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Are there any providers offering servers with Intel 15th-gen processors?
kasuganosora
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I don’t think I’ve ever seen any providers offering servers with Intel 15th-gen CPUs. Is this due to the big-little core design and the lack of hyperthreading?
I’m considering getting an Ultra 5 245 server. Does anyone have any advice or suggestions?
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I ordered a 265K for my personal desktop but decided not to and returned it because of the very varying application performance
AMD definitely defeated Intel these days, and latest Intel desktop CPU is a disaster for VPS that seeks stable performance over time: you will never know your vCPU process is running on performance core or efficiency core. It also does not support x86-v4 features such as avx512, which AMD has supported since Zen 4 architecture.
What are the features you want that only Intel CPU supports?
I use FFmpeg for video encoding, so I think what I really need is Intel’s integrated GPU. In fact, I’m currently using an Intel 12500 CPU and am quite satisfied with its performance.
I’m considering upgrading to an Ultra 5 245 or 245K.
After reviewing the specs, I noticed that even the efficiency cores on these CPUs run at frequencies comparable to my current 12500. Would this make it a better choice overall?
Just curious why not amd strix halo instead of core ultra as encoding server, as per benchmarks that 890m certainly is something.
Thanks! Yeah Intel Integrated GPUs are well known for video encoding and decoding capabilities. I have a cheap DG1 graphics card on my Jellyfin NAS 😆 But I don't know if server providers would like to buy CPUs with integreated GPU (and NPU that no one use)
Hope someone is willing to offer you a dedicated server plan, good luck
Or maybe you can look for some plan with Nvidia GPU for video encoding acceleration 🤔 I'm not sure
Thank you very much for your suggestion. However, as far as I know, the 890M GPU hasn’t been implemented in desktop CPUs yet—it’s expected to appear next year in AMD’s G-series. I’ve previously used an AMD 8700G paired with a 780M GPU. While it performs well in single-stream encoding tests and supports AV1, Intel still has the advantage with its dual Multi-Format Codec Engines when handling multi-stream video.
Additionally, AMD’s integrated or discrete GPUs can produce a black border issue when encoding AV1 or H.265, as noted here: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/10266. For these reasons, I’ve decided not to go with an AMD processor.
NVIDIA GPUs are also a good option, but only the 70-series and above have dual encoders. Considering the price and power consumption, they really don’t offer much advantage in my case.
Still, thank you for your suggestion!
not going to be cheap lowend.