I think you need to look for something 10th gen Intel or up. I have an HP SFF machine with a 10th gen i3 as my Emby/Plex box and it can transcode 4k streams wi

I think you need to look for something 10th gen Intel or up. I have an HP SFF machine with a 10th gen i3 as my Emby/Plex box and it can transcode 4k streams without breaking a sweat. The more modern cpu models are a little rare still, but they show up from time to time.