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AOOSTAR WTR MAX INTEL 1235U 11 Bay NAS
- Processor
- Intel Core i5-1235U / i7-1255U
- Memory (RAM)
- 8, 16, 32 or 96 GB
- Launch price
- $529
- Released
- 2026
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 i5-1235U / i7-1255U · ships without memory; with 8 GB fitted | 8.0 GB | 5.2 GB | 38 GB/s | 177 of 622 | $529 |
| Intel Core i5-1235U / i7-1255U · ships without memory; with 16 GB fitted | 16.0 GB | 12.0 GB | 38 GB/s | 214 of 622 | — |
| Intel Core i5-1235U / i7-1255U · ships without memory; with 32 GB fitted | 32.0 GB | 26.2 GB | 38 GB/s | 246 of 622 | — |
| Intel Core i5-1235U / i7-1255U · upgraded to the maker's maximum | 96.0 GB | 83.5 GB | 38 GB/s | 258 of 622 | — |
Specifications 32.0 GB configuration
| Maker | AOOSTAR |
|---|---|
| Type | NAS |
| Processor | Intel Core i5-1235U / i7-1255U NAS (32 GB) · ships without memory; with 32 GB fitted |
| Memory (RAM) | 32.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 26.2 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 38 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.4 TFLOPS |
| Runs models on | CPU cores |
| Drive bays | 6x 3.5in SATA + 5x M.2 2280 NVMe (PCIe 3.0: three x2, two x1) |
| NAS system | No NAS OS supplied |
| Containers (Docker) | Yes |
| Virtual machines | Yes |
| Memory upgrade | DDR5-4800 SO-DIMM · 2 slots · up to 96.0 GB per the maker |
| Graphics card options | External GPU: OCuLink x1 (PCIe 4.0 x4 per maker FAQ) plus USB4 x1. Maker-supported graphics cards: No GPU list published; news coverage pairs it with AOOSTAR's EG02 eGPU dock. |
| Notes | Intel Core i5-1235U. Up to 96GB dual-channel DDR5 and an OCuLink port for an external GPU; the 15W U-series CPU alone is slow for larger models. |
| Product page | aoostar.com (opens in a new tab) |
Running AI on the AOOSTAR WTR MAX INTEL 1235U 11 Bay NAS
Yes, it runs AI models on the NAS itself. 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
| App | How it installs |
|---|---|
| Ollama | In a container (Docker) |
| Open WebUI | In a container (Docker) |
Best LLMs for the AOOSTAR WTR MAX INTEL 1235U 11 Bay NAS 32.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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-A3B | Q4_K_M | 24.8 GB | 14.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 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. | MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3B | Q4_K_M | 24.3 GB | 14.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 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. | Qwen3.5 35B-A3B | Q4_K_M | 24.8 GB | 14.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 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. | Gemma 4 26B-A4B | Q4_K_M | 18.8 GB | 11.6 tok/s | Runs well |
| 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. | Nex N2 Mini (35B-A3B) | Q4_K_M | 24.3 GB | 14.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 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. | KAT-Coder V2.5 Dev (35B-A3B) | Q4_K_M | 24.0 GB | 14.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 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. | Sage-A1.5 35B-A3B | Q4_K_M | 24.8 GB | 14.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 83Great quality (A) · 83 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. | GLM-4.7 Flash (30B-A3B) | Q4_K_M | 22.2 GB | 14.5 tok/s | Runs well |
| 85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. | Ornith 1.5 35B-A3B | Q4_K_M | 24.8 GB | 14.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 84Great 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. | Apodex 1.1 Mini (35B-A3B) | Q4_K_M | 24.8 GB | 14.5 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
Best Image models for the AOOSTAR WTR MAX INTEL 1235U 11 Bay NAS 32.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Krea 2 Turbo | FP8 | 20.2 GB | 7.0 min | Very slow |
| 82Great quality (A) · 82 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. | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | FP8 | 19.9 GB | 2.9 min | Very slow |
| 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. | ERNIE-Image | Q8 GGUF | 18.9 GB | 45.7 min | Very slow |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 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. | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | FP16 | 18.1 GB | 1.8 min | Slow |
| 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. | Ideogram 4 | NF4 | 21.8 GB | 49.7 min | Very slow |
| 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. | FLUX 3 Image Klein | Q8 GGUF | 12.8 GB | 11.8 min | Very slow |
Best Video models for the AOOSTAR WTR MAX INTEL 1235U 11 Bay NAS 32.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 83Great 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. | Bernini-R A14B (video generation + editing) | FP8 | 20.3 GB | 20.5 h | Very slowencoder unloaded after use |
| 74Great 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. | HY-OmniWeaving (8.3B, unified video) | FP8 | 24.6 GB | 14.4 h | Very slowtight fit |
| 70Great 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) | Q4 GGUF | 21.6 GB | 36.1 h | Very slow |
| 68Good 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 480P | Q4 GGUF | 20.6 GB | 32.5 h | Very slow |
| 79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-2.3 | Q4 GGUF | 24.5 GB | 15.2 h | Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
Best Decision models for the AOOSTAR WTR MAX INTEL 1235U 11 Bay NAS 32.0 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 | 69 ms | Runs great |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 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. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 3.6 GB | 1.3 s | Slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 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. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 561 ms | Slow |
| 68Good quality (B) · 68 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. | Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M | Q8_0 | 0.7 GB | 165 ms | Runs well |
| 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 4B | Q8_0 | 7.3 GB | 8.6 s | Very slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 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. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 3.6 GB | 1.3 s | Slow |
| 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 8B | Q8_0 | 11.7 GB | 17.5 s | Very slow |
| 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. | Skywork Reward V2 Llama 3.1 8B | Q8_0 | 10.4 GB | 34.1 s | Very slow |
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.