Hardware · Intel
What AI models can the Intel N100 / N95 NAS (8 GB) run?
- RAM
- 8.0 GB
- Usable for models
- 5.2 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- 38 GB/s
- Runs models on
- CPU cores
- Released
- 2023
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 5.2 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 | 65% (what the NAS system and its storage services typically leave free at this size) |
| Chip | Intel N100 / N95 |
| AI accelerator | Integrated graphics; NAS systems normally run models on the processor cores. |
| NAS models with this chip | Aiffro K100 · AOOSTAR WTR PRO N100 4 Bay NAS · AOOSTAR R1 N100 2-Bay NAS Mini PC · Beelink ME mini (Intel N95 / N150) · Beelink ME Pro (Intel N95 / N150) · CWWK N150-K / N355 Mini-ITX NAS motherboard (6x SATA, 2x i226-V) · Topton N8 6-bay NAS motherboard (Intel N100 / N150; sold elsewhere as MW-N100-NAS class board) · Maiyunda M1 / M1 Mini (N100 / N305), incl. quick-release Pro · Maiyunda M1S · Topton P5-4M 6-bay Pocket NAS (N100 / N150 / i3-N305 / Core 3 N355) · LincPlus LincStation N2 · LincPlus LincStation N2R · LincPlus LincStation S1 · TerraMaster F2-424 · TerraMaster F4-424 · TerraMaster F6-424 · TerraMaster F8 SSD · TerraMaster F4 SSD · TerraMaster F2-425 Plus · TerraMaster F4-425 Plus · UGREEN NASync DXP2800 · UGREEN NASync DXP4800 · IceWhale ZimaCube · IceWhale ZimaCube (N100) |
| Memory type | System RAM, shared with the NAS operating system and its storage services |
| Bandwidth figure | 38.4 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 | aiffro.com |
Apps that run models well on the Intel N100 / N95 NAS (8 GB)
16 products with the Intel N100 / N95 NAS (8 GB)
K100Product page (opens in a new tab)
N150-K / N355 Mini-ITX NAS motherboard (6x SATA, 2x i226-V)Product page (opens in a new tab)
N8 6-bay NAS motherboard (Intel N100 / N150; sold elsewhere as MW-N100-NAS class board)Product page (opens in a new tab)
M1SProduct page (opens in a new tab)
P5-4M 6-bay Pocket NAS (N100 / N150 / i3-N305 / Core 3 N355)Product page (opens in a new tab)
LincStation S1Product page (opens in a new tab)
F2-424Product page (opens in a new tab)
F4-424Product page (opens in a new tab)
F6-424Product page (opens in a new tab)
F8 SSDProduct page (opens in a new tab)
F4 SSDProduct page (opens in a new tab)
F2-425 PlusProduct page (opens in a new tab)
NASync DXP2800Product page (opens in a new tab)
NASync DXP4800Product page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued
ZimaCubeProduct page (opens in a new tab)
ZimaCube (N100)Product page (opens in a new tab)
Best LLMs for the Intel N100 / N95 NAS (8 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58Good quality (B) · 58 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Gemma 4 E2B | Q4_K_M | 4.2 GB | 13.7 tok/s | Runs well |
| 50Fair quality (C) · 50 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ling 3.0 Tiny (8B-A1.3B) | Q3_K_M | 5.1 GB | 28.4 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 41Fair quality (C) · 41 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Unlimited OCR 2 (3B-A0.6B) | Q4_K_M | 3.6 GB | 44.5 tok/s | Runs great |
| 57Good quality (B) · 57 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 4B | Q3_K_M | 3.4 GB | 10.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 38Basic quality (D) · 38 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Unlimited OCR (3B-A0.6B) | Q4_K_M | 3.6 GB | 44.5 tok/s | Runs great |
| 57Good quality (B) · 57 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM5 2B | Q4_K_M | 2.9 GB | 12.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B | Q2_K | 4.4 GB | 11.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 36Basic quality (D) · 36 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Granite 4.0 H Tiny (7B-A1B) | Q3_K_M | 4.5 GB | 35.9 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nanbeige4.2 3B | Q2_K | 4.2 GB | 12.4 tok/s | Runs well |
| 47Fair quality (C) · 47 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Gemma 4 E4B | Q2_K | 4.4 GB | 11.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 54Fair quality (C) · 54 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiMo V2.6 Distill Qwen 9B | Q2_K | 5.0 GB | 5.5 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 68/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Ornith 1.5 9B | Q2_K | 5.1 GB | 5.3 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
Best Image models for the Intel N100 / N95 NAS (8 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 68/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX 3 Image Klein | Q8 GGUF | 4.3 GB | 29.1 min | Very slowCPU offload |
| 72Great quality (A) · 72 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 68/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | Q4 GGUF | 4.6 GB | 4.3 min | Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
| 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 66/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SDXL Turbo | FP8 | 4.2 GB | 28 s | Runs well |
| 82Great quality (A) · 82 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 65/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image Turbo | FP8 | 4.4 GB | 10.0 min | Very slowCPU offload |
| 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 64/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | ERNIE-Image | Q4 GGUF | 4.1 GB | 2.0 h | Very slowCPU offload |
| 81Great quality (A) · 81 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 64/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MOSS-Image SFT | Q8 GGUF | 4.1 GB | 71.4 min | Very slowCPU offload |
Best Video models for the Intel N100 / N95 NAS (8 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 56/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | AnimateDiff v3 (SD 1.5) | FP16 | 4.7 GB | 68.2 min | Very slowtight fit |
| 49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 51/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-Video 2B | FP8 | 4.0 GB | 1.7 h | Very slowCPU offload |
| 44Fair quality (C) · 44 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 46/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | CogVideoX 2B | FP8 | 4.7 GB | 4.0 h | Very slowtight fit · CPU offload |
Best Decision models for the Intel N100 / N95 NAS (8 GB)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 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. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | Q8_0 | 2.4 GB | 197 ms | Runs well |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 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. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 1.9 GB | 4.3 s | Very slow |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 4B | Q5_K_M | 4.2 GB | 28.7 s | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 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. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 1.9 GB | 4.3 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 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. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 1.9 s | Very slow |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. | zerank-2 | Q5_K_M | 4.2 GB | 28.7 s | Very slow |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. | Shieldstral 1.0 3B | Q6_K | 4.4 GB | 27.6 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 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. | FRIDA-Decisions | Q8_0 | 1.7 GB | 3.2 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.