I recently got a crazy deal on an 832 ZimaBoard and I’m hoping to use it to replace my beefy old gaming pc as my media server setup. I aim to achieve 7 concurrent 1080p streams and at least 4 1080p transcodes on either Plex or Jellyfin.

  • If you have a MiniPC or a Zimaboard, what’s your maximum number of concurrent streams and transcodes you’ve achieved on Plex or Jellyfin?

  • How did the performance fare, especially at peak usage?

  • Any special configurations or hardware tweaks you’d recommend for optimal performance?

  • Do you recommend any low power, small form factor alternatives?

Thanks for reading!

  • Faceman🇦🇺@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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    1 year ago

    Thats a pretty old calculation that doesn’t take into account hardware acceleration, which modern chips can do very, very well.

    So you can get away with a celeron class intel chip (or whatever they are calling them these days) and mange multiple 4k to 1080 transcode streams without issue.

    I have a mini PC with an Intel n95, which is around 5500 on the passmark chart, but can easily churn out 10+ 1080p to 1080p transcodes if needed, of course the ideal setup is to avoid transcoding wherever possible. that’s not my main server, but it’s nice to know that if I wanted to I could move my plex server onto it and it would be fine.