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Topton N21 11-bay NAS motherboard (Ryzen 5 5600U / Ryzen 7 5825U / Ryzen 9 5900H / 5900HX)
- Processor
- AMD Ryzen 7 5825U / 5700U
- Memory (RAM)
- 8, 16, 32 or 64 GB
- Launch price
- $280
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AMD Ryzen 7 5825U / 5700U · ships without memory; with 8 GB fitted | 8.0 GB | 5.2 GB | 51 GB/s | 202 of 622 | $280 |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5825U / 5700U · ships without memory; with 16 GB fitted | 16.0 GB | 12.0 GB | 51 GB/s | 275 of 622 | — |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5825U / 5700U · ships without memory; with 32 GB fitted | 32.0 GB | 26.2 GB | 51 GB/s | 307 of 622 | — |
| AMD Ryzen 7 5825U / 5700U · upgraded to the maker's maximum | 64.0 GB | 54.4 GB | 51 GB/s | 320 of 622 | — |
Specifications 8.0 GB configuration
| Maker | Topton |
|---|---|
| Type | NAS |
| Processor | AMD Ryzen 7 5825U / 5700U NAS (8 GB) · ships without memory; with 8 GB fitted |
| Memory (RAM) | 8.0 GB |
| Usable for AI models | 5.2 GB |
| Memory bandwidth | 51 GB/s |
| FP16 compute | 0.5 TFLOPS |
| Runs models on | CPU cores |
| Drive bays | 8x SATA III + 3x M.2 NVMe |
| NAS system | Sold without an OS |
| Containers (Docker) | Yes |
| Virtual machines | Yes |
| Memory upgrade | DDR4 3200 MHz SO-DIMM (non-ECC) · 2 slots · up to 64.0 GB per the maker · non-ECC |
| Graphics card options | PCIe: 1x PCIe 3.0 x8 slot. |
| Notes | AMD Ryzen 5 5600U, Ryzen 7 5825U, Ryzen 9 5900H or 5900HX (Zen 3). 8-core Zen 3 with up to 64 GB dual-channel DDR4 runs 7-14B quantized models on CPU; the PCIe 3.0 x8 slot allows a discrete GPU for faster inference. |
| Product page | www.toptonpc.com (opens in a new tab) |
Running AI on the Topton N21 11-bay NAS motherboard (Ryzen 5 5600U / Ryzen 7 5825U / Ryzen 9 5900H / 5900HX)
Yes, it runs AI models on the NAS itself. Models run on its CPU cores, and this configuration leaves about 5.2 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
| App | How it installs |
|---|---|
| Ollama | In a container (Docker) |
| Open WebUI | In a container (Docker) |
Best LLMs for the Topton N21 11-bay NAS motherboard (Ryzen 5 5600U / Ryzen 7 5825U / Ryzen 9 5900H / 5900HX) 8.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 58Good quality (B) · 58 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. | Gemma 4 E2B | Q4_K_M | 4.2 GB | 22.8 tok/s | Runs well |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 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. | Nemotron Labs Dory 1.0 4B | Q4_K_M | 3.9 GB | 13.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 62Good quality (B) · 62 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. | Spark-X2.6 4B | Q4_K_M | 3.8 GB | 12.7 tok/s | Runs well |
| 50Fair quality (C) · 50 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. | Ling 3.0 Tiny (8B-A1.3B) | Q3_K_M | 5.1 GB | 44.6 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 64Good quality (B) · 64 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. | Nanbeige4.2 3B | Q4_K_M | 5.0 GB | 12.6 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 58Good quality (B) · 58 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Nemotron 3.5 Bolt E4B | Q3_K_M | 5.1 GB | 15.0 tok/s | Runs welltight fit |
| 43Fair quality (C) · 43 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Unlimited OCR 2 (3B-A0.6B) | Q6_K | 4.3 GB | 49.7 tok/s | Runs great |
| 58Good quality (B) · 58 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. | Qwen3.5 4B | Q4_K_M | 4.1 GB | 11.2 tok/s | Runs well |
| 57Good quality (B) · 57 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 4B | Q4_K_M | 3.9 GB | 12.4 tok/s | Runs well |
| 57Good quality (B) · 57 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. | MiniCPM5 2B | Q4_K_M | 2.9 GB | 20.8 tok/s | Runs well |
Best Image models for the Topton N21 11-bay NAS motherboard (Ryzen 5 5600U / Ryzen 7 5825U / Ryzen 9 5900H / 5900HX) 8.0 GB
| 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 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SDXL Turbo | FP8 | 4.2 GB | 9.3 s | Runs great |
| 72Great quality (A) · 72 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 70/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 4B | Q4 GGUF | 4.6 GB | 87 s | Slowtight fit · encoder unloaded after use |
| 90Excellent quality (A+) · 90 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 69/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX 3 Image Klein | Q8 GGUF | 4.3 GB | 9.8 min | Very slowCPU offload |
| 82Great quality (A) · 82 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 67/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Z-Image Turbo | FP8 | 4.4 GB | 3.4 min | Very slowCPU offload |
| 28Basic quality (D) · 28 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 67/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | SD Turbo | FP16 | 3.3 GB | 5.5 s | Runs great |
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 65/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | FLUX.2 [klein] 9B | Q4 GGUF | 4.3 GB | 3.2 min | Very slowCPU offload |
Best Video models for the Topton N21 11-bay NAS motherboard (Ryzen 5 5600U / Ryzen 7 5825U / Ryzen 9 5900H / 5900HX) 8.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 59/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | AnimateDiff v3 (SD 1.5) | FP16 | 4.7 GB | 23.0 min | Slowtight fit |
| 49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 53/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | LTX-Video 2B | FP8 | 4.0 GB | 33.7 min | SlowCPU offload |
| 44Fair quality (C) · 44 of 100: how capable the model is at FP8, whatever it runs on. Match score 47/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | CogVideoX 2B | FP8 | 4.7 GB | 80.9 min | Very slowtight fit · CPU offload |
Best Decision models for the Topton N21 11-bay NAS motherboard (Ryzen 5 5600U / Ryzen 7 5825U / Ryzen 9 5900H / 5900HX) 8.0 GB
| Quality | Model | Quant | Memory | Speed | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78Great quality (A) · 78 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 88/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | OpenAI Privacy Filter | F16 | 3.8 GB | 57 ms | Runs great |
| 68Good quality (B) · 68 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. | Llama Prompt Guard 2 22M | Q8_0 | 0.7 GB | 136 ms | Runs well |
| 86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 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. | Jina Reranker v3.5 | Q8_0 | 1.9 GB | 1.1 s | Slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 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. | GLiNER2.5 Decide | Q8_0 | 1.2 GB | 458 ms | Slow |
| 84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 82/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Jina Reranker v3 | Q8_0 | 1.9 GB | 1.1 s | Slow |
| 80Great quality (A) · 80 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. | FRIDA-Decisions | Q8_0 | 1.7 GB | 765 ms | Slow |
| 87Excellent quality (A+) · 87 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 81/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking. | Qwen3 Reranker 4B | Q5_K_M | 4.2 GB | 7.0 s | Very slow |
| 74Great quality (A) · 74 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. | GLiClass ModernBERT Large v3 | Q8_0 | 1.1 GB | 375 ms | Runs well |
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.