I have a couple of machines that I can spin up if I need the power and performan...

Aachen · 2025-10-14T11:31:10 1760441470

N95? As in, the Nokia?

Edit: did some searching, probably you mean the N95 Intel CPU as the basis for a mini pc, not actually a system called N95. That thing is 30% faster than my server's cpu which has <10% occupancy, and about half of it comes from the 1 Windows VM that I need for a legacy application I should really be getting rid of. It's also very recent, you can use way older CPUs from hardware people are throwing away that use similarly little power instead of buying a new product

doubled112 · 2025-10-14T12:37:21 1760445441

Yes, the Intel N95 CPU. They're common in sub-$200 mini PCs. We'll see about longevity. It's run over two years 24x7.

I agree about finding old hardware to use. Sometimes it is the way to go.

I ran old Dell laptops from the recycle bin at work as servers for some time. I ran old gaming machines at one point as well.

Those laptops used more power than this thing, put out more heat, and were slower.

I was just saying that people don't always need dual 150W Xeons monsters for homelab.

WarOnPrivacy · 2025-10-13T21:55:43 1760392543

> The CPU will transcode my 1080p media using QSV at ~500 FPS.

Did you do the original encoding yourself (to insure everything is optimized for your rig)?

doubled112 · 2025-10-14T04:12:57 1760415177

I ripped them from Bluray a long time before this machine was around. They were likely encoded using whatever preset Handbrake would have used as a default at the time