# Estimate how powerfull is hardware decoding (Hardware-Accelerated) **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [November 26, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/estimate-how-powerfull-is-hardware-decoding-hardware-accelerated/215440 "2017-11-26T18:50:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joy\_Distelbrink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/joy_distelbrink/32/92531_2.png) [@Joy\_Distelbrink](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Joy_Distelbrink)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 6:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/estimate-how-powerfull-is-hardware-decoding-hardware-accelerated/215440/1 "2017-11-26T18:50:51Z")
Hi ! I currently have a PMS with **Intel Xeon E5-1620v2** (9502 passmark) and I’m starting to think about a new CPU. I want to know how powerfull is hardware encoding comparing to a non-Intel® Quick Sync Video cpu : if we can give number about how good it is, like passmark score. The passmark score for **Intel Core i7-6700K** is 11111 (that’s not worth the upgrade considering the cost for me) but it also support Intel® Quick Sync Video and so the transcoding power can be much higher than expected (passmark 11111) ? Or the passmark score already include that hardware decoding power ? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [November 26, 2017, 7:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/estimate-how-powerfull-is-hardware-decoding-hardware-accelerated/215440/2 "2017-11-26T19:01:31Z")
No, the Passmark score doesn’t take the GPU into account at all. So the speed boost from Intel Quicksync goes on top of it. I cannot provide you with definitve numbers though, how much it’ll be improved. ---
**Author:** ![Joy\_Distelbrink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/joy_distelbrink/32/92531_2.png) [@Joy\_Distelbrink](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Joy_Distelbrink)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/estimate-how-powerfull-is-hardware-decoding-hardware-accelerated/215440/3 "2017-11-27T10:11:03Z")
Thanks or your answer ! Any way to find charts or something to compare how good is QuickSync approximately ? ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 3:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/estimate-how-powerfull-is-hardware-decoding-hardware-accelerated/215440/4 "2017-11-27T15:12:57Z")
No, sorry. ---
**Author:** ![KarlDag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KarlDag](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KarlDag)\ **Post date:** [November 27, 2017, 9:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/estimate-how-powerfull-is-hardware-decoding-hardware-accelerated/215440/5 "2017-11-27T21:54:59Z")
No way to know as far as I know, but if I were you I’d go higher to Kaby lake CPUs (perhaps cut back to 7600 or 7500 like I did). HW support for 10bit HEVC makes a huge difference for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Joy\_Distelbrink](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/joy_distelbrink/32/92531_2.png) [@Joy\_Distelbrink](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Joy_Distelbrink)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 5:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/estimate-how-powerfull-is-hardware-decoding-hardware-accelerated/215440/6 "2017-11-28T17:18:48Z")
Thanks good to know ! Kaby lake CPUs are more expensive than Xeon when on dedicated servers for what I have found. ---
**Author:** ![KarlDag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KarlDag](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KarlDag)\ **Post date:** [November 28, 2017, 8:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/estimate-how-powerfull-is-hardware-decoding-hardware-accelerated/215440/7 "2017-11-28T20:04:25Z")
> @“Joy Distelbrink” said: > Thanks good to know ! > Kaby lake CPUs are more expensive than Xeon when on dedicated servers for what I have found. Not sure what you compared, but with the GPU transcoding an i5-7500 can probably replace most dual xeon setups (of comparable core count/speed)… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/estimate-how-powerfull-is-hardware-decoding-hardware-accelerated/215440/8 "2020-01-08T00:11:31Z")