# New plex cpu

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-plex-cpu/734730>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-windows\
**Created:** [August 8, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-plex-cpu/734730 "2021-08-08T06:52:57Z")\
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**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:** [August 8, 2021, 6:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-plex-cpu/734730/1 "2021-08-08T06:52:57Z")

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looking at a new plex cpu that can trasfer /convert any 50 gig movie to any format at 1x speed.

the current cpu /motherboard can only do it at x0.4

does any on have a cpu list?

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**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:** [August 8, 2021, 10:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-plex-cpu/734730/2 "2021-08-08T10:10:32Z")

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If you’re going with the bare CPU (e.g. no hardware accelerated transcoding):  
Check out the PassMark CPU mark score of the CPUs you’re looking for.

> **[PassMark Software - CPU Benchmarks](https://www.cpubenchmark.net)**
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> PassMark Software - CPU Benchmarks - Over 1 million CPUs and 1,000 models benchmarked and compared in graph form, updated daily!

For a 4K transcode (HDR to 1080p w/o HDR-to-SDR transcoding) you’ll need a Passmark score of approx. 17000.  
[https://support.plex.tv/articles/201774043-what-kind-of-cpu-do-i-need-for-my-server/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201774043-what-kind-of-cpu-do-i-need-for-my-server/)

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If you want to consider hw-accelerated transcoding with an iGPU: check out an Intel CPU with an iGPU (Kaby Lake or newer)

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 6, 2021, 10:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-plex-cpu/734730/3 "2021-11-06T10:11:01Z")

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