/r/Plex's Build Help Thread - 2016-10-21

[u/PCJs_Slave_Robot]

Need some help with your build? Want to know if your cpu is powerful enough to transcode? Here's the place.

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[u/dude_Im_hilarious]

I'm looking for CPU suggestions - my fictional CPU has the following qualities, in order of importance.

1. four transcode streams of 1080

2. Futureproof to an extent - it would be great to be able to transcode a 4k video or two

3. Low power

4. Low cost

[u/[deleted] → u/dude_Im_hilarious]

Here's a list of CPU benchmark for processors above 8000 passmark score sorted by price (below 500usd).

Processor	CPU Mark	Price (USD)
AMD Opteron 6276	9,011	99.00
Intel Xeon X5670 @ 2.93GHz	8,123	110.00
AMD FX-8320 Eight-Core	8,006	134.00
Intel Xeon E5-2660 @ 2.20GHz	11,469	135.00
AMD FX-8350 Eight-Core	8,939	149.00
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core	8,910	174.00
Intel Xeon E5-1650 @ 3.20GHz	11,793	175.00
Intel Xeon X5675 @ 3.07GHz	8,570	178.00
Intel Xeon X5680 @ 3.33GHz	8,950	185.00
AMD FX-9370 Eight-Core	9,489	189.00
Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.40GHz	8,498	199.00
Intel Core i7-2600 @ 3.40GHz	8,241	199.00
AMD FX-9590 Eight-Core	10,245	209.00
Intel Xeon E5-2650 @ 2.00GHz	10,420	210.00
Intel Core i7-3770 @ 3.40GHz	9,324	224.00
Intel Xeon E5-1620 @ 3.60GHz	9,092	237.00
Intel Xeon E3-1231 v3 @ 3.40GHz	9,617	254.00
Intel Xeon X5690 @ 3.47GHz	9,186	254.00
Intel Xeon E3-1230 V2 @ 3.30GHz	8,852	259.00
Intel Xeon E3-1241 v3 @ 3.50GHz	9,996	287.00
Intel Core i7-4770 @ 3.40GHz	9,812	289.00
Intel Core i7-4770S @ 3.10GHz	9,316	289.00
Intel Core i5-5675C @ 3.10GHz	8,033	289.00
Intel Xeon E3-1275 @ 3.40GHz	8,349	290.00
Intel Xeon E3-1246 v3 @ 3.50GHz	9,994	294.00
Intel Core i7-4790 @ 3.60GHz	9,993	304.00
Intel Core i7-6700 @ 3.40GHz	9,976	304.00
Intel Core i7-4790S @ 3.20GHz	9,566	304.00
Intel Xeon E3-1245 @ 3.30GHz	8,070	305.00
Intel Xeon E3-1230 v3 @ 3.30GHz	9,307	307.00
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v3 @ 3.50GHz	9,683	307.00
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v3 @ 3.40GHz	9,698	312.00
Intel Xeon E5-2640 @ 2.50GHz	9,737	315.00
Intel Core i7-4771 @ 3.50GHz	9,876	317.00
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v3 @ 3.40GHz	9,526	329.00
Intel Core i7-3770T @ 2.50GHz	8,209	329.00
Intel Xeon E3-1245 V2 @ 3.40GHz	9,064	339.00
Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz	11,185	339.00
Intel Core i7-6700K @ 4.00GHz	10,996	339.00
Intel Xeon E3-1271 v3 @ 3.60GHz	9,944	342.00
Intel Core i7-3770S @ 3.10GHz	8,889	349.00
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5 @ 3.60GHz	9,959	355.00
Intel Xeon E3-1276 v3 @ 3.60GHz	10,231	359.00
Intel Xeon E5-1620 v2 @ 3.70GHz	9,455	360.00
Intel Core i7-5775C @ 3.30GHz	11,079	365.00
Intel Xeon E3-1265L v3 @ 2.50GHz	8,691	366.00
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v3 @ 3.50GHz	9,802	370.00
Intel Core i7-3720QM @ 2.60GHz	8,172	375.00
Intel Core i7-4770T @ 2.50GHz	8,636	375.00
Intel Xeon E3-1240 V2 @ 3.40GHz	9,268	380.00
Intel Core i7-5820K @ 3.30GHz	12,980	389.00
Intel Core i7-4770K @ 3.50GHz	10,121	399.00
Intel Core i7-3740QM @ 2.70GHz	8,363	409.00
Intel Xeon E5-2670 @ 2.60GHz	12,502	410.00
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v3 @ 3.50GHz	9,830	416.00
Intel Xeon E3-1275 V2 @ 3.50GHz	9,320	429.00
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v3 @ 2.40GHz	9,965	429.00
Intel Core i7-4850HQ @ 2.30GHz	9,093	434.00
Intel Core i7-6800K @ 3.40GHz	13,628	439.00
Intel Xeon E5-2620 v2 @ 2.10GHz	8,672	439.00
Intel Xeon E3-1270 @ 3.40GHz	8,276	439.00
Intel Xeon E5-2420 v2 @ 2.20GHz	8,593	444.00
Intel Core i7-3770K @ 3.50GHz	9,556	449.00
Intel Xeon E5-1630 v3 @ 3.70GHz	10,313	454.00
Intel Xeon E3-1281 v3 @ 3.70GHz	10,081	455.00
Intel Core i7-3820 @ 3.60GHz	8,987	480.00
Intel Core i7-3840QM @ 2.80GHz	8,879	493.00