Emby vs Silux Media, measured
- 8 Mbps · 1080p: Emby 2.50 GB/hour, Silux Media 1.03 GB/hour — 58% less
- 4 Mbps · 720p: Emby 1.74 GB/hour, Silux Media 0.73 GB/hour — 57% less
- 2 Mbps · 720p: Emby 0.64 GB/hour, Silux Media 0.26 GB/hour — 59% less
- 1 Mbps: Emby 0.45 GB/hour, Silux Media 0.19 GB/hour — 58% less
- 0.5 Mbps: Emby 0.25 GB/hour, Silux Media 0.11 GB/hour — 58% less
How we measured it
Measured on live Plex, Jellyfin and Emby servers with 8 film and TV test clips. Silux Media had to match or beat each server's picture quality (Netflix VMAF, every frame) before we counted every byte sent — video, audio and container.
Questions
How much data does Emby use per hour?
About 2.5 GB per hour at 1080p (8 Mbps setting) in our live tests; Silux Media used about 1.0 GB.