iXsystems TrueNAS Mini R

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 iXsystems TrueNAS Mini R

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 iXsystems TrueNAS Mini R 32.0 GB

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
A+89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 85/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Gemma 4 26B-A4BGoogle	Q5_K_M	21.4 GB	4.9 tok/s	Slow
A+94Excellent quality (A+) · 94 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba	Q6_K	26.0 GB	0.6 tok/s	Very slowtight fit
A83Great quality (A) · 83 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.	KRRaon-1 mini Preview (30B-A4B)KRAFTON	Q4_K_M	20.3 GB	5.2 tok/s	Slow
A+93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 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.	Qwen3.6 27BAlibaba	Q6_K	26.0 GB	0.6 tok/s	Very slowtight fit
A+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.	Qwen3.5 27BAlibaba	Q6_K	26.0 GB	0.6 tok/s	Very slowtight fit
A+90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 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.	BZNanbeige4.3 33BBOSS Zhipin (Nanbeige)	Q4_K_M	24.6 GB	0.7 tok/s	Very slowtight fit
A+87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 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.	Muse Glimmer 30BMeta	Q4_K_M	21.0 GB	0.8 tok/s	Very slow
A75Great quality (A) · 75 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	RFlint (40B-A2.5B)Recursive	Q3_K_M	22.4 GB	11.4 tok/s	Runs welltight fit
A+89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	ATMax 27BAi2	Q6_K	25.7 GB	0.6 tok/s	Very slowtight fit
A+87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	MFara 1.5 27BMicrosoft	Q6_K	25.7 GB	0.6 tok/s	Very slowtight fit

Best Image models for the iXsystems TrueNAS Mini R 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 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	KKrea 2 TurboKrea	FP8	20.2 GB	15.6 min	Very slow
A+87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 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.	BERNIE-ImageBaidu	Q8 GGUF	18.9 GB	1.7 h	Very slow
A83Great quality (A) · 83 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.	BFFLUX.2 [klein] 9BBlack Forest Labs	Q8 GGUF	20.5 GB	8.3 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	1.8 h	Very slow
A78Great quality (A) · 78 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.	BFFLUX.2 [klein] 4BBlack Forest Labs	FP16	18.1 GB	4.0 min	Very slow
A+90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	BFFLUX 3 Image KleinBlack Forest Labs	Q8 GGUF	12.8 GB	26.4 min	Very slow

Best Video models for the iXsystems TrueNAS Mini R 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 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.	BDBernini-R A14B (video generation + editing)ByteDance	FP8	20.3 GB	45.7 h	Very slowencoder unloaded after use
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	80.6 h	Very slow
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	32.1 h	Very slowtight fit
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	72.6 h	Very slow
A79Great 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.	LLTX-2.3Lightricks	Q4 GGUF	24.5 GB	33.9 h	Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use

Best Decision models for the iXsystems TrueNAS Mini R 32.0 GB

Quality	Model	Quant	Memory	Speed	Runs
A78Great quality (A) · 78 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.	OAOpenAI Privacy FilterOpenAI	Q8_0	2.4 GB	335 ms	Runs well
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 4BAlibaba	Q8_0	7.3 GB	49.4 s	Very slow
A+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 8BAlibaba	Q8_0	11.7 GB	100.5 s	Very slow
A+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.	SSkywork Reward V2 Llama 3.1 8BSkywork	Q8_0	10.4 GB	198.8 s	Very slow
A+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.	JAJina Reranker v3.5Jina AI	Q8_0	3.6 GB	7.4 s	Very slow
A+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.	ZEzerank-2ZeroEntropy	Q8_0	7.3 GB	49.4 s	Very slow
A84Great quality (A) · 84 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.	JAJina Reranker v3Jina AI	Q8_0	3.6 GB	7.4 s	Very slow
A+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 3BMistral AI	Q8_0	7.0 GB	47.3 s	Very slow

Other products with the Intel Atom C3758 NAS (32 GB)

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