# Transcode high cpu when direct streaming

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcode-high-cpu-when-direct-streaming/884142>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** livetv-dvr, server-mac\
**Created:** [August 2, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcode-high-cpu-when-direct-streaming/884142 "2024-08-02T12:07:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![mr\_trebus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b77776/32.png) [@mr\_trebus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mr_trebus)\
**Post date:** [August 2, 2024, 12:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcode-high-cpu-when-direct-streaming/884142/1 "2024-08-02T12:07:29Z")

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Server Version#: 1.40.5.8796  
Player Version#: 1.98.1.203-b72a7bf2 (Plex for Windows)

Why does the server sometimes use so much cpu when direct streaming? Surely it’s just trivially demuxing?

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/8/a/e/8ae71d04f34dadb7e2bbfef79b9e653196a10824.png)

And then 10 minutes later, after a channel change, it’s fine again:

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/b/7/b/b7b2ac672afba569034b1083364281c1da4ce6e3.png)

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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:** [October 31, 2024, 12:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcode-high-cpu-when-direct-streaming/884142/2 "2024-10-31T12:08:17Z")

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