Can this laptop do the job?

[Omaremtz]

Hello.

I'm planning on buying a new computer for streaming on facebook. I'm not streaming any gaming, just conferences thru my webcam on facebook live and maybe other platform. I'm not doing anything fancy, just webcam, image, video and screen sharing.

I've been looking around for options and I wanted to known if this laptop could do the job, and what are my possibilities.

Here are the specs (nvm the grammar errors, is a translation from google):

** Intel Core i5-6300 processor
** 16 GB internal memory
** Screen size 35.6 cm (14 ")
** Screen resolution 1366 x 768 Pixels
** LED backlight
** IEEE 802.11ac standard Wi-Fi
** Bluetooth version 4.1
** Ethernet
** Total storage capacity 256 gb Disk M2
** Graphics on Intel HD Graphics 520 card

I would appreaciate any help. Thanks a lot.

And sorry for any bad english, is my second language.

 

[FerretBomb]

It might, but you would be MUCH better off getting a laptop with a modern nVidia GPU (GTX 1050 or later), which will allow you to use NVENC for encoding, which will alleviate the heaviest parts of real-time video, the encoding step, and (secondary) the rendering step. Even if you are not gaming.

The system you listed... may work, but may also have problems. Also it depends on if the CPU is an M or a U model (mobile, or ultra-low-power); generally U models are solidly in the 'email machine only' category, and will be unsuitable for streaming. The Intel 520 GPU in that one is also very low-power, and may not be able to keep up with the render timing needed to output video without rendering delays causing skipped frames, especially using a shared memory window with main system RAM instead of dedicated (and much faster) VRAM.

Generally laptops are always the worst choice for streaming; they have a small thermal envelope, use cut-down versions of parts in the name of power savings/longer battery life, cannot be upgraded aside from RAM (sometimes), and are reliant on the USB bus for extra inputs.

 

[qhobbes]

Use QuickSync encoder with High profile and Quality usage. I get decent results with an i7 ivory bridge laptop at 1080p 29.97 FPS at 3,072 kbps with camera as input (no games, just pool/billiards). Use Ethernet if available. You can use a program such as ThrottleStop as disable boost which can help keep the temperature down.

 

[Lawrence_SoCal]

I have a laptop with an i5-6300HQ @2.3 GHz [4c no HT] 8GB RAM, SSD, and a GTX 960M GPU [CPU is circa Fall 2015]
I tried to livestream with it and it failed miserably.
I have a Logitech webcam USB connected, with a PowerPoint window capture and a variety of pre-recorded video segments (super simple transforms, most being a 90deg rotation and a resize to fit screen) interspersed with live video. The CPU was completely overwhelmed and couldn't maintain a 3000kbs stream.
now.. if I edited the videos in advance (rotate,resize, etc) added some RAM, stopped using USB camera... maybe... not worth it

An workstation class laptop (Xeon E-2176M 2.7GHz (6c/12t) 64GB RAM, NVMe and Quadra P2000 [CPU is circa Spring 2018]) can handle the same workload without breaking a sweat... and it isn't really using the GPU much ...

so, I disagree.. depending on use case (especially without high-end gaming), a decently built laptop works fine.. [mind you, I avoid like the plague ALL consumer grade PC & laptops, from all vendors.. I'm sure there are exceptions... For me, I only use business class systems]
However buying a new system with a 5 yr old CPU makes no sense

 

[qhobbes]

The most recent clip from my described setup is at https://www.twitch.tv/videos/640698127 . The 1st break (the most action in this use case) is around the 14:20 mark. This is with a blackmagic thunderbolt device. The video is slightly rotated (I think .02 degrees, see top of video). There is no conversion going on as the source is 1080p 29.97. OBS CPU usage is usually around 10-20%. It's not TV broadcast quality but it's good enough with no dropped frames or overload issues.