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Minisforum S5 and S7 All-Flash NAS Revealed

Par : Rob Andrews
18 mai 2026 à 18:00

Minisforum Expand Their NAS Range with 2 New Flash NAS – The S5 and S7 SSD Systems

Minisforum has revealed 2 new all-flash NAS systems, the Minisforum S5 and Minisforum S7, as part of a joint event with Intel in Xiamen, China. The announcement, covered in the official Minisforum press release and by VideoCardz, places both devices under the company’s “Agent NAS” branding, with a focus on SSD-only storage, local AI services, and compact edge computing rather than conventional HDD-based NAS design. The S5 is presented as the smaller and quieter model for environments where noise output is a priority, while the S7 is positioned as a larger all-flash system derived from Minisforum’s workstation platform, intended for users with higher storage density and network connectivity requirements.

Source: Minisforum PR & VideoCardz

Minisforum S5 NAS Hardware

The Minisforum S5 is the smaller of the 2 new all-flash NAS systems and is built around a compact, fanless design. Its storage configuration is based on 5 M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 x1 SSD slots, with no support for conventional 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch hard drives. This places the S5 closer to a silent flash storage appliance than a traditional desktop NAS, with the design clearly prioritising low noise, reduced mechanical vibration, and a smaller physical footprint.

Source: Minisforum PR & VideoCardz

The system uses an Intel Core Series 3 platform, identified in wider reporting as Wildcat Lake, alongside up to 16GB of LPDDR5X-7200 memory. The RAM appears to be soldered rather than user-upgradeable, which fits with the compact and fanless design. Connectivity is stronger than many small NAS systems, with 10GbE, 2.5GbE, USB4, HDMI, USB-A, and Wi-Fi 7 all listed. The use of PCIe 4.0 x1 per SSD slot means the device is not designed to deliver full-speed PCIe 4.0 x4 performance from each individual NVMe drive, but instead uses multiple SSDs for an all-flash pool in a low-noise enclosure.

Source: Minisforum PR & VideoCardz
Specification Minisforum S5 NAS
CPU Platform Intel Core Series 3, reported as Wildcat Lake
Memory Up to 16GB LPDDR5X-7200
Storage Bays 5x M.2 2280 NVMe SSD slots
SSD Interface PCIe 4.0 x1 per slot
HDD Support No
Network Ports 1x 10GbE RJ45, 1x 2.5GbE RJ45
Wireless Wi-Fi 7
USB 2x USB4 40Gbps, 2x USB 3.2 Type-A
Display Output 1x HDMI 2.1
Cooling Fanless passive cooling
Status Display Not listed
Software Features MinisOpenClaw AI agent, semantic photo search
Target Use Case Silent all-flash NAS for home, media, and local AI storage tasks
Source: Minisforum PR & VideoCardz

Minisforum S7 NAS Hardware

The Minisforum S7 is the larger of the 2 systems and is based on the Minisforum MS-03 workstation platform. Unlike the S5, which is focused on passive cooling and compact silent operation, the S7 is aimed at higher-capacity all-flash storage and more advanced networking. It supports up to 7 NVMe SSDs, making it the more suitable model for users who need a denser flash-based storage pool in a small workstation-style chassis.

Source: Minisforum PR & VideoCardz

The S7 also has a more network-heavy configuration than the S5, with dual 10G SFP+ ports, 10GbE RJ45, 2.5GbE RJ45, and 2x USB4 40Gbps ports. Minisforum has also listed an LED status display for checking system and storage activity directly from the device. Full details on PCIe lane allocation for the 7 SSD slots have not yet been confirmed, so it is not currently clear whether all slots operate at the same speed or whether any of them receive more bandwidth than others.

Specification Minisforum S7 NAS
CPU Platform Intel Core Ultra Series 3 / MS-03 workstation platform
Memory Not confirmed
Storage Bays Up to 7x NVMe SSDs
SSD Interface Not confirmed
HDD Support No
Network Ports 2x 10G SFP+, 1x 10GbE RJ45, 1x 2.5GbE RJ45
Wireless Not confirmed
USB 2x USB4 40Gbps
Display Output Not confirmed
Cooling Not confirmed
Status Display LED status display
Software Features MinisOpenClaw AI agent, semantic photo search
Target Use Case All-flash NAS for homelab, high-speed storage, and local AI workloads
Source: Minisforum PR & VideoCardz

Minisforum S5 NAS Price and Release Date

Minisforum has not confirmed pricing or a release date for the S5 NAS at the time of the announcement. The official material presents the system as part of the company’s new Agent NAS lineup, but does not include retail availability, regional rollout details, or launch pricing. Given the use of 5x NVMe SSD slots, 10GbE, USB4, Wi-Fi 7, soldered LPDDR5X memory, and a fanless chassis, the final price will be important in determining how it compares with both conventional HDD-based NAS systems and other compact all-flash NAS devices.

