# CPU needed **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-windows\ **Created:** [July 5, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cpu-needed/726751 "2021-07-05T02:21:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![wetrek76\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/848f3c/32.png) [@wetrek76\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wetrek76_gmail_com)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 2:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cpu-needed/726751/1 "2021-07-05T02:21:24Z")
I have an i3 7000 sieres CPU in the plex server. I cannot remember which one. But it was a cheapy. When transcoding 7 gig plus files to watch out and about the CPU cannot to it. I found this out when I sync at home to my mobile and it was doing it at around x0.4 speed. What CPU shoukd I get so it can transcode 10 to 70gig files at atleast x1.0 speed ---
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 2:28am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cpu-needed/726751/2 "2021-07-05T02:28:52Z")
> **[What kind of CPU do I need for my Server? | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201774043-what-kind-of-cpu-do-i-need-for-my-server/)** > > This article is primarily aimed toward Windows, Mac, or Linux users who plan to run Plex Media Server on a... WILDLY underestimated, IMO, but my opinion is neither needed, nor wanted. Best of luck to you. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [July 5, 2021, 6:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cpu-needed/726751/3 "2021-07-05T06:30:13Z")
Check if enabling hardware accelerated transcoding works for you with the given CPU. This should be a „Kaby Lake“ generation CPU with a good enough iGPU. If you want (need) to go with a new processor instead, check out the PassMark scores mentioned in the article linked by JuiceWSA… the numbers in his post are slightly off when it comes to transcoding 4K files (by approx. 10000 points) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 3, 2021, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cpu-needed/726751/4 "2021-10-03T06:31:04Z")
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