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Mirenta NS-8981 SE 12-Bay NAS (10GbE, M.2 Cache)

NAS Systems · Mirenta · SKU NS8981-SE · Released 2022 · Updated 2026-10-19

Key facts

Benchmark index7,310 (NAS Systems scale)
Category rank#37,204
Street price$2,499
Power99 W
Performance per dollar2.93
Released2022

Specifications

BrandMirenta
ModelMirenta NS-8981 SE
Drive bays12× 3.5"/2.5" SATA, hot-swappable
Max raw capacity288 TB
Processor8-core x86, up to 3.6 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 systemZFS
USB2× USB 3.2 Gen 2 (10Gbps)

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