Building my first server soon, all monitors 4k save for 1, is a 1700 a good cpu for my usage?

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
1

I hope this is the right forum for this…

But anyway I have an amd 1700 lying around, and a 750ti but it cant do the gpu encoding from what I understand so meh, and am wanting to finally build a plex server since i know how to rip 4k blurays now. All my displays save for 1 are already 4k, so I wouldnt need transcoding for them, but for the 1 that is only 1080p would this cpu be enough to transcode for it and let 1 or 2 other streams be going via direct play? All hooked up via gigabit ethernet network if it matters.

Or would I be better off trading it for say a 2400g with its built in amd gpu and use gpu transcoding for that one display and then direct play for all else??

2

for 4k, plex recommends at least 17000 passmark for cpu transcoding (no gpu)

https://support.plex.tv/articles/201774043-what-kind-of-cpu-do-i-need-for-my-server/

that particular cpu has ~13772 @ PassMark - AMD Ryzen 7 1700 - Price performance comparison

3

If you have it, why not try it out, see what you see. But now is not the time to design / invest in 4k transcoders. because of the tone mapping issue, it is impossible to do correctly now. Spending money on a solution that may not work once this problem is solved could be very frustrating. I would make do with what you have for now :smile:

4

This topic was automatically closed 90 days after the last reply. New replies are no longer allowed.