Greetings,
I’ve been using Plex for many years without the use of hardware transcoding or having Plex Pass until now. I’m looking to build a new server (current server = i7-2600K, 16GB RAM, previous iteration was an upgraded HP Mediasmart ex490) and am trying to decide which route would be best for the long run on hardware. I was hoping someone might have experience/suggestions for me. I’ve done a lot of searching/reading so far, and have learned a lot but still feel I can’t make an informed decision for the amount of money I’ll be spending.
I have a mini itx case, so I need to go with mini itx board either way, and need a single slot, low-profile graphics card as well. I’d also like to keep power consumption as low as possible, while still having enough horsepower to transcode. Both of these options are 65w CPU’s that still have some muscle and are reasonably priced.
Thus far it seems these are two appealing options:
- Core i5-10400 (Passmark score: ~ 13K), using CPU/quicksync for transcoding.
- AMD Ryzen 5 3600 (Passmark score: ~ 18K), Nvidia Quadro P400 for transcoding.
If anyone has any experience using similar builds or has any suggestions, I’d appreciate any feedback.
Thanks in advance,
Eric
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