Xeon E5504 WS Intel Xeon E5504 workstation Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 75.22 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 76.21 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 76.78 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 76.59 fps, 3912.26 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 15.62 fps, 3961.72 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 15.63 fps, 3961.58 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 15.53 fps, 3961.60 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 15.59 fps, 3962.25 kb/s System Details -------------- Name Intel Xeon E5504 Codename Gainestown Specification Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5504 @ 2.00GHz Core Stepping D0 Technology 45 nm Stock frequency 2000 MHz Core Speed 1596.0 MHz Northbridge Intel 5500 rev. 13 Southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00 CAS# latency (CL) 6.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 6 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 6 Cycle Time (tRAS) 15 Command Rate (CR) 1T Memory Frequency 399.0 MHz (2:6) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 2048 MBytes Channels Single Windows Version Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 3790) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 4 Number of threads 4 (max 16) L2 cache 4 x 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x Package (platform ID) Socket 1366 LGA (0x0) Temperature 0 8°C (46°F) [0xAFF] (THM0) Temperature 0 34°C (92°F) [0x421C] (core)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 37.70 fps, 3909.87 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 37.75 fps, 3909.87 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 37.76 fps, 3909.80 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 37.95 fps, 3909.84 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 6.68 fps, 3962.54 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 6.67 fps, 3962.71 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 6.69 fps, 3962.02 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 6.69 fps, 3962.61 kb/s System Details -------------- Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 5200+ product System Product Name Codename Brisbane Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 5200+ Core Stepping BH-G2 Technology 65 nm Stock frequency 2700 MHz Core Speed 2700.0 MHz Northbridge ATI Radeon X1250 rev. 00 Southbridge ATI SB600 rev. 00 CAS# latency (CL) 5.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 6 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 6 Cycle Time (tRAS) 18 Command Rate (CR) 2T Memory Frequency 385.7 MHz (CPU/7) Memory Type DDR2 Memory Size 4096 MBytes Channels Dual Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 2 Number of threads 2 (max 2) L2 cache 2 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64, AMD-V Package Socket AM2 (940) Temperature 0 57°C (134°F) [0x39] (TMPIN0) Temperature 1 43°C (109°F) [0x2B] (TMPIN1) Temperature 2 25°C (76°F) [0x19] (TMPIN2) Temperature 0 40°C (103°F) [0xC3C] (THRM)
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 the batch file makes grep get cpu-z's output before the file is created. Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 56.44 fps, 3909.84 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 56.58 fps, 3909.88 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 56.44 fps, 3909.89 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 56.62 fps, 3909.86 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 10.67 fps, 3962.54 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 10.65 fps, 3962.64 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 10.65 fps, 3962.61 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 10.63 fps, 3962.65 kb/s System Details -------------- Name Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 product System Product Name Codename Wolfdale Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8400 @ 3.00GHz Core Stepping E0 Technology 45 nm Stock frequency 3000 MHz Core Speed 2000.0 MHz FID range 6.0x - 9.0x Northbridge Intel G41 rev. A3 Southbridge Intel 82801GB (ICH7/R) rev. A1 CAS# latency (CL) 7.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 7 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 7 Cycle Time (tRAS) 20 Command Rate (CR) 1T Memory Frequency 533.3 MHz (5:8) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 2048 MBytes Channels Single Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 2 Number of threads 2 (max 2) L2 cache 6144 KBytes, 24-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T, VT-x Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x0) Temperature 0 48°C (118°F) [0x30] (TMPIN0) Temperature 1 43°C (109°F) [0x2B] (TMPIN1)
AMD Turion 64 x2 TL-60 AMD Turion 64 x2 TL-60 stock (2Ghz): Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 29.08 fps, 3909.85 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 29.26 fps, 3909.84 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 29.27 fps, 3909.78 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 29.29 fps, 3909.84 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 5.00 fps, 3962.66 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 5.01 fps, 3962.54 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 4.99 fps, 3962.24 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 5.01 fps, 3962.55 kb/s System Details -------------- Name AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 Codename Tyler Specification AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 Core Stepping Specification AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 Technology 65 nm Stock frequency 2000 MHz Core Speed 1600.2 MHz Northbridge NVIDIA nForce 560 rev. A2 Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 560 rev. A2 CAS# latency (CL) 5.