wickyd Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 My Unraid Server currently has a dual Xeon E5-2640 V2 @ 2GHZ. I have the option to put in a Quadro P1000 w/ 4GB. I do quite a bit of transcoding (common for 3-4 streams at a time). I've also noticed that when I'm playing 4k videos, it hurts my cpu quite a bit. Is the Quadro P1000 better for transcoding than my dual procs? I know that the P1000 is locked for 3 simultaneous streams but I figured I can unlock that. Advice? TLDR: dual Xeon E5-2640 V2 @ 2GHZ vs. Quadro P1000, which would transcode better/more? Quote Link to comment
Alex.vision Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) I would imagine there is no simple answer, other than to say if you can, try the discrete GPU method. I run Emby on my server with a Quadro P2200. I have it do all my transcoding instead of my Ryzen 9 3900x and it does a far superior job. I have my card split between my Emby docker and Handbrake, using the H.265 NVEnc encoder is way faster than my CPU. Though I don't often have as many concurrent streams going as you do, the card I have is newer with more VRAM. The most reliable test to see if it will work is going to be a real world test. Hope this helps. Edited June 11, 2021 by Alex.vision Quote Link to comment
Michael_P Posted June 11, 2021 Share Posted June 11, 2021 Does the E5-2640 V2 even have an integrated GPU? The P1000 should run circles around it. Quote Link to comment
wickyd Posted June 12, 2021 Author Share Posted June 12, 2021 It does have an integrated GPU...i'm assuming a crappy one. I just wasn't sure the P1000 I was thinking of putting in would do more/better than the dual 8core/16HT procs. Quote Link to comment
Michael_P Posted June 12, 2021 Share Posted June 12, 2021 10 hours ago, wickyd said: I just wasn't sure the P1000 I was thinking of putting in would do more/better than the dual 8core/16HT procs. All day, every day - especially for 4k. You're just limited by the number of streams locked on the card, as you already know Quote Link to comment
wickyd Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 thanks! I'm going to install it this week! I'll keep the thread open to post results in case anyone is interested. Quote Link to comment
ich777 Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 On 6/12/2021 at 2:42 AM, wickyd said: It does have an integrated GPU No it doesn't, eventually you are using a server mortherboard that has integrated graphics, with some kind of Aspeed chip. On 6/11/2021 at 4:59 PM, wickyd said: I've also noticed that when I'm playing 4k videos, it hurts my cpu quite a bit. Is the Quadro P1000 If you are transcoding quite a bit I would strongly recommend to install the Nvidia Driver plugin and use the P1000 to transcode because it's way more efficient and saves power too. Just a little side note: Keep in mind if you have for example a 8th or 9th Gen+ Intel CPU with iGPU it is as fast and has the same capabilities as a GTX1060 or you about your P1000 and has no limitation in terms of simultaneous transcodes. On 6/11/2021 at 4:59 PM, wickyd said: I know that the P1000 is locked for 3 simultaneous streams but I figured I can unlock that. Are you sure about that? I really don't know if all the Quadro cards are unlocked but for example a Quadro P2000 has no transcoding limit. Quote Link to comment
wickyd Posted June 13, 2021 Author Share Posted June 13, 2021 Yeah, the P2000 is the lowest one with no transcoding limit, at least that's what i get from Here. That's the card I really want, but trying not to spend the money. Quote Link to comment
Michael_P Posted June 13, 2021 Share Posted June 13, 2021 Here's the nVidia GPU matrix, it shows the capabilities and limitations for their cards https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-and-decode-gpu-support-matrix-new Quote Link to comment
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