First and foremost: https://support.plex.tv/articles/201774043-what-kind-of-cpu-do-i-need-for-my-server/
Look them up on https://www.cpubenchmark.net/cpu.php?cpu=Intel+Core+i7-7820X+%40+3.60GHz&id=3038
Compare their overall cpu mark score
But do also take into account the “single thread rating”.
Power consumption might also be important if the server is not located in a separate room with air conditioning.
Xeons don’t have Quicksync, so hardware transcoding (Plex Pass feature) is only possible with an add-on GPU card.
