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8700G APU - andrewdestructo - 2024-02-05
Hi, I'm new to this and just trying to find the best options for making a Jellyfin server.
The main reasons I'm interested in the 8700G:
1. You don't need a GPU giving you more options in what cases you use.
2. It has AV1 encoding/decoding.
I'm not planning on buying anything in the immediate future just curious about the hardware and wondering if anyone thinks it's viable.
Thanks in advance!
RE: 8700G APU - mikesulsenti - 2024-02-05
It'll work just fine
But an Intel 12th/13th gen CPU with an iGPU can also do AV1 decode at least, and still has supports for MPEG-2 HW decoding. Granted you'll be limiting yourself to a dead-end platform.
I don't see AV1 encoding being useful for a while since anything that would play AV1 would just direct play/stream the video.
RE: 8700G APU - TheDreadPirate - 2024-02-05
If you plan on running Jellyfin on Windows it should be ok. AMD's encoding drivers on Windows are much better.
The unknown is the quality for that CPU/iGPU. Historically, AMD has lagged behind Nvidia and Intel by a lot.
Your other option is Intel's Meteor Lake laptop CPUs. Which also has AV1 encoding. Intel has always had the better quality encoder.
RE: 8700G APU - nyanmisaka - 2024-02-05
This is doable. The 8700G and Radeon RX 7000 series share the same VCN encoder.
But it's not perfect because there's a known hardware issue that prevents it from properly encoding AV1 1080p video. If I had to choose, I would wait for the next generation.
https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10266
https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/mesa/-/issues/9185#note_1954937