Ryzen Unraid Plex, My plan is: selling the Intel CPU, Board and RAM Nov 18, 2023 · This is a quick post to try and help those newer to unraid like me to setup a Plex container and enable hardware transcoding using a modern AMD Radeon iGPU often found in mini PC's. So i figured i just ask for a fresh update on the . 12. I've put together a new system with the newly released (DIY anyway) AMD Ryzen 7 5700G, and was wondering if there's a robust way of passing through the iGPU on vms. I am hoping to a have a stable system with decent upti I will use it as a CPU for Plex transcoding, running on a server - most likely with unRAID as OS. ## Hardware & Current SetupServer:- Aoostar WTR PRO MAX- AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS (8C/16T)- AMD Radeon 780M Oct 23, 2020 · So I am a Plex guy but I am getting my unraid set up and I found out that Plex does not support hardware acceleration with AMD APU's and I am wondering if emby does ? Can someone confirm or deny if this works ? Sep 12, 2020 · Hi guys, my first post here and hope you guys bear with me. Dec 3, 2023 · Hi everyone, After long search of forums, reddit, discord and github finally have a working method to get AMD iGPU to work with Plex Container for HW Transcoding. Oct 28, 2021 · Mauimauer on the Plex forums has been attempting to get this working for what seems like forever. Thanks to multiple unraid members in different channels as this is a consolidated working solution from different sources. I want to build a new Plex Media Server but torn on the appropriate hardware. I am struggling to decide on whether to go with a Ryzen 3900X build vs Intel 10900K build. Does someone here with Plex can share his experiences wi Feb 25, 2021 · This build is primarily focused on getting the most “enterprise” server like build we can and top tier performance. Apr 13, 2025 · Unraid deals with the cores with no issue, except the latest Intel CPU generations, which will be resolved in a future Unraid update. If it works I' Jul 17, 2020 · I am completely new to both Plex and this forum so I hope I am not posting this incorrectly. Most of the content will be ripped DVDs that I currently own, a few Blu-ray disk rips Nov 14, 2018 · Recently discovered unRAID while planning a server build. My options so far: AMD Ryzen 7 3700x on the Motherboard X470D4U2-2T Transcodes from GPU Quadro P2000 (since the Ryzen doesn't have processor graphics) Intel E-2278G Mar 12, 2020 · hi my current unraid server is a I7-3820 3. Jun 24, 2025 · Ryzen APUs (especially the PRO series for ECC) are nice for servers because they provide video output without needing a power hungry dGPU. The heavy focus here will be on the motherboard because that is what is going to enable us to have loads of features that people would enjoy from a older/used Dell, SuperMicro, HP, Intel, or other brands of server manufactures. Feb 11, 2023 · Hey there, I’ve read a lot of comments stating that Plex HW transcoding can not be made to work with the vaapi APIs exported by AMD APUs with integrated graphics. May 16, 2023 · Hi there, sharing experience and a guide on how i got this working. The Intel iGPU will be much better for Plex. also holds my files I got like 34TB storage wanting to add more so I wanna upgrade to a Ryzen. Just in the last week or so he has been successful with full transcoding in docker using AMD APUs. Fellow UNRAID user here, with both Intel (old) and Ryzen (newer) builds. I'm setting up a low power home lab to learn and get some utility out of unRAID. More powerful, more power efficient, no random restarts and quick sync that can do wonders if you use hardware transcoding in plex (it also supports hardware decoding for AV1) I tested 5 4k streams on plex without any hiccups. Can I purchase the AMD CPU - Ryzen 7 5700G for this new system? And is this CPU able to open the hardware transcoding for Plex? May 16, 2023 · container_name: plex ports: # Default access - target: 32400 published: 32400 mode: host # Webtools # - 33400:33400 # Plex home theatre control # - 3005:3005/tcp # gdm discovery - 32410:32410/udp - 32412:32412/udp - 32413:32413/udp - 32414:32414/udp environment: - TZ=Europe/Berlin - VERSION=docker # Unraid nobody/users - PGID=100 - PUID=99 I've been running my unraid server on Ryzen since late 2018. He claims being able to transcode lots of movies at the same time but I'm not sure about how many cores uses on the Plex dock. This is going to be so much fun! This is the Ryzen Unraid server build I have been waiting for! We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. This is true, at least looking at how Plex sets things up