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will tackle transcoding reasonably well?
How to find out:
- Find the CPU name, in this case i5-5250U
- Google it
- Look for the ark.intel.com link
- https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/84984/intel-core-i5-5250u-processor-3m-cache-up-to-2-70-ghz.html
- Look for
Intel® Quick Sync Video
In this case yes, that CPU has the feature so you can configure Plex for hardware transcoding. Doing it in hardware in the CPU rather than on software on the CPU means far less compute required to transcode which is what makes this a good CPU for transcoding video for Plex.
Yes is the answer.
- Find the CPU name, in this case i5-5250U
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@gillies
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/113924821333
This fits my budget reasonably well and from what I can tell, will tackle transcoding reasonably well?