Plex on FreeNAS warning with generating media index files

[Jeren]

Explained here, they provide thumbnails for graphical seeking and thumbnail fading. However, they didn't quite quantify how much of a performance hit it can have on a NAS.

So far, I've generated media index files for 4 movies in 3 hours. These files range between 6Mbps to 20 Mbps bitrate for 720p and 1080p movies.

I'm generating these files on an A4-3300 so those with i5s or Xeons will probably have a much more bearable time.

 

[Scott Deacon]

My performance has been excellent. Using a Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E31220 @ 3.10GH with 16GB or ram, I setup a section and loaded in 540 movies in 38 mins on FreeNAS 9.1.1/Plex 0.9.8.6.175_p1. My files are much smaller being 720p and roughly 3Mbps although it's not clear to me what effect file size has.

 

[cyberjock]

Jeren,

Your problem is most likely because you went with a very low performing CPU. Can't expect miracles with a CPU that has 1MB of L2 cache.

You are the perfect example of why I tell people to overdesign their system somewhat. Otherwise later after you've built the system you are disappointed with its performance.

 

[Jeren]

You know, that's exactly what happened. It was perfectly fine for torrenting and backing up, but anything media-related punishes my CPU.

I am thinking about a SuperMicro board and a Xeon E3-1230 v2, although that's pretty much dependent on how development for the Plex plugin goes. Until then, it'll probably be a few weeks until I generate all the media index files for my 700 movies

 

[cyberjock]

That's the exact CPU and board that I have. For home users, it can't be beat.