Novexa NS-3496 XT 6-Bay NAS (1GbE, M.2 Cache)
NAS Systems · Novexa · SKU NS3496-XT · Released 2019 · Updated 2026-10-19
Key facts
| Benchmark index | 5,069 (NAS Systems scale) |
|---|---|
| Category rank | #41,209 |
| Street price | $1,499 |
| Power | 58 W |
| Performance per dollar | 3.38 |
| Released | 2019 |
Specifications
| Brand | Novexa |
|---|---|
| Model | Novexa NS-3496 XT |
| Drive bays | 6× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable |
| Max raw capacity | 144 TB |
| Processor | 4-core x86, up to 3.3 GHz |
| Memory | 8 GB DDR4 |
| Network | 2× 1GbE |
| M.2 NVMe slots | 2× (cache or storage pool) |
| PCIe expansion | 1× PCIe 4.0 x4 slot |
| RAID | RAID 0/1/5/6/10, JBOD |
| File system | Btrfs, ext4 |
| USB | 2× USB 3.2 Gen 1 |
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