x264 video encoding benchmark
Moderators: NeilBlanchard, Ralf Hutter, sthayashi, Lawrence Lee
OC on the fly with nTune that came with the 8500GT, and undervolted with CrystalCPU to 1.3V to make cooling easier. pi stable for a few hours before running the test:
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester Socket939, 9 x 220MHz, NForce4
mem: 3-3-3-8 1T @ 220MHz
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 24.48 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 24.46 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 24.46 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 24.48 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 24.46 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 5.72 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 5.71 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 5.72 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 5.73 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 5.73 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
next 9x222 @ 1998MHz, still 1.3v.
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 25.76 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 25.95 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 25.96 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 25.96 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 25.88 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 6.07 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 6.11 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 6.12 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 6.12 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 6.13 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
I've not let the ntune thingy run its own check to see how high it can get, automatically. it takes ages and I don't want to lose connectivity when it inevitably crashes.
AMD Athlon 64 3000+ Winchester Socket939, 9 x 220MHz, NForce4
mem: 3-3-3-8 1T @ 220MHz
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 24.48 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 24.46 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 24.46 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 24.48 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 24.46 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 5.72 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 5.71 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 5.72 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 5.73 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 5.73 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
next 9x222 @ 1998MHz, still 1.3v.
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 25.76 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 25.95 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 25.96 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 25.96 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 25.88 fps, 1854.10 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 6.07 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 6.11 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 6.12 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 6.12 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 6.13 fps, 1825.89 kb/s
I've not let the ntune thingy run its own check to see how high it can get, automatically. it takes ages and I don't want to lose connectivity when it inevitably crashes.
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Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 3.00 (333x9), 2x1GB 832MHz 5/6/6/16, Gigabyte GA-G33M-S2, XP Pro
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 149.85 fps, 1850.94 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 150.87 fps, 1850.94 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 150.45 fps, 1850.94 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 150.85 fps, 1850.94 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 150.66 fps, 1850.94 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.18 fps, 1829.23 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.15 fps, 1829.26 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.05 fps, 1829.52 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.15 fps, 1829.25 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.17 fps, 1829.18 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 149.85 fps, 1850.94 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 150.87 fps, 1850.94 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 150.45 fps, 1850.94 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 150.85 fps, 1850.94 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 150.66 fps, 1850.94 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.18 fps, 1829.23 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.15 fps, 1829.26 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.05 fps, 1829.52 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.15 fps, 1829.25 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.17 fps, 1829.18 kb/s
Athlon X2 4000+ (brisbane) @ 2803Mhz, Kingston ValueRam @ 800 4-4-4-12 2T, Asus M2N-SLI Deluxe, XP Pro SP2.
(With Steam and Firefox open)
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 73.64 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 73.69 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 73.69 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 73.79 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 73.79 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 17.82 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 17.80 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 17.80 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 17.80 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 17.77 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
(With Steam and Firefox open)
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 73.64 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 73.69 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 73.69 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 73.79 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 73.79 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 17.82 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 17.80 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 17.80 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 17.80 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 17.77 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
heh, you'll like this comparison then:
X2 4200+ 11x200 2200MHz stock, AM2 Windsor, 90nmm 1.3V.
Asus M2A-VM HDMI, ATI RS690/RS690M
2x1GB Kingston Valueram DDR2 @ 244.4MHz 4.0-4-4-12-17-1T (cpuz memory page top-bottom)
everything stock, brandspanking new xp2 install, new pc for someone. will write about it later somewhere, really nice for a budget.
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 57.05 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 57.52 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 57.37 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 57.43 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 56.82 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 14.06 fps, 1826.33 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 14.06 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 14.11 fps, 1826.32 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 14.09 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 14.00 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
X2 4200+ 11x200 2200MHz stock, AM2 Windsor, 90nmm 1.3V.
