ORICO CyberData CF56

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ORICO CyberData CF56

Processor
Intel Core i3-N305 / Core 3 N355
Memory (RAM)
16 or 64 GB
Launch price
$700
Released
2025

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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 Core i3-N305 / Core 3 N355 16.0 GB 12.0 GB 38 GB/s 168 of 622 $700
Intel Core i3-N305 / Core 3 N355 · upgraded to the maker's maximum 64.0 GB 54.4 GB 38 GB/s 204 of 622 —

Specifications 16.0 GB configuration

MakerORICO
TypeNAS
ProcessorIntel Core i3-N305 / Core 3 N355 NAS (16 GB)
Memory (RAM)16.0 GB
Usable for AI models12.0 GB
Memory bandwidth38 GB/s
FP16 compute0.3 TFLOPS
Runs models onCPU cores
Drive bays5x SATA + 6x M.2 NVMe
NAS systemCyberData OS
Containers (Docker)Yes
Virtual machinesYes
Memory upgradeDDR5 SO-DIMM (maker: 4800 MHz supported) · 1 slot · up to 64.0 GB per the maker · non-ECC
NotesIntel Core i3-N305. 16 GB DDR5 (one slot) on an 8-core N305 with Docker and Open WebUI; CPU-only, single-channel memory.
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Running AI on the ORICO CyberData CF56

It can, with limits: expect small models only, at modest speed. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 12.0 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. More memory is the upgrade that matters most: see the configurations.

Apps you can install to run models

AppHow it installs
Open WebUI From the NAS app store
Ollama In a container (Docker)

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

AI features from ORICO

FeatureWhat it doesWhere the AI runs
AI semantic photo search / AI album Finds photos by description and sorts albums; maker markets it as local AI. On the NAS
Open-source AI model deployment (Docker Featured Apps, MCP Agent) Maker says the NAS can host open-source models privately and supports an MCP agent; delivered as Docker apps, no models named. On the NAS

Best LLMs for the ORICO CyberData CF56 16.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
76Great quality (A) · 76 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. K2 Horizon 7BInstitute of Foundation Models Q4_K_M 8.3 GB 3.3 tok/s Slow
66Good quality (B) · 66 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Mellum2.1 Thinking (12B-A2.5B)JetBrains Q4_K_M 9.1 GB 11.3 tok/s Runs well
74Great quality (A) · 74 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. SenseNova Loop 9B PreviewSenseTime Q4_K_M 7.9 GB 3.0 tok/s Slow
74Great quality (A) · 74 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. MiMo V2.6 Distill Qwen 9BXiaomi Q4_K_M 7.6 GB 3.1 tok/s Slow
58Good quality (B) · 58 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Maple Preview (20B-A1B)DeepGrove Q3_K_M 11.6 GB 23.6 tok/s Runs welltight fit
73Great quality (A) · 73 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.5 9BDeepReinforce Q4_K_M 7.7 GB 3.1 tok/s Slow
72Great quality (A) · 72 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Qwen3.5 9BAlibaba Q4_K_M 7.7 GB 3.1 tok/s Slow
71Great quality (A) · 71 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 76/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Ornith 1.0 9BDeepReinforce Q4_K_M 7.7 GB 3.1 tok/s Slow
69Good quality (B) · 69 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Gemma 4 12BGoogle Q3_K_M 8.1 GB 3.2 tok/s Slow
70Great quality (A) · 70 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. TMax 9BAi2 Q4_K_M 7.3 GB 3.3 tok/s Slow

Best Image models for the ORICO CyberData CF56 16.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. FLUX 3 Image KleinBlack Forest Labs Q4 GGUF 10.2 GB 14.6 min Very slow
76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 78/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. FLUX.2 [klein] 4BBlack Forest Labs FP8 10.2 GB 1.9 min Slow
78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Z-Image TurboAlibaba (Tongyi) Q4 GGUF 10.1 GB 6.4 min Very slow
79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. ERNIE-Image TurboBaidu Q4 GGUF 11.3 GB 8.2 min Very slowtight fit
76Great quality (A) · 76 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 75/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Z-ImageAlibaba (Tongyi) Q4 GGUF 10.1 GB 43.6 min Very slow
87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. ERNIE-ImageBaidu Q8 GGUF 11.2 GB 56.7 min Very slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use

Best Video models for the ORICO CyberData CF56 16.0 GB

Quality Model Quant Memory Speed Runs
49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 63/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. LTX-Video 2BLightricks FP8 10.8 GB 48.0 min Very slowtight fit
83Great quality (A) · 83 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 63/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Bernini-R A14B (video generation + editing)ByteDance FP8 10.7 GB 30.0 h Very slowtight fit · CPU offload
74Great quality (A) · 74 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 61/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. HY-OmniWeaving (8.3B, unified video)Tencent FP8 7.8 GB 22.1 h Very slowCPU offload
55Good quality (B) · 55 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 60/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Wan 2.1 T2V 1.3BAlibaba FP16 8.4 GB 9.0 h Very slowencoder unloaded after use
55Good quality (B) · 55 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 60/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. Wan 2.1 VACE 1.3BAlibaba FP16 10.1 GB 9.7 h Very slowencoder unloaded after use

Best Decision models for the ORICO CyberData CF56 16.0 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 114 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 2.4 GB 2.5 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. Qwen3 Reranker 4BAlibaba Q8_0 6.1 GB 16.6 s Very slow
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. Qwen3 Reranker 8BAlibaba Q6_K 8.6 GB 33.7 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 2.4 GB 2.5 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 6.1 GB 16.6 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 1.1 s 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 8BSkywork Q8_0 10.4 GB 66.3 s Very slowtight fit

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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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