Add QuickSync benchmarking launch post

Author: ironicbadger

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+title: Launching the QuickSync Benchmarking Site
+date: 2025-12-05
+authors: [ironicbadger]
+categories:
+  - quicksync
+  - benchmarks
+readtime: 4
+---
+
+I finally built the thing I wish had existed back when I started hunting for QuickSync-friendly hardware. A lightweight benchmarking site at [quicksync.ktz.me](https://quicksync.ktz.me/).
+
+It’s a community fed, living catalog of Intel QuickSync performance across generations and motherboards, complete with real-world transcode timings and hardware details.
+
+![Quicksync Benchmark dashboard](../../../images/screenshots/quicksync-dashboard.png)
+
+## What’s inside
+
+- A simple browser for CPU/iGPU combos with quick filters.
+- Standardized transcode runs so you can compare apples to apples.
+- Notes on drivers, firmware, and BIOS quirks that affect encode paths.
+- A submission flow so the community can share their own results.
+
+## Why I built it
+
+Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby all benefit massively from QuickSync, but practical, comparable data has been scattered for years. This project is meant to be the single page you open when deciding on a new low-power media server build—or when validating that your current box is tuned correctly.
+
+## Walkthrough
+
+Here’s a quick tour of the site, data entry flow, and the reporting views:
+
+<iframe width="740" height="416" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NSpw-H2wwa0" title="QuickSync Benchmark walkthrough" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
+
+## How to help
+
+- Browse the catalog and sanity-check the numbers against your own rigs.
+- Submit your benchmarks—especially if you have newer 14th/15th-gen chips or older UHD 630-era parts.
+- File issues or ideas on the repo (linked from the site footer) for tests you want to see included.
+
+Thanks for checking it out.