New mini plex server

Plex Media Server
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Hi,

I have made an order for a NVIDIA SHIELD TV PRO 2019 that was suppose to run my PLEX Server. Now i’m was told not to expect the NVIDIA SHIELD TV PRO 2019 before after the summer due to COVID-19. So now I have to buy something else instead as i’m currently missing a plex server in my house. :frowning:

I need it to handle one 4K stream and/or 3 1080p streams at the same time. Most likely only 1 stream at the time, but there could be peak hours.

What hardware should I buy, and what operating system is the best for a plex server?

I would really love a setup in the size of a NUC :slight_smile:

Could anybody point me in a direction?

How would this thing do compared to the SHIELD?
Acer Nitro NS-600:
Core i5-8250U, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD, Intel UHD Graphics 620

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I think the Acer NS600 could be enough (6200 passmark score).

Intel NUC for 400$ could be better (better GPU). Plex server test:

I am using an Atom z8350 (896 passmark :slight_smile: ) processor mini pc as server with Windows 10 on 32GByte flash and 2GByte RAM. It works well (1080p 16Mbit video to 720p 4Mbit only needs max 15% CPU) but I had to remove all the Windows 10 built in apps (like mail, onedrive,etc.) to have enough space for updates.
It was very cheap (100$) and now you can get the same (Z83V) CPU with 4GB RAM 64GB Storage from 110$ on gearbest.
Only big problem with it is that the h265 10bit (HDR) is not supported (only h265 8bit is supported) with hw transcode. Audio transcode is a little bit heavy for this processor so TrueHD transcode is not possible.

My mini pc is only this good because hw (GPU / Intel Quicksync) transcode (without hw transcode it was using 90% CPU for a 4MBit transcode I think).

Some says for 4K transcode you need a 17000 passmark processor but I think it is only needed if it uses software transcode.

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Thanks for the reply.

I bought a Lenovo ThinkCentre M75q Tiny. With Ryzen 5 PRO 3400GE. 8gb ram and vega 11.

It 8s running things like butter and if needed, i can always upgrade it with more ram if that even helps.

But i truly appreciate your time used in answering this post.

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Hi do you know how many streams you have have at the same time ? on the M75q ?

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I have tested 4 streams 1080p. Everything worked like a charm :blush:

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thats nice how is the CPU with that in % ?

But razyen cant do transcode or ? it’s only intel ?
I am also considering buying such one as you have.

There will probably be 3-6 streams at the same time do you think it can handle it`?

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I can try and test it and get back to you ø :blush:

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6 streams 1080p

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Wow but is that 6 direct play ? Cpu is only on 20%
Is it trNscoding ?

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How do you make them do that?

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I followed you on this one and picked up the Tiny. What are you using for storage BTW?

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I bought a WD My Book Desktop Storage 6TB.

Everything runs smoothly :blush:

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Thanks, I was just trying to transfer to an 8TB external 3.5 5400 RPM Seagate and it;s slow as molasses so I have to assume it’s going to be slow on transcoding and direct streaming launch. I need something faster but need about 3TB which makes external SSD more expensive but worth it i suppose. External multi-drive NAS seems kind of overkill.

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