2025-02-15, 07:39 PM
Trying to decide between an AMD 8700G and Intel 14700T for my new Proxmox/Jellyfin server:
AMD Pros
- Hardware AV1 encoder
- Lower peak power usage
AMD Cons
- Bad H264/mediocre HEVC encoding quality
- Higher idle power usage
Intel Pros
- Great H264/HEVC encoding quality
- More cores/threads for VMs and containers
- Lower idle power usage
Intel Cons
- No hardware AV1 encoder
- High peak power usage
- P-core/E-core weirdness for VMs
Which option would you choose?
AMD Pros
- Hardware AV1 encoder
- Lower peak power usage
AMD Cons
- Bad H264/mediocre HEVC encoding quality
- Higher idle power usage
Intel Pros
- Great H264/HEVC encoding quality
- More cores/threads for VMs and containers
- Lower idle power usage
Intel Cons
- No hardware AV1 encoder
- High peak power usage
- P-core/E-core weirdness for VMs
Which option would you choose?