Anyone got a 4k transcoding, FreeNAS machine? (ITX, IPMI, ECC)

[kapone]

Have you considered just getting an Nvidia Shield? (It runs Plex Server and supports hardware transcoding).

 

[NashBrydges]

I have Plex running as a VM on Ubuntu on a server with dual E5-2650v1 CPUs. The VM is assigned 4 vCPUs and 8GB RAM and runs on SSDs. I have family members connecting remotely up to 3 at a time and transcoding various 1080P and 4K content simultaneously. It's never skipped a beat. No GPU, all CPU based transcoding.

 

[a5ian300zx]

I just have my Plex and Emby servers running on my Qnap (i7 / 16Gb Ram). My friends and family can also transcode in HD outside the house (only have 20 meg upload) around 3 I have seen transcoding in HD.

4K will transcode with both Plex and Emby but cannot do HDR tone mapping so will look washed out.

 

[SwanRonson]

Does such a processor and board even exist?

I can't find a single, consistent benchmark / review from any nerds who've built a FreeNAS machine.
The plex fans and staff keep referring to 'passmark scores' which feels entirely unscientific to me.

I would love one of those SuperMicro Xeon D, or Denverton boards, but neither processor supports the Intel QuickSync or whatever it is for video acceleration (there's now a job logged for FreeNAS to add jail and VM passthrough of Quicksync for Plex transcoding.

As much as I'd LOVE to give AMD some money, this bug concerns me.
196683 – Random Soft Lockup on new Ryzen build
Plus there's a thread on the FreeNAS forums about Ryzen instability. This is on the 2xxx series as well.
Furthermore, Ryzen, ITX, IPMI, ECC and 6+ SATA? Yeah that (to my knowledge) doesn't exist.


Do I really need to buy a 16 core Denverton, 8 core Xeon D? What's the solution here? Am I asking too much?

just FYI the teething issues with Ryzen and Linux you are reading about have not been an issue since Linux Kernel 4.15