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What AI models can the Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 NAS (128 GB) run?
- RAM
- 128 GB
- Usable for models
- 113 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 19 GB/s
- Runs models on
- CPU cores
- Released
- 2017
A NAS with this chip runs models on its processor cores, so memory speed sets the pace: small models (about 1-4B) answer at a usable speed, bigger ones are slow. We plan around 113 GB for models, what is left after the NAS system and its storage services. Models run in a container (Docker) or the maker’s app store, and speeds assume the NAS isn’t busy with storage work.
More about this hardware
| Maker | Intel |
|---|---|
| Type | NAS (network attached storage) processor |
| Share of memory for models | 88% (what the NAS system and its storage services typically leave free at this size) |
| Chip | Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 |
| AI accelerator | None. Models run on the processor cores. |
| NAS models with this chip | Asustor AS6508T · Asustor AS6510T · Asustor AS6504RS · Asustor AS6504RD · Asustor AS6512RD · Synology RS820RP+ · Synology RS820+ · Synology RS2818RP+ · Synology RS2418RP+ · Synology RS2418+ · Synology DS2419+II · Synology DS2419+ · Synology DS1819+ · Synology DS1618+ · Synology DVA3221 · Synology DVA3219 · TerraMaster T9-450 · TerraMaster T12-450 · TerraMaster U8-450 · Buffalo TeraStation WS5020 IoT 2025 desktop (WS5220DN / WS5420DN) · Buffalo TeraStation WS5020 IoT 2025 rackmount (WS5420RN) · Netgear ReadyNAS 426 / 428 (RN426, RN428) · iXsystems TrueNAS Mini X |
| Memory type | System RAM, shared with the NAS operating system and its storage services |
| Bandwidth figure | 19.2 GB/s, estimated, see the note below |
| Note | One profile for every NAS built on this chip. Memory speed is an estimate from the chip’s supported memory in a typical NAS fitting; a unit with one memory module runs slower than one with two. Speed assumes the NAS is not busy with storage work. |
| Specifications | www.asustor.com |
Apps that run models well on the Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 NAS (128 GB)
3 products with the Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 NAS (128 GB)
Best LLMs for the Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 NAS (128 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt 74B-A9B | Q8_0 | 89.1 GB | 0.6 tok/s | Very slow |
| 92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron 3.5 Super VL 120B-A12B | Q6_K | 112 GB | 0.6 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ornith 1.5 122B-A10B | Q6_K | 112 GB | 0.7 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 122B-A10B | Q6_K | 112 GB | 0.7 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at MXFP4, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | gpt-oss 120B | MXFP4 | 76.5 GB | 2.0 tok/s | Very slow |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron 3 Super 120B-A12B | Q6_K | 111 GB | 0.6 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Laguna S 2.1 (118B-A8B) | Q5_K_M | 94.7 GB | 1.0 tok/s | Very slow |
| 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.8 Flash Next (125B-A6B) | Q3_K_M | 98.0 GB | 2.1 tok/s | Very slowtight fit |
| 95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nanbeige4.3 33B | Q8_0 | 46.5 GB | 0.2 tok/s | Very slow |
| 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3-Next 80B-A3B Thinking | Q4_K_M | 59.4 GB | 3.2 tok/s | Slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLM-4.6V | Q5_K_M | 87.6 GB | 0.7 tok/s | Very slow |
| 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Coder Next (80B-A3B) | Q4_K_M | 58.4 GB | 3.2 tok/s | Slow |
Best Image models for the Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 NAS (128 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniMax H3 Image | FP8 | 72.0 GB | 61.0 min | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Cosmos3-Super Text2Image (64B) | FP8 | 69.1 GB | 4.1 h | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | HunyuanImage 3.0 (80B-A13B) | FP8 | 86.9 GB | 6.1 h | Very slow |
| 91Excellent quality (A+) · 91 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [dev] | Q8 GGUF | 61.9 GB | 4.7 h | Very slow |
| 93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen-Image 2.1 | FP16 | 57.0 GB | 6.8 h | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen-Image 2512 | FP16 | 63.8 GB | 10.2 h | Very slow |
Best Video models for the Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 NAS (128 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-2.5 (22B, video + audio) | FP16 | 82.5 GB | 10.3 h | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Kandinsky 6.0 Pro (29B, video + audio) | FP16 | 85.4 GB | 332.2 h | Very slow |
| 89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniMax H3 (33B, video + audio) | Q8 GGUF | 68.2 GB | 135.2 h | Very slow |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-2.3 | FP16 | 75.4 GB | 45.2 h | Very slow |
| 82Great quality (A) · 82 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-2 (19B, video + audio) | FP16 | 75.4 GB | 45.2 h | Very slow |
Best Decision models for the Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 NAS (128 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 4B | Q8_0 | 14.2 GB | 115.2 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 8B | Q8_0 | 18.6 GB | 234.6 s | Very slow |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Skywork Reward V2 Llama 3.1 8B | Q8_0 | 10.4 GB | 463.8 s | Very slow |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | zerank-2 | Q8_0 | 14.2 GB | 115.2 s | Very slow |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 10.5 GB | 17.2 s | Very slow |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Shieldstral 1.0 3B | Q8_0 | 13.9 GB | 110.3 s | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 10.5 GB | 17.2 s | Very slow |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLiDE 27B | Q8_0 | 34.8 GB | 403.3 s | Very slow |
Estimates come from published hardware specs and our open formulas, not from running the model on your machine. Real speed varies with runtime, drivers and settings. Numbers marked “Measured” come from a linked benchmark.