AOOSTAR R7 5825U 2-Bay NAS Mini PC

Configurations

Pick one to see which models it runs. More memory lets larger models fit; bandwidth sets how fast they answer.

Specifications 32.0 GB configuration

Running AI on the AOOSTAR R7 5825U 2-Bay NAS Mini PC

It can, with limits: expect small models only, at modest speed. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 26.2 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

Apps that run LLMs on a NAS, with their container images

Best LLMs for the AOOSTAR R7 5825U 2-Bay NAS Mini PC 32.0 GB

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
A+88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Qwen3.6 35B-A3BAlibaba	Q4_K_M	24.8 GB	16.5 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
A+88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	OBMiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3BOpenBMB	Q4_K_M	24.3 GB	16.5 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
A+88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Qwen3.5 35B-A3BAlibaba	Q4_K_M	24.8 GB	16.5 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
A+89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Gemma 4 26B-A4BGoogle	Q5_K_M	21.4 GB	10.9 tok/s	Runs well
A+87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	NANex N2 Mini (35B-A3B)Nex-AGI	Q4_K_M	24.3 GB	16.5 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
A+86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	KKAT-Coder V2.5 Dev (35B-A3B)Kuaishou	Q4_K_M	24.0 GB	16.5 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
A+86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	ISSage-A1.5 35B-A3BInternScience	Q4_K_M	24.8 GB	16.5 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
A83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	ZAGLM-4.7 Flash (30B-A3B)Zhipu AI	Q4_K_M	22.2 GB	16.5 tok/s	Runs well
A+85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	DROrnith 1.5 35B-A3BDeepReinforce	Q4_K_M	24.8 GB	16.5 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
A84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	AApodex 1.1 Mini (35B-A3B)Apodex	Q4_K_M	24.8 GB	16.5 tok/s	Runs welltight fit

Best Image models for the AOOSTAR R7 5825U 2-Bay NAS Mini PC 32.0 GB

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
A+90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	KKrea 2 TurboKrea	FP8	20.2 GB	4.5 min	Very slow
A82Great quality (A) · 82 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.	BFFLUX.2 [klein] 9BBlack Forest Labs	FP8	19.9 GB	1.9 min	Slow
A78Great quality (A) · 78 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.	BFFLUX.2 [klein] 4BBlack Forest Labs	FP16	18.1 GB	69 s	Slow
A+87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	BERNIE-ImageBaidu	Q8 GGUF	18.9 GB	29.1 min	Very slow
A+85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 of 100: how capable the model is at NF4, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	IIdeogram 4Ideogram	NF4	21.8 GB	31.7 min	Very slow
A+90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	BFFLUX 3 Image KleinBlack Forest Labs	Q8 GGUF	12.8 GB	7.6 min	Very slow

Best Video models for the AOOSTAR R7 5825U 2-Bay NAS Mini PC 32.0 GB

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
A83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	BDBernini-R A14B (video generation + editing)ByteDance	FP8	20.3 GB	13.1 h	Very slowencoder unloaded after use
A74Great quality (A) · 74 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	THY-OmniWeaving (8.3B, unified video)Tencent	FP8	24.6 GB	9.2 h	Very slowtight fit
A70Great quality (A) · 70 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Wan 2.2 S2V 14B (speech to video)Alibaba	Q4 GGUF	21.6 GB	23.0 h	Very slow
B68Good quality (B) · 68 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 71/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Wan 2.1 I2V 14B 480PAlibaba	Q4 GGUF	20.6 GB	20.7 h	Very slow
A79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	LLTX-2.3Lightricks	Q4 GGUF	24.5 GB	9.7 h	Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use

Best Decision models for the AOOSTAR R7 5825U 2-Bay NAS Mini PC 32.0 GB

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
A78Great 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.	OAOpenAI Privacy FilterOpenAI	F16	3.8 GB	57 ms	Runs great
B68Good quality (B) · 68 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.	Llama Prompt Guard 2 22MMeta	Q8_0	0.7 GB	136 ms	Runs well
A+86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 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.	JAJina Reranker v3.5Jina AI	Q8_0	3.6 GB	1.1 s	Slow
A80Great quality (A) · 80 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.	FGLiNER2.5 DecideFastino	Q8_0	1.2 GB	458 ms	Slow
A84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	JAJina Reranker v3Jina AI	Q8_0	3.6 GB	1.1 s	Slow
A+90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Qwen3 Reranker 4BAlibaba	Q8_0	7.3 GB	7.0 s	Very slow
A+90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Qwen3 Reranker 8BAlibaba	Q8_0	11.7 GB	14.3 s	Very slow
A80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	SAFRIDA-DecisionsSber AI	Q8_0	1.7 GB	765 ms	Slow

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