I’m unsure on what CPU to go with. I can get this one pretty cheap. My plan is to have it as a Roon server and playback for my headphones. I will use some headphone DSP if that matters.
Yes … but you don’t need that many cores, especially if you’re only using a single zone.
Is there an alternative you recommend? I only want to buy new
This page demonstrates the performance of the Ryzen.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=AMD%2BRyzen%2B5%2B5600&id=4811
Compare this to the ROCK specification:
i3 (small and medium libraries)
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?id=3877&cpu=Intel+Core+i3-1115G4+@+3.00GHz
i7 (large libraries)
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-1165G7+@+2.80GHz&id=3814
Note: Single thread performance is important!
It would be really helpful if you stated library size, what DSP you intend to use, number of zones etc.
Probably a max of 150,000. One zone at a time but always on headphones. I’ll use the Audeze headphone presets and maybe some EQ or convolution, whatever it’s called
Since that’s around 12k albums you need the i7 (large library) specification.
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Thank you! Do I just look at the single thread number when looking for a cpu?
This is only an i3 but has a much higher single threaded score so little confused.
https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i3-14100&id=5831
The difference is the TPD, i.e., those I posted are for the Intel NUC OE equivalent, that require far less cooling, and are typically embedded processors, and PC-vased processors.
If the device is just for Roon, you don’t need a general purpose processor. And, there are benefits if using a NUC or similar: quiet or silent operation, low power, great for 24 x 7 x 365 operation etc.
Have you considered a NUC, i.e., NUC11TNHi7.
NUC would be perfect. I just don’t know how I would use two 4tb hdd in raid 1. Can you do it over USB?
Not under ROCK, but why would you want to? The drive is a network share and you can back up or copy your library from another machine. Or you could use a NAS as your music storage and point Roon to it.
Better internal storage than the normal Samsung drives are also an option.
I can’t fit a 4tb 3.5 inch drive inside. An SSD at that size is really expensive.
If I put my library on a NAS would there be any impact on performance?
My recommendation is to use a USB HDD with ROCK as it is easier to copy music this way. Use your NAS as the primary source.
But yes, the max HDD that fits the NUC is 2 TB.
Limitation is 7mm height, not capacity. I’ve got an 8TB in one of my NUCs.
The maximum capacity is limited by the size of the drive. Above 2 GB drives > 7 mm.
Not HDD, which is what interests the OP.
I missed that it was a platter drive. Apologies.
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