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Kestrix NS-5964 Core 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Kestrix · SKU NS5964-CORE · Released 2026 · Updated 2026-10-22

Key facts

Benchmark index7,197 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#13,710
Street price$2,299
Power99 W
Performance per dollar3.13
Released2026

Specifications

BrandKestrix
ModelKestrix NS-5964 Core
Drive bays12× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity336 TB
Processor4-core x86, up to 3.6 GHz
Memory32 GB DDR5 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 2 (10Gbps)

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