<div dir="ltr"><div>How much this trans-coder rely on GPU or just CPU instructions set? <br>I've read something recently but forgot most of it. In general all nowdays GPU supports video transcoding of some type but is that used in Plex server<br></div><div>. As far I remember Intel GPU was faster on tests but quality suffer ...<br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Feb 26, 2015 at 10:14 AM, DJ-Pfulio <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:djpfulio@jdpfu.com" target="_blank">djpfulio@jdpfu.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">So I'm replacing some components in my Plex Server / NAS to better support the<br>
mandatory on-the-fly transcoding that a chromecast demands - why they don't<br>
support AC3 audio, I don't know. Plus the current AMD E-350 will be repurposed<br>
as a pfSense machine.<br>
<br>
So I'm looking at 2 different systems and would love some comments.<br>
<br>
a) AMD-based $91 - passmark 2604<br>
GIGABYTE GA-AM1M-S2H Micro ATX AMD Motherboard<br>
AMD 5350 2.05Ghz Quad-Core Processor<br>
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b) Intel-based $126 - passmark 4028<br>
Gigabyte GA-H81M-HD3 Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard<br>
Pentium G3258 Processor - Haswell<br>
<br>
For just a little more money, the Haswell CPU on the Intel is impressive. That<br>
MB has display-port/TosLink too (it was more money) - but the AMD has a better<br>
GPU. I don't game on PCs, so that isn't important to me.<br>
<br>
A comparison site:<br>
<a href="http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G3258-vs-AMD-Athlon-5350" target="_blank">http://cpuboss.com/cpus/Intel-Pentium-G3258-vs-AMD-Athlon-5350</a><br>
Not really fair - but the Intel CPU is only $7 more cost, so it isn't THAT unfair.<br>
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There are some newegg combos that are amazing with the AMD board and AMD-5350:<br>
* with 4G of RAM added for $117<br>
* with Case $128<br>
* w/ 1T WD-Blue $138<br>
<br>
Didn't see any great combo deals on the Intel CPU, tho a few with SSDs and PC<br>
games/AV were offered. BTW, I was initially looking at the G3220 GPU, but the<br>
G3258 was a no-brainer.<br>
<br>
Didn't want all the Raspberry Pi 2 people having all the cheap fun here. These<br>
cheap machines (especially the AMDs!) are really impressive for many home uses.<br>
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I'm still checking on reported Linux issues with these ...<br>
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