what processor do I require?

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what processor do I require?

by terminator786 Dec 3, 2015 2:54AM PST

Hi guys

I'm in the process of build my own media server but I'm having trouble choosing the processor. I have 15 members of my family and friends who would also like to stream my movie collection through plex. Some one has suggested the Intel Core i7 6700k or the Intel Core i7 5960x. I have also looked at the qnap TVS-EC880. Not all the 15 streams will be running at the same time but on occasions they might do. Most of my movies are in mp4 and the devices the members will use support mp4 so there won't be alot of transcoding...I think.

What would you guys suggest?
What processor would I need?

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r. proffitt · Answer 1 · Dec 3, 2015 8:20AM PST

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To shove bits down the wire doesn't take much.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Dec 3, 2015 8:20AM PST

So back to the beginning of computer design with Gene Amdahl (see the web?) where he said we needed about 1 million instructions per second to move 1 million bytes.

OK let's look at HD on Netflix to see how many bits per second we need.
https://help.netflix.com/en/node/306 gives us 5 Megabits per second.

A 5 MIPS CPU would be 8 to 10 times the power we need so how many MIPS in an old Core2Duo? http://www.maxxpi.net/pages/result-browser/top15---mips.php tells us 2,197.09 MIPS

-> So while it won't be speedy to run say Windows and browse, a simple box with say a dual core Celeron is more than enough.

15 Streams could be more of problem for the network. Especially if someone decides to try that over WiFi.

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