I used each of my two - powerful- Qnaps as core from time to time (also Windows 10 and OSX). For the last year I am using an Intel NUC10I7FNH, testing all configurations and locations of music. My experience is that there is no noticeable difference. The real issue is that no matter the configuration, there are ALWAYS those annoying random delays between pressing the ‘play’ button and actually starting to hear a song, no matter if the music is local or networked, SSD or mechanical disc. For me, this is the major bug in Roon. With latest versions it has improved, but still is irritating and prevents from having a nice and sweet listening experience.