Products · Netgear · NAS
Netgear ReadyNAS 426 / 428 (RN426, RN428)
- Processor
- Intel Atom C3538 / C3558
- Memory (RAM)
- 4 GB
- Released
- 2017
Product page (opens in a new tab)Discontinued Full AI report
Specifications
| Maker | Netgear |
|---|---|
| Type | NAS |
| Processor | Intel Atom C3538 / C3558 NAS (4 GB) |
| Memory (RAM) | 4.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 2.0 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 19 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.1 TFLOPS |
| Runs models on | CPU cores |
| Drive bays | 6x 3.5" SATA (RN426) or 8x 3.5" SATA (RN428) |
| NAS system | ReadyNAS OS 6 |
| Containers (Docker) | Yes |
| Virtual machines | No |
| Memory upgrade | DDR4 |
| Availability | Discontinued (sold used or refurbished) |
| Notes | Intel Atom C3000-series quad-core (Netgear datasheet does not name the exact model; C3538 reported by third parties). End-of-life x86-64 hardware where a model could only run through an unsupported community Docker install or by replacing ReadyNAS OS with another Linux; 4 GB RAM and a slow Atom keep it to tiny models. |
| Product page | www.netgear.com (opens in a new tab)Discontinued |
Running AI on the Netgear ReadyNAS 426 / 428 (RN426, RN428)
It can, with limits: expect small models only, at modest speed. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 2.0 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.
Apps you can install to run models
| App | How it installs |
|---|---|
| Docker CE CLI | In a container (Docker) |
Best LLMs for the Netgear ReadyNAS 426 / 428 (RN426, RN428)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53Fair quality (C) · 53 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 68/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM3 1.7B | Q4_K_M | 1.9 GB | 5.7 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 65/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | PaddleOCR-VL 1.6 0.9B | Q4_K_M | 1.5 GB | 10.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 42Fair quality (C) · 42 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 63/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM3-VL 2B | Q3_K_M | 1.8 GB | 6.6 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 30Basic quality (D) · 30 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM5 1B | Q3_K_M | 1.5 GB | 11.8 tok/s | Runs well |
| 29Basic quality (D) · 29 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM-OCR 1.0 1.3B | Q2_K | 1.4 GB | 12.4 tok/s | Runs well |
| 33Basic quality (D) · 33 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 60/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | TMax 2B | Q3_K_M | 1.8 GB | 6.8 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 28Basic quality (D) · 28 of 100: how capable the model is at Q2_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 60/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | MiniCPM-V 4.7 1B | Q2_K | 1.5 GB | 10.4 tok/s | Runs well |
| 26Basic quality (D) · 26 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 59/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LFM2.5 1.2B Instruct | Q3_K_M | 1.4 GB | 10.9 tok/s | Runs well |
| 33Basic quality (D) · 33 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 59/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 2B | Q3_K_M | 2.0 GB | 5.6 tok/s | Slowtight fit |
| 24Basic quality (D) · 24 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 59/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3.5 0.8B | Q4_K_M | 1.4 GB | 11.3 tok/s | Runs well |
Best Image models for the Netgear ReadyNAS 426 / 428 (RN426, RN428)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39Basic quality (D) · 39 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 50/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SDXL Turbo | FP8 | 1.6 GB | 71 s | SlowCPU offload |
| 42Fair quality (C) · 42 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 47/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Realistic Vision V5.1 | FP16 | 1.3 GB | 10.6 min | Very slowCPU offload |
| 28Basic quality (D) · 28 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 46/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SD Turbo | FP16 | 1.3 GB | 42 s | SlowCPU offload |
| 40Fair quality (C) · 40 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 46/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | DreamShaper 8 | FP16 | 1.3 GB | 10.6 min | Very slowCPU offload |
| 35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 44/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Stable Diffusion 1.5 | FP16 | 1.3 GB | 10.6 min | Very slowCPU offload |
| 30Basic quality (D) · 30 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 44/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LCM DreamShaper v7 | FP16 | 1.3 GB | 2.2 min | SlowCPU offload |
Best Video models for the Netgear ReadyNAS 426 / 428 (RN426, RN428)
None of the video models in our catalog fit in this much memory.
Best Decision models for the Netgear ReadyNAS 426 / 428 (RN426, RN428)
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1.6 GB | 17.2 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 | 1.6 GB | 17.2 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 7.6 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FRIDA-Decisions | Q8_0 | 1.7 GB | 12.7 s | Very slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 0.6B | Q8_0 | 1.6 GB | 17.2 s | Very slow |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Llama Prompt Guard 2 86M | Q8_0 | 1.0 GB | 8.7 s | Very slow |
| 79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | mxbai-rerank-large v2 | Q5_K_M | 1.9 GB | 44.0 s | Very slowtight fit |
| 76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | mxbai-rerank-base v2 | Q8_0 | 1.3 GB | 14.0 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.