out of the box. I was doing my initial setup and w Aug 19, 2021 · New to Unraid here. Ryzen is cheap and has and upgrade path up to the 5950x (16c/32t) if you want to spend less now and upgrade later. Feb 7, 2025 · The goal is to move to a smaller footprint - I'm downsizing from my Antec NineteenHundred full server case and reducing my array size from 19 drives to 12 drives - just removed drive #13 yesterday and the final (hopefully) parity rebuild is in progress. Since it's Linux I am unsure wether or not I should get the Ryzen CPU which has 17700 as Score in passmark or if I should get the i3 13100 with about 13500 as Score. The GPU power doesn’t matter - the decoding engine does, which is a separate part of the silicon. IMO Ryzen/am4 is the best option unless you really need the intel iGPU. Those posts are all fairly old though. After real Feb 2, 2020 · Hey! I am not sure what configuration to choose for my upcoming Unraid/Plex Server, so I would be very thankful about your thougts. I'm happy with the platform, but I have recently been thinking of swapping to out to a 12/13/14-500 so I can remove the need for the card Mar 16, 2020 · The need to migrate Unraid to new low powered hardware has finally arisen. 3 days ago · Hi Unraid community!I'm planning to build a family document management system on my Unraid server and would love to get your input on the architecture and OCR implementation before I dive in. 0-rc5 Hardware: ASROCK X670E PRO RS + AMD Ryzen 9 7900 + DDR5 + Cache NMVE I have been trying to get the plex container to transcode using hw but was not succesful until I found somebody in Reddit referencin I've been running my unraid server on Ryzen since late 2018. Recently I upgraded my server from AMD Ryzen Pro 4650G to i3-12100 and the change is massive. Will be moving to a physically smaller setu Feb 2, 2025 · If you are running Unraid, I think there’s a fair chance you may be storing some media files (or “Linux ISOs” as commonly called by the Homelab community) on your server that could be transcoded or converted into different encodings. I've searched around and found few scattered info on similar questions, but no definitive answer. We will be migrating from Dual Xeon LGA 2011 2960’s to a Ryzen 3700x for the homelab. Unraid version: 6. In the planning stages of the build I found a great deal on 3x 3TB WD Reds and LSI 2008 SAS2 card w/ cables. id like to be able to Stream 3-4 Plex str Sep 30, 2023 · I'm a beginer for Unraid and would like to build a new computer system which the main usage is Plex. As others have said, Intel iGPU destroys the Ryzen G on Plex but would be really interested to see a detailed transcoding performance comparison between Jellyfin vs Plex on the latest Ryzen G chips. My plan is: selling the Intel CPU, Board and RAM and the 7800x3d CPU. Is Ryzen a good choice? Hey guys, i am choosing the parts for my new unRAID system, but i am unsure about the CPU. I am listing my current parts but I can return the unopened components to switch platforms. I'm happy with the platform, but I have recently been thinking of swapping to out to a 12/13/14-500 so I can remove the need for the card Aug 12, 2024 · At the moment I have 2 computers running at home. I really want to use an Ryzen 9 5900X, but i've seen a lot of concerns online in regard to Ryzen, GPU Passthrough and gaming on VMs in unRAID. I thought about making a fusion of these 2 computers to save space, energy consumption and because I like to tinker and tweak stuff and try out new things. 6ghz 4 core I have Plex, a few vms running but I shut others off to play with. Requirement Aug 12, 2024 · My Gaming Computer that has a AMD Ryzen 7800x3d and a RTX 3090. Intel all the way. I currently have a gaming desktop that consists of: Ryzen 2600, MSI B450 Pro Carbon, Vega 56, 16GB DDR4, 860 500GB SSD. Dec 7, 2019 · Hi,I watched a video from "bite my bytes" youtuber about his new Ryzen build comparing a 3700x, 3900x and a P2000. This could be done by dedicated CLI tools or apps or, more commonly, by applications that may convert these in real-time, like media server apps Plex or Also if all you need is plex and standard unraid functionality just get an i3 10100 as the 11th gen support is still not great and there are basically no performance benefits to be had that dont come with major increases in power draw. . I added on a 1050ti a while after that for hardware plex encoding. my current desktop is a Ryzen 3600. I will have at the most 2-3 simultaneous streams on the home network and 1 remote stream (very rarely) to a laptop, tablet or phone. 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