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45HomeLab X15 (Signature Series x Unraid)
- Processor
- Intel Core i7-14700
- Memory (RAM)
- 16, 32, 64 or 128 GB
- Launch price
- $3,000
Configurations
Pick one to see which models it runs. More memory lets larger models fit; bandwidth sets how fast they answer.
| Configuration | Memory | Usable for AI | Bandwidth | LLMs that run well | Launch price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intel Core i7-14700 | 16.0 GB | 12.0 GB | 90 GB/s | 342 of 622 | $3,000 |
| Intel Core i7-14700 | 32.0 GB | 26.2 GB | 90 GB/s | 381 of 622 | — |
| Intel Core i7-14700 | 64.0 GB | 54.4 GB | 90 GB/s | 405 of 622 | — |
| Intel Core i7-14700 | 128 GB | 113 GB | 90 GB/s | 415 of 622 | — |
Specifications 16.0 GB configuration
| Maker | 45HomeLab |
|---|---|
| Type | NAS |
| Processor | Intel Core i7-14700 NAS (16 GB) |
| Memory (RAM) | 16.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 12.0 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 90 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.9 TFLOPS |
| Runs models on | CPU cores |
| Drive bays | 15x 3.5" SATA/SAS, 4U |
| NAS system | Unraid OS |
| Containers (Docker) | Yes |
| Virtual machines | Yes |
| Memory upgrade | DDR4 ECC UDIMM · up to 128 GB per the maker · ECC |
| Graphics card options | PCIe: Gigabyte MW34-SP0 workstation board with PCIe x16 slots (count not stated; one used by the LSI 9400-16i HBA…. |
| Notes | Intel Core i7-14700. 20-core i7 with up to 128 GB ECC DDR4 handles mid-size models on CPU, and the 1000 W PSU and PCIe slots allow an NVIDIA GPU, which Unraid supports through its NVIDIA driver plugin. No AI app preinstalled. |
| Product page | store.45homelab.com (opens in a new tab) |
Running AI on the 45HomeLab X15 (Signature Series x Unraid)
Yes, it runs AI models on the NAS itself. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 12.0 GB for them after the NAS system and its storage services. The grades below assume the NAS isn’t busy with backups or media work at the same time. More memory is the upgrade that matters most: see the configurations.
Apps you can install to run models
| App | How it installs |
|---|---|
| Ollama | From the NAS app store |
| Open WebUI | From the NAS app store |
| LocalAI | From the NAS app store |
Best LLMs for the 45HomeLab X15 (Signature Series x Unraid) 16.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66Good quality (B) · 66 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Mellum2.1 Thinking (12B-A2.5B) | Q4_K_M | 9.1 GB | 32.6 tok/s | Runs great |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | K2 Horizon 7B | Q4_K_M | 8.3 GB | 10.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 59Good quality (B) · 59 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. | Ling 3.0 Tiny (8B-A1.3B) | Q6_K | 8.3 GB | 41.6 tok/s | Runs great |
| 58Good quality (B) · 58 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Maple Preview (20B-A1B) | Q3_K_M | 11.6 GB | 63.2 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 66Good quality (B) · 66 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. | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B | Q4_K_M | 6.6 GB | 20.4 tok/s | Runs well |
| 70Great quality (A) · 70 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. | TMax 9B | Q4_K_M | 7.3 GB | 10.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 50Fair quality (C) · 50 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM2.5 8B-A1B | Q5_K_M | 7.7 GB | 42.9 tok/s | Runs great |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 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. | Gemma 4 E4B | Q4_K_M | 6.6 GB | 20.4 tok/s | Runs well |
| 51Fair quality (C) · 51 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM2.5 24B-A2B | Q2_K | 11.3 GB | 51.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 57Good quality (B) · 57 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. | Kimi-VL A3B Thinking 2506 | Q4_K_M | 11.8 GB | 27.7 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
Best Image models for the 45HomeLab X15 (Signature Series x Unraid) 16.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 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. | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | FP8 | 10.2 GB | 48 s | Slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX 3 Image Klein | Q4 GGUF | 10.2 GB | 6.1 min | Very slow |
| 79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | ERNIE-Image Turbo | Q4 GGUF | 11.3 GB | 3.4 min | Very slowtight fit |
| 82Great quality (A) · 82 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image Turbo | FP8 | 8.5 GB | 2.1 min | Slowencoder unloaded after use |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image | Q4 GGUF | 10.1 GB | 18.1 min | Very slow |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | Q4 GGUF | 8.0 GB | 2.0 min | Slowencoder unloaded after use |
Best Video models for the 45HomeLab X15 (Signature Series x Unraid) 16.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49Fair quality (C) · 49 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. | LTX-Video 2B | FP8 | 10.8 GB | 20.0 min | Slowtight fit |
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 63/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Bernini-R A14B (video generation + editing) | FP8 | 10.7 GB | 12.5 h | Very slowtight fit · CPU offload |
| 74Great quality (A) · 74 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | HY-OmniWeaving (8.3B, unified video) | FP8 | 7.8 GB | 9.2 h | Very slowCPU offload |
| 44Fair quality (C) · 44 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | CogVideoX 2B | FP8 | 11.0 GB | 48.0 min | Very slowtight fit |
| 55Good quality (B) · 55 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Wan 2.1 T2V 1.3B | FP16 | 8.4 GB | 3.7 h | Very slowencoder unloaded after use |
Best Decision models for the 45HomeLab X15 (Signature Series x Unraid) 16.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | F16 | 3.8 GB | 34 ms | Runs great |
| 68Good quality (B) · 68 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M | F16 | 0.8 GB | 88 ms | Runs great |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 256 ms | Runs well |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 2.4 GB | 586 ms | Slow |
| 66Good quality (B) · 66 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLiClass Base v3 | Q8_0 | 0.8 GB | 102 ms | Runs great |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 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. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 2.4 GB | 586 ms | Slow |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 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. | DeBERTa v3 Base Zero-shot v2.0 | Q8_0 | 0.8 GB | 97 ms | Runs great |
| 74Great quality (A) · 74 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. | GLiClass ModernBERT Large v3 | Q8_0 | 1.1 GB | 210 ms | Runs well |
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Spec sources
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.
