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Netgear ReadyNAS 626X / 628X

Processor
Intel Xeon D-1500 series
Memory (RAM)
8 or 64 GB
Released
2017

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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 Xeon D-1500 series 8.0 GB 5.2 GB 34 GB/s 147 of 622 —
Intel Xeon D-1500 series · community-tested upgrade, above the maker's stated maximum 64.0 GB 54.4 GB 34 GB/s 204 of 622 —

Specifications 64.0 GB configuration

MakerNetgear
TypeNAS
ProcessorIntel Xeon D-1500 series NAS (64 GB) · community-tested upgrade, above the maker's stated maximum
Memory (RAM)64.0 GB
Usable for AI models54.4 GB
Memory bandwidth34 GB/s
FP16 compute0.3 TFLOPS
Runs models onCPU cores
Drive bays6x 3.5" SATA (RN626X) or 8x 3.5" SATA (RN628X)
NAS systemReadyNAS OS 6
Containers (Docker)Yes
Virtual machinesNo
Memory upgradeDDR4 ECC · 4 slots · 64.0 GB reported working by owners · ECC
AvailabilityDiscontinued (sold used or refurbished)
NotesIntel Xeon D-1521 quad-core 2.4 GHz. 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; the Xeon D with up to 64 GB (unsupported upgrade) is the most capable of this group for CPU-only inference.
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Running AI on the Netgear ReadyNAS 626X / 628X

It can, with limits: expect small models only, at modest speed. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 54.4 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

AppHow it installs
Docker CE CLI In a container (Docker)

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

Best LLMs for the Netgear ReadyNAS 626X / 628X 64.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 86/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Flint (40B-A2.5B)Recursive Q5_K_M 33.4 GB 10.2 tok/s Runs well
95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nanbeige4.3 33BBOSS Zhipin (Nanbeige) Q8_0 41.8 GB 0.5 tok/s Very slow
95Excellent quality (A+) · 95 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba Q8_0 34.9 GB 0.6 tok/s Very slow
88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 84/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.6 35B-A3BAlibaba Q4_K_M 27.0 GB 10.3 tok/s Runs well
94Excellent quality (A+) · 94 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. Qwen3.6 27BAlibaba Q8_0 34.9 GB 0.6 tok/s Very slow
88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 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. Qwen3.5 35B-A3BAlibaba Q4_K_M 27.0 GB 10.3 tok/s Runs well
88Excellent quality (A+) · 88 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. MiniCPM-V 4.7 35B-A3BOpenBMB Q4_K_M 26.6 GB 10.3 tok/s Runs well
93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 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. Qwen3.5 27BAlibaba Q8_0 34.9 GB 0.6 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 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3 Coder Next (80B-A3B)Alibaba Q4_K_M 53.8 GB 10.3 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 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Nex N2 Mini (35B-A3B)Nex-AGI Q4_K_M 26.5 GB 10.3 tok/s Runs well

Best Image models for the Netgear ReadyNAS 626X / 628X 64.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 83/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Krea 2 TurboKrea FP16 37.4 GB 10.0 min Very slow
92Excellent quality (A+) · 92 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen-Image 2.1Alibaba Q8 GGUF 41.6 GB 2.7 h Very slow
84Great quality (A) · 84 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. FLUX.2 [klein] 9BBlack Forest Labs FP16 37.1 GB 4.2 min Very slow
89Excellent quality (A+) · 89 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. Qwen-Image 2512Alibaba Q8 GGUF 36.5 GB 4.0 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. ERNIE-ImageBaidu FP16 34.0 GB 51.1 min Very slow
93Excellent quality (A+) · 93 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. Fibo 2.0 DevBria AI FP16 27.7 GB 52.3 min Very slow

Best Video models for the Netgear ReadyNAS 626X / 628X 64.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. LTX-2.3Lightricks Q8 GGUF 45.6 GB 17.8 h Very slow
85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. Bernini-R A14B (video generation + editing)ByteDance FP16 46.0 GB 27.9 h Very slow
87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 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. LTX-2.5 (22B, video + audio)Lightricks Q8 GGUF 49.8 GB 4.1 h Very slowtight fit
85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. Wan 2.2 I2V A14BAlibaba Q8 GGUF 39.3 GB 71.3 h Very slow
85Excellent quality (A+) · 85 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. Wan 2.2 T2V A14BAlibaba Q8 GGUF 39.3 GB 71.3 h Very slow

Best Decision models for the Netgear ReadyNAS 626X / 628X 64.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 87/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. OpenAI Privacy FilterOpenAI Q8_0 2.4 GB 105 ms Runs great
86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 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 v3.5Jina AI Q8_0 5.8 GB 2.3 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. Qwen3 Reranker 4BAlibaba Q8_0 9.5 GB 15.2 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. Qwen3 Reranker 8BAlibaba Q8_0 13.9 GB 31.0 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 8BSkywork Q8_0 10.4 GB 60.7 s Very slow
84Great quality (A) · 84 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. Jina Reranker v3Jina AI Q8_0 5.8 GB 2.3 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-2ZeroEntropy Q8_0 9.5 GB 15.2 s Very slow
80Great quality (A) · 80 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. GLiNER2.5 DecideFastino Q8_0 1.2 GB 996 ms 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.

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