When comparing Libre Computer ROC-RK3328-CC (Renegade 4GB) vs Intel NUC Kit NUC7i3BNH, the Slant community recommends Libre Computer ROC-RK3328-CC (Renegade 4GB) for most people. In the question“What are the best single-board computers?” Libre Computer ROC-RK3328-CC (Renegade 4GB) is ranked 26th while Intel NUC Kit NUC7i3BNH is ranked 27th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro USB 3
Pro 1 to 4 GB RAM
Pro 64-bit
Pro Gigabit Eithernet
Pro Comes with appropriate case and mounting hardware for storage drives
While the cost may seem steep compared to other SBC options, seldom are those other options sold with a case that will also house your storage drives and provide adequate cooling for the entire setup.
Pro SATA III port and M.2 NVMe connector with on-board RAID-0/RAID-1 controller
The ability to harness the power of a standard 2.5" SATA III drive and an M.2 NVMe drive with four PCI Express 3.0 lanes means that sequential read rates in excess of 3GB/sec if both are SSDs. Add to that hardware RAID support and it's hard to imagine a more powerful digital storage platform anywhere near this size.
Cons
Con GPIO not implemented
40-pin header is the same as RPI with the pins preconfigured to the default pinouts
Con No on-board WiFi
Con Higher initial costs than most other options
It's clearly not a budget option for building a home NAS, but if you want performance and more importantly, scalability, then you'll reap the benefits of the extra upfront costs many times over as you upgrade the memory, add peripherals via USB-C and put that 7th Generation Core i3 processor to work.