Currently i have unRAID 6.2.2 running inside a SM 846 Chassis with the X7DBE motherboard using dual Xeon E5405 cpu's. Its running fine but i am thinking of swapping out the board and other innard guts for something a little more modern. Its not a production server yet so still testing things out.

 

I have an i7 3930K system in the Asus X79 board with 32GB RAM with a GTX 660Ti GPU and running a test stick of the trial version, its fully compatible and supports both virtulization modes. I want to swap this system in to replace the SM board. I have the Perc H310 HBA that runs the 24 bay SAS backplane so only one cable for all the drives. I am sure the HBA is compatible with the x79 motherboard.

 

Question is im certain performance will be stellar with the 3930k system as far as VM's go as i am really liking the VM feature of unRAID. Dockers should also run pretty well on it as well. I'm trying to consolidate some systems where i can eliminate the extra physical boxes (with exception to pfSense).

 

With Emby even though they have a docker version i have debated whether using it in a VM or the docker.

 

I wonder how well transcoding will do with the 3930k?

As I'm sure you know, the 3930k is a 6 cpu, 12 vcpu chip clocked at 3.2GHz and running about 12,000 Passmarks.  The dual E5405s have 8 cpus but they're slow and have half the Passmark rating of the 3930k - it should be a noticeably better transcoder.  I'd try the Docker first and move to the VM if the Docker doesn't work out because Dockers are easier to setup and configure as well as lower overhead.

As I'm sure you know, the 3930k is a 6 cpu, 12 vcpu chip clocked at 3.2GHz and running about 12,000 Passmarks.  The dual E5405s have 8 cpus but they're slow and have half the Passmark rating of the 3930k - it should be a noticeably better transcoder.  I'd try the Docker first and move to the VM if the Docker doesn't work out because Dockers are easier to setup and configure as well as lower overhead.

 

Ok ill give the Docker version of Emby a shot. Im still trying to learn on setting up dockers as i would like to ensure that Emby would have enough cores for transcoding when needed. I know i will lose the IPMI function the X7DBE has but i will be okay with it.

GPU will not assist with transcoding assuming you're talking about Plex.

 

What is your current CPU?

 

He said he's using Emby (which does GPU transcoding), and he also lists his current and prospective CPU.

 

Great first post, would have been better if you'd read the post you were replying to.

 

 

 

 

With Emby even though they have a docker version i have debated whether using it in a VM or the docker.

 

I wonder how well transcoding will do with the 3930k?

 

If you want to do GPU transcoding, you can pass through the GPU to a VM.  You can't do GPU transcoding with the Docker version. 

 

A 3930K will crush CPU transcoding. 

 

GPU will not assist with transcoding assuming you're talking about Plex.

 

What is your current CPU?

 

He said he's using Emby (which does GPU transcoding), and he also lists his current and prospective CPU.

 

Great first post, would have been better if you'd read the post you were replying to.

That was a spambot, he's now banned.

 

That was a spambot, he's now banned.

 

I assume lots of us got a message about topics we're following from 2011.  hahaha.  seemed real fishy....this is the only instance of "delmetowp" i found on the forum, but at least it explains it.