Geekzone: technology news, blogs, forums
Guest
Welcome Guest.
You haven't logged in yet. If you don't have an account you can register now.


freqeteq

13 posts

Geek
+1 received by user: 1


#317855 21-Nov-2024 13:14
Send private message

Got a little itx htpc in the bedroom with an i3-10100 in it that's hooked up to a 42" LG CX. No dedicated gpu I just use the integrated Intel 630 graphics. Don't game on it or anything, the hardest workout it gets is when I'm playing a H265 encoded video while also having 15 tabs open in Edge, which is most of time, and even then the cpu sits around 5% usage in task manager. 

 

But now I have a spare i5-12600, which I was thinking of selling until I saw that PB Tech have a little itx board for it for $199 at the moment, so now I'm thinking I might chuck it in the case to replace the i3.

 

Do you think it would be worth the upgrade? I'm asking because I saw that the i5 on Intel's website has under Video Specs 'Multi-Format Codec Engines', which it says "provides hardware encoding and decoding for amazing video playback, content creation, and streaming usages". The i3 doesn't have this listed under its specs, and I've tried looking up comparisons between the two chips and uhd 630 vs uhd 770 graphics, but everyone is focused on gaming performance with these iGPU's and not video playback. 

 

So long question short, do you know if the 12600 will provide better video playback than the 10100? Is it worth the upgrade or should I just wait another few years? 

 

 


Create new topic
gbwelly
1263 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 776


  #3311432 21-Nov-2024 13:46
Send private message

Would be a waste of money upgrading. A 10th gen i3 will hardware decode any video file you will come across. Even if you are transcoding, QuickSync from 7th gen onwards will do multiple encodes at once easily.










freqeteq

13 posts

Geek
+1 received by user: 1


  #3311445 21-Nov-2024 14:20
Send private message

That's what I needed to know. Thankyou. 


cddt
1965 posts

Uber Geek
+1 received by user: 1904


  #3311458 21-Nov-2024 15:00
Send private message

Not worth it for your use case from a future-proofing perspective. 





My referral links: BigPipeMercury


Create new topic








Geekzone Live »

Try automatic live updates from Geekzone directly in your browser, without refreshing the page, with Geekzone Live now.



Are you subscribed to our RSS feed? You can download the latest headlines and summaries from our stories directly to your computer or smartphone by using a feed reader.