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Asustor AS6512RD
- Processor
- Intel Atom C3538 / C3558
- Memory (RAM)
- 8 or 128 GB
- Launch price
- $2,541
- Released
- 2021
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 Atom C3538 / C3558 | 8.0 GB | 5.2 GB | 19 GB/s | 55 of 622 | $2,541 |
| Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 · upgraded to the maker's maximum | 128 GB | 113 GB | 19 GB/s | 57 of 622 | — |
Specifications 128 GB configuration
| Maker | Asustor |
|---|---|
| Type | NAS |
| Processor | Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 NAS (128 GB) · upgraded to the maker's maximum |
| Memory (RAM) | 128 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 113 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 19 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.1 TFLOPS |
| Runs models on | CPU cores |
| Drive bays | 12x 3.5/2.5in SATA (rackmount) |
| NAS system | ADM 5.x |
| Containers (Docker) | Yes |
| Virtual machines | Yes |
| Memory upgrade | DDR4 SO-DIMM · 4 slots · up to 128 GB per the maker |
| Graphics card options | PCIe: 1x PCIe 3.0 x8 slot (x4 link), documented for network cards. |
| Notes | Intel Atom C3538 (2.1 GHz). Atom C3538 (4 slow cores, no iGPU) can hold large models in up to 128 GB RAM but generates very slowly; practical only for small models or batch jobs. Series is on the supported list of Asustor's Ollama + Open WebUI App Central app. |
| Product page | www.asustor.com (opens in a new tab) |
Running AI on the Asustor AS6512RD
It can, with limits: expect small models only, at modest speed. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 113 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 + Open WebUI | From the NAS app store |
| Ollama / Open WebUI / other containers via Docker Engine + Portainer CE | In a container (Docker) |
AI features from Asustor
| Feature | What it does | Where the AI runs |
|---|---|---|
| Photo Gallery AI Search / Category Albums (beta, Photo Gallery 4.1) | Natural-language photo search and automatic category albums in Asustor's Photo Gallery app (beta since Photo Gallery 4.1.0; App Central lists this model's series as supported, ADM 5.1.1+). | On the NAS |
Best LLMs for the Asustor AS6512RD 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 |
Best Image models for the Asustor AS6512RD 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 Asustor AS6512RD 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 Asustor AS6512RD 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 |
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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.