MrShameless
New Member
Hi, currently using a capture card set up with my laptop as the streaming pc for my main pc, which is a HP G8 455. Currently it has a single 16gb 2667mhz ram stick. I was curious if getting two 4gb 3200mhz ram sticks would improve its performance.
Right now, I can comfortably stream 720p, 50fps, 6300 bits, Medium preset on x264 with the Ryzen 5600u. Also before anyone asks, as whenever I mention I stream with x264, I've already tried streaming with the 5600u iGPU (Vega 7 Integrated) and the quality is horrible. Comparable to the "UltraFast" preset in terms of quality. So, please don't suggest to use the iGPU to encode my stream.
Anyways, I can bump it up to 1376x774 60fps, but not up to 1408x792 60fps where it has micro stutters. I settled with 720p 50fps, cause 720p is more standardized and 50fps for slightly higher quality.
Anyhow, I am able to stream for about three minutes on the Slow preset, where the 5600u sits at 90%-93% usage. After reaching the three minute mark, it slowly drop single frames, then goes on to drop about 5-6 frames at a time 30 seconds after. I've tested this a few times and its usually after three minutes on the Slow preset where the micro stutters begin. Considering that CPUs can benefit from dual channel in games, I was wondering if any improvement can be had with workloads such as OBS and if it would be enough.
I don't believe its a heating problem as I've tested cooling the laptop and I've seen the CPU usage hit 100% at least once and it didn't drop any frames during the few seconds it hits those 100%. It's always around the three minute mark where this occurs.
I do have a mini pc with a more power CPU on the way, but I do want to know for future reference to recommend to others as 5600u laptops and mini pcs are pretty cheap and offer pretty good entry level streaming performance.
Right now, I can comfortably stream 720p, 50fps, 6300 bits, Medium preset on x264 with the Ryzen 5600u. Also before anyone asks, as whenever I mention I stream with x264, I've already tried streaming with the 5600u iGPU (Vega 7 Integrated) and the quality is horrible. Comparable to the "UltraFast" preset in terms of quality. So, please don't suggest to use the iGPU to encode my stream.
Anyways, I can bump it up to 1376x774 60fps, but not up to 1408x792 60fps where it has micro stutters. I settled with 720p 50fps, cause 720p is more standardized and 50fps for slightly higher quality.
Anyhow, I am able to stream for about three minutes on the Slow preset, where the 5600u sits at 90%-93% usage. After reaching the three minute mark, it slowly drop single frames, then goes on to drop about 5-6 frames at a time 30 seconds after. I've tested this a few times and its usually after three minutes on the Slow preset where the micro stutters begin. Considering that CPUs can benefit from dual channel in games, I was wondering if any improvement can be had with workloads such as OBS and if it would be enough.
I don't believe its a heating problem as I've tested cooling the laptop and I've seen the CPU usage hit 100% at least once and it didn't drop any frames during the few seconds it hits those 100%. It's always around the three minute mark where this occurs.
I do have a mini pc with a more power CPU on the way, but I do want to know for future reference to recommend to others as 5600u laptops and mini pcs are pretty cheap and offer pretty good entry level streaming performance.