I did this table, looking at the NUC models available Best used NUC for ROCK 2022/2023? - #17 by simon_pepper
I had just moved or was moving from a NUC5i3 to a NUC7I7DNKE which is the same processor board of the RevB Nucleus+, just I was configuring with 16GB and a faster NVMe PCI Gen3.0 SSD.
But also look for my benchmarks on the performance obtained with the NUC5i3, where I was then able to support multiple zones each performing DSP (downconverting, upconverting and transcoding formats), completely debunking the ‘oh, you must have the latest and highest performance’ camp.
You need to look carefully at single thread performance, as that’s the limiting factor for RoonOS as used in ROCK.
There’s more here NUC 8th Gen still the best option? and best retailers? - #33 by simon_pepper
And here NUC 8th Gen still the best option? and best retailers? - #34 by simon_pepper
Also need to consider the TDP - this is an device which is left powered on 24/7, so big difference between 15W and 28W
Sweet spot still for me is the NUC7i7DNK range, Gen8 ‘quad-core’ CPU but at 15W.
There is also the NUC10i5FN, NUC10i7FN & NUC11TNHi3 all delivering all round the same single thread performance.
All will be better than the Celeron based Nucleus One, can be picked up secondhand & rebuilt with more RAM & faster SSD, and way cheaper than a Nucleus Titan or even a S/H RevB Nucleus+