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Compare usable capacity, fault tolerance, and efficiency between RAID 6 and RAID 5 for TrueNAS NAS users.
This page compares RAID 6 and RAID 5 on identical hardware assumptions to help homelab builders choose between capacity efficiency and fault tolerance.
| Drives | RAID 6 | RAID 5 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4x 8TB | 14.40 TB | 21.60 TB | -7.20 TB |
| 6x 8TB | 28.80 TB | 36.00 TB | -7.20 TB |
| 8x 8TB | 43.20 TB | 50.40 TB | -7.20 TB |
| 10x 8TB | 57.60 TB | 64.80 TB | -7.20 TB |
| 12x 8TB | 72.00 TB | 79.20 TB | -7.20 TB |
TrueNAS and ZFS planners usually care about parity width, scrub cadence, and healthy operating headroom. Capacity is only one part of pool durability.
A virtual device group in ZFS; multiple vdevs form a storage pool.
Background integrity scan that verifies checksums and repairs parity mismatches.
ZFS feature set and planning topic for growing parity groups safely.
Rebuild behavior depends on array width, disk size, and workload pressure. This page focuses on capacity and tolerance; benchmark your actual platform before final choice.
Choose based on your risk tolerance, rebuild window, and performance profile. Higher parity usually lowers capacity but improves resilience.
For TrueNAS users, this NAS planning scenario compares both modes at fixed drive sizes so you can see usable capacity differences before buying disks.
Yes. The comparison table applies a 10% reserve baseline to reflect realistic operating headroom in NAS and homelab environments.