6x SATA III + 2x M.2 2280 NVMe (1x PCIe 4.0 x4 + 1x PCIe 4.0 x1)
NAS system
Sold without an OS
Containers (Docker)
Yes
Virtual machines
Yes
Memory upgrade
DDR5 SO-DIMM 4800/5600 MHz · 2 slots · ECC
Graphics card options
PCIe: 1x PCIe 4.0 x8 slot.
Notes
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U, Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U, Ryzen 7 7840U, Ryzen 7 8845HS or Ryzen 9 8945HS (engineering sample). Up to 8-core Zen 4 with two dual-channel DDR5 slots, Radeon 780M and a PCIe 4.0 x8 slot for a discrete GPU: runs 7-14B quantized models on CPU/iGPU and larger ones with an added GPU.
Running AI on the Topton N31 10GbE NAS motherboard (Ryzen 7 8845HS / 7840U / PRO 6850U / PRO 6650U)
Yes, it runs AI models on the NAS itself.
Models run on its GPU (Vulkan), and this configuration leaves about 4.0 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.
Best LLMs for the Topton N31 10GbE NAS motherboard (Ryzen 7 8845HS / 7840U / PRO 6850U / PRO 6650U) 8.0 GB
Quality
Model
Quant
Memory
Speed
Runs
B64Good quality (B) · 64 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.
B58Good quality (B) · 58 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.
B62Good quality (B) · 62 of 100: how capable the model is at Q4_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 80/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
B55Good quality (B) · 55 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 79/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
B57Good quality (B) · 57 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.
C52Fair quality (C) · 52 of 100: how capable the model is at Q3_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
C49Fair quality (C) · 49 of 100: how capable the model is at Q6_K, whatever it runs on. Match score 77/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
B57Good quality (B) · 57 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.
C52Fair quality (C) · 52 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.
B55Good quality (B) · 55 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.
Best Image models for the Topton N31 10GbE NAS motherboard (Ryzen 7 8845HS / 7840U / PRO 6850U / PRO 6650U) 8.0 GB
Quality
Model
Quant
Memory
Speed
Runs
A77Great quality (A) · 77 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8 GGUF, whatever it runs on. Match score 74/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
C42Fair quality (C) · 42 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
C40Fair quality (C) · 40 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 73/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
C50Fair quality (C) · 50 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 72/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
A84Great quality (A) · 84 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.
A78Great quality (A) · 78 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.
Best Video models for the Topton N31 10GbE NAS motherboard (Ryzen 7 8845HS / 7840U / PRO 6850U / PRO 6650U) 8.0 GB
Quality
Model
Quant
Memory
Speed
Runs
D35Basic quality (D) · 35 of 100: how capable the model is at FP16, whatever it runs on. Match score 57/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
Best Decision models for the Topton N31 10GbE NAS motherboard (Ryzen 7 8845HS / 7840U / PRO 6850U / PRO 6650U) 8.0 GB
Quality
Model
Quant
Memory
Speed
Runs
A+86Excellent quality (A+) · 86 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 93/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
A84Great quality (A) · 84 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 92/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
A82Great quality (A) · 82 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
A80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
A80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
A80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at F16, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
A80Great quality (A) · 80 of 100: how capable the model is at Q8_0, whatever it runs on. Match score 91/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
A79Great quality (A) · 79 of 100: how capable the model is at Q5_K_M, whatever it runs on. Match score 90/100 (quality, fit, speed and memory use) sets the ranking.
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.
