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Intel Core i5-12600K

Intel Core i5-12600K · Intel UHD Graphics 770

A Plex user said a Core i5-12600K handles about ten 4K transcodes on its iGPU, with no separate graphics card. The comment does not say HDR, tone mapping, bitrate, or operating system.

One Plex commenter on the iGPU. No bitrate, tone mapping, or operating system in that comment.

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A dash means the source did not count that kind of stream. Single-stream speeds are fps for one file, not a guess at how many clients fit.

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A Plex user said a Core i5-12600K handles about ten 4K transcodes on its iGPU, with no separate graphics card. The comment does not say HDR, tone mapping, bitrate, or operating system.

1080p
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4K
10
4K HDR tone map
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Power
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Price paid
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OS not stated

r/PleX — i5-12600K iGPU comment
Notes from the source

Comment by Kehkou on r/PleX, 29 Sep 2026, in the Arc users thread. One sentence. Treat it as a round number from the owner, not a published test log.