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Minisforum S5 et S7 : NAS flash avec IA locale pour le homelab

Par : Fx
13 mai 2026 à 07:00
minisforum S5 S7 2026 - Minisforum S5 et S7 : NAS flash avec IA locale pour le homelab

Minisforum est en grande forme et annonce l’arrivée de 2 nouveaux NAS « All-Flash » : les S5 et S7. Ces machines reposent sur les processeurs Intel Core Ultra Série 3 et Intel Core Série 3. Elles illustrent surtout la volonté du constructeur de pousser l’IA générative directement dans les foyers et les petites entreprises… sans dépendre du cloud. Regardons de plus près ces nouveaux NAS.

minisforum S5 S7 2026 - Minisforum S5 et S7 : NAS flash avec IA locale pour le homelab

 

S5 : le NAS qui veut se faire oublier

Le Minisforum S5 mise sur la discrétion et la performance. Ce NAS fonctionne exclusivement avec des SSD et n’a aucun ventilateur. Le boîtier dispose de 5 emplacements M.2 2280 PCIe 4.0 destinés aux SSD NVMe. Comme le montrent les visuels, le design est plutôt compact, sobre et moderne.

Minisforum S5 - Minisforum S5 et S7 : NAS flash avec IA locale pour le homelab
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Le S5 est animé par un processeur Intel Core Series 3, sans plus de précision supplémentaire pour le moment. Il pourrait s’agir d’un Intel Core 7 350. Ce que l’on sait en revanche, c’est qu’il appartient à la famille Wildcat Lake et qu’il intègre un NPU capable d’atteindre 17 TOPS. Le NAS serait livré avec 16 Go de mémoire vive.

Côté connectique, le Minisforum S5 propose une configuration complète pour un format réduit :

  • 2 ports USB4 ;
  • 2 ports USB 3.2 Gen 2×2 ;
  • 1 port réseau RJ45 10 Gb/s ;
  • 1 port réseau RJ45 2,5 Gb/s ;
  • 1 sortie HDMI 2.1

Toutes les interfaces sont positionnées à l’arrière du boîtier. Pour une machine aussi compacte, c’est assez impressionnant. On a vu des NAS bien plus volumineux et bien moins équipées.

S7 : une machine pensée pour le homelab

Le Minisforum S7 vise un public différent. Ce modèle reprend la plateforme MS-03 du constructeur et l’adapte dans une configuration NAS full-flash équipée de 7 emplacements NVMe.

Minisforum S7 NAS

Ici, le design est plus imposant et un écran LED est présent façade pour afficher l’état du système, l’activité réseau ou encore certaines informations de monitoring.

Le S7 est construit autour d’un processeur Intel Core Ultra 7 356H (16 cœurs) capable d’atteindre 4,7 GHz, épaulé par un iGPU Intel Xe3. Ce dernier obtient un score de 34 066 points selon Passmark. L’architecture intègre également un NPU pouvant atteindre 50 TOPS.

La connectivité réseau confirme clairement les ambitions du produit :

  • 2 ports 10 Gb/s SFP+ ;
  • 1 port RJ45 10 Gb/s ;
  • 1 port RJ45 2,5 Gb/s ;
  • 2 ports USB4.

Sur le papier, le S7 coche pratiquement toutes les cases du NAS orienté virtualisation, IA locale et homelab haut de gamme.

MinisCloud OS et MinisOpenClaw : l’IA locale

Comme le modèle N5 Max, Minisforum met en avant son système MinisCloud OS et MinisOpenClaw (son agent IA maison dérivée d’OpenClaw). Reste toutefois une question essentielle : un agent IA ne sert à rien sans modèle derrière lui. Toute la problématique sera donc de savoir si ces NAS disposeront réellement de suffisamment de puissance pour faire tourner des modèles d’IA localement dans de bonnes conditions. A noter que le système MinisCloud OS serait installé sur une clé USB.

Si Minisforum parvient à proposer une expérience fluide et des cas d’usage pertinents, ces machines pourraient être intéressantes pour les utilisateurs souhaitant conserver leurs données en local tout en profitant des outils IA modernes. Sur le papier, la proposition est séduisante…. mais il faudra vérifier ce que cela donne en conditions réelles.

En synthèse

Minisforum poursuit son offensive sur le marché des NAS avec 2 modèles clairement orientés IA locale et hautes performances réseau. Les S5 et S7 misent sur des SSD NVMe, une connectivité 10 Gb/s et des processeurs Intel intégrant des NPU dédiés à l’accélération IA. Une approche cohérente avec l’évolution du marché vers des solutions capables d’exécuter des modèles localement, sans dépendance au Cloud.

Les prix et dates de disponibilité n’ont pas encore été dévoilés, mais ces NAS sont à surveiller…

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