
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| Max raw capacity | 288 TB |
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| Processor | 4-core x86, up to 3.5 GHz |
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| Memory | 16 GB DDR4 ECC |
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| Network | 1× 10GbE + 2× 2.5GbE |
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| M.2 NVMe slots | 2× (cache or storage pool) |
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| PCIe expansion | 1× PCIe 4.0 x4 slot |
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| RAID | RAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD |
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| File system | Btrfs, ext4 |
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| USB | 2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps) |
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