What ULV CPU for smooth 4K 60Hz video streaming in W10?

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Hello,

I have a 6 year old Intel Celeron Z3736 tablet connected up to the 4k TV in my lounge which I use for couch internet browsing and video streaming but now it won't play 1080p video smoothly.
Looking to replace it with a low power device like a mini PC or USFF Winterm style PC.
Considering a cheap refurbed USFF but after a good few hours spent researching I've found the back catalogue of Intel ultra-low voltage i3-i5 U/G CPU models a wee bit confusing.

Could anyone please tell me the minimum CPU/iGPU model needed for a smooth Windows 10 experience @4K 60Hz, desktop and video playback?

Grateful for any advice you can give.

Cheers,

 

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I've tried an Asus PN41 Mini PC with an Intel Pentium Silver N6000 CPU/iGPU but the performance is not quite up to it so if I was to stay with the Mini PC form factor I'd probably have to go for one with an Intel i5-8279U or AMD Ryzen 5 3550H which are quite a bit more expensive.

But if I was to go for something like a barebones kit (Asrock X300/A300) or a SFF PC built around a full fat desktop CPU, would it be possible to build a system that will run 4k 60Hz video smoothly for under £300?

Thanks

 

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Not sure how many times you can be the only one posting in a thread you started before it becomes really sad but I'm going to go with four.

In the end I bought an MSI DP20Z mini PC.
The AMD 5300G model I got doesn't have the ultra low power usage I was after at 65W (still much lower than the 120w of my i7 5930K) but as far as size, about two thirds the size of a shoe box, price and performance goes it's ideal.
Have had it a few months now and found it's pretty much silent, fits under the living room TV unobtrusively and plays 4k/60 streamed video perfectly fine.
Doesn't play newer games at 1080p and a solid 60fps but the only ones I'd play on it worked fine on the old Celeron.

If the 5300G was available to retail customers and not just manufacturers I'd probably have built my own system around it but I paid £250 for the mini PC including APU/WiFI/BT plus £86 for 16GB of RAM and a 512GB M.2 drive, which I couldn't beat.

At a very rough estimate I'd say my electricity usage has gone down by around £10 a month by using the mini PC as an entertainment hub instead of a full size desktop with clocked 5930K, 980Ti and 5 mechanical hard drives.

So basically I've reversed global warming and saved the planet.