Asus M2A-VM HDMI, ATI RS690/RS690M
2x1GB Kingston Valueram DDR2 @ 244.4MHz 4.0-4-4-12-17-1T (cpuz memory page top-bottom)
everything stock, brandspanking new xp2 install, new pc for someone. will write about it later somewhere, really nice for a budget.
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 57.05 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 57.52 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 57.37 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 57.43 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 56.82 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 14.06 fps, 1826.33 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 14.06 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 14.11 fps, 1826.32 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 14.09 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 14.00 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
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Here goes... My system:
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane (stock and overclocked)
Biostar TF7050-M2 (NVidia GeForce 7050PV)
2x1GB DDR2-800 Kingston ValueRAM
WinXP Pro 32-bit
First, the stock settings.
9.5x200
Memory @ 380 MHz (DDR2-760, not full speed b/c of integer memory dividers), 5-5-5-15
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.89 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.93 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.82 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.82 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.78 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.99 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.99 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.99 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.98 fps, 1826.26 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.96 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
Overclocked to 9.5x253=2403 MHz, memory at 400.6 MHz, 5-5-5-15
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 59.51 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 59.38 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 59.38 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 59.13 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 59.32 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 15.18 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 15.14 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 15.13 fps, 1826.32 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 15.09 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 15.07 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
I know the GF7050PV chipset has hardware acceleration for H.264 encoding/decoding, which this test doesn't seem to take advantage of. I'm glad, because it seems to put things on a level playing field.
Athlon 64 X2 3600+ Brisbane (stock and overclocked)
Biostar TF7050-M2 (NVidia GeForce 7050PV)
2x1GB DDR2-800 Kingston ValueRAM
WinXP Pro 32-bit
First, the stock settings.
9.5x200
Memory @ 380 MHz (DDR2-760, not full speed b/c of integer memory dividers), 5-5-5-15
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.89 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.93 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.82 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.82 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.78 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.99 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.99 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.99 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.98 fps, 1826.26 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.96 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
Overclocked to 9.5x253=2403 MHz, memory at 400.6 MHz, 5-5-5-15
---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 59.51 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 59.38 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 59.38 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 59.13 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 59.32 fps, 1850.89 kb/s
---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 15.18 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 15.14 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 15.13 fps, 1826.32 kb/s
---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 15.09 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 15.07 fps, 1826.37 kb/s
I know the GF7050PV chipset has hardware acceleration for H.264 encoding/decoding, which this test doesn't seem to take advantage of. I'm glad, because it seems to put things on a level playing field.
Updated the tables with another 45 nm chip: the QX9650 -- both at stock levels and @ overclocked to 4.2 GHz! With it, and the others (Xeon E5330 (Dual board), Q9550, and Q9350) there is now data on 4 different 45 nm chips.
One thing that I found striking about these new chips is that they are only marginally faster than their 65 nm counterparts when encoding x264 (about 5-6 % faster with all other factors being equal or close to equal). Have a look at the general trends table for the Kentsfield vs. Yorkfield comparison at the official host.
One thing that I found striking about these new chips is that they are only marginally faster than their 65 nm counterparts when encoding x264 (about 5-6 % faster with all other factors being equal or close to equal). Have a look at the general trends table for the Kentsfield vs. Yorkfield comparison at the official host.
First off, thanks to all who contributed data.
24-Feb-2008 - Finally updated the data tables on the x264 benchmark page. They are now html based (not .gif images) which makes my life updating them much easier and I will keep this tables up-to-date daily as people post results. Have a look at the 'Data Tends' table that contains a look at the Phenom quad vs. both Kentfield and Yorkfield quads. There are also some comparisons of Wolfdale dual vs. Conroe dual, and some other good stuff.
24-Feb-2008 - Finally updated the data tables on the x264 benchmark page. They are now html based (not .gif images) which makes my life updating them much easier and I will keep this tables up-to-date daily as people post results. Have a look at the 'Data Tends' table that contains a look at the Phenom quad vs. both Kentfield and Yorkfield quads. There are also some comparisons of Wolfdale dual vs. Conroe dual, and some other good stuff.