Roon server CPU specs

[Frank_Berens1 (Frank Berens)]

No processing speed difference between i3 and i7 in QNAP NAS

My NAS is my Roon Server, it’s a QNAP 872N with a i3-8100T processor. For the spec’s see diagram. [Scherm­afbeelding 2024-02-16 om 11.01.45] I bought a i7-8700T processor and upgraded the CPU of the NAS. Wondering what the impact for Roon could be, I used 5 DACs simultaneous, playing different albums with each DAC upsampling to the max of its capabilities. [Scherm­afbeelding 2024-02-16 om 10.48.42] I measured the processing speed in Roon for each DAC with the i3 CPU and the i7 CPU. In my …

I never noticed the difference between a i3 or i7 processor in my NAS.