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5 Cycle Time (tRAS) 15 Command Rate (CR) 1T Memory Frequency 320.0 MHz (CPU/5) Memory Type DDR2 Memory Size 2048 MBytes Channels Dual Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 2 Number of threads 2 (max 2) L2 cache 2 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64, AMD-V Package Socket S1 (638) Temperature 0 68°C (154°F) [0xD54] (THRM) Overclocked @ 2222 Mhz Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 31.68 fps, 3909.87 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 31.70 fps, 3909.84 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 31.71 fps, 3909.85 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 31.74 fps, 3909.86 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 5.43 fps, 3962.55 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 5.43 fps, 3962.56 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 5.44 fps, 3962.19 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 5.44 fps, 3962.67 kb/s System Details -------------- Name AMD Turion 64 X2 Mobile TL-60 Codename Tyler Specification AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 Core Stepping Specification AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-60 Technology 65 nm Stock frequency 2000 MHz Core Speed 888.1 MHz Northbridge NVIDIA nForce 560 rev. A2 Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 560 rev. A2 CAS# latency (CL) 5.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 5 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5 Cycle Time (tRAS) 15 Command Rate (CR) 1T Memory Frequency 177.6 MHz (CPU/5) Memory Type DDR2 Memory Size 2048 MBytes Channels Dual Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 2 Number of threads 2 (max 2) L2 cache 2 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64, AMD-V Package Socket S1 (638) Temperature 0 79°C (174°F) [0xDC2] (THRM)
P4 550 3.4Ghz Rust bucket Pentium 4 550, the slowest 3.4Ghz machine on earth. Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 17.44 fps, 3909.88 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 17.53 fps, 3909.84 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 17.61 fps, 3909.88 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 17.58 fps, 3909.88 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 3.18 fps, 3962.65 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 3.17 fps, 3962.56 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 3.17 fps, 3962.59 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 3.17 fps, 3962.56 kb/s System Details -------------- Name Intel Pentium 4 550 Codename Prescott Specification Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.40GHz Core Stepping D0 Technology 90 nm Stock frequency 3400 MHz Core Speed 3412.1 MHz Northbridge Intel i915P/i915G rev. B1 Southbridge Intel 82801FB (ICH6) rev. 03 CAS# latency (CL) 2.5 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 4 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4 Cycle Time (tRAS) 8 Memory Frequency 160.6 MHz (5:4) Memory Type DDR Memory Size 2048 MBytes Channels Dual Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 2 Number of threads 2 (max 2) L2 cache 1024 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3 Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x4) Temperature 0 41°C (105°F) [0x29] (SYSTIN) Temperature 1 65°C (148°F) [0x81] (CPUTIN) Temperature 2 26°C (77°F) [0x33] (AUXTIN)
There is not any oc. Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 118.81 fps, 3913.31 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 120.83 fps, 3913.31 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 120.67 fps, 3913.31 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 116.42 fps, 3913.31 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 31.42 fps, 3958.15 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 29.84 fps, 3959.60 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 30.22 fps, 3959.56 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 29.66 fps, 3960.09 kb/s System Details -------------- Name AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Codename Thuban Specification AMD Phenom(tm) II X6 1090T Processor Core Stepping PH-E0 Technology 45 nm manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. vendor Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Stock frequency 3200 MHz Core Speed 3616.5 MHz Northbridge AMD 890FX rev. 02 Southbridge AMD SB850 rev. 40 CAS# latency (CL) 9.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 9 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9 Cycle Time (tRAS) 24 Command Rate (CR) 1T Memory Frequency 669.7 MHz (3:10) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 8192 MBytes Channels Dual, (Unganged) Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Service Pack 1 (Build 7601) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 6 Number of threads 6 (max 6) L2 cache 6 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSE4A, x86-64, AMD-V Package Socket AM3 (938) Package Type 0x1 Temperature 0 51°C (123°F) [0x33] (TMPIN0) Temperature 1 57°C (134°F) [0x39] (TMPIN1) Temperature 2 64°C (147°F) [0x40] (TMPIN2)
AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Another phased out Athlon running at stock (2Ghz) Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 15.86 fps, 3909.84 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 14.75 fps, 3909.84 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 14.51 fps, 3909.84 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 14.59 fps, 3909.84 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 2.63 fps, 3962.62 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 2.56 fps, 3962.62 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 2.59 fps, 3962.22 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 2.56 fps, 3962.53 kb/s System Details -------------- Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ Codename Windsor Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+ Core Stepping BH-F2 Technology 90 nm Manufacturer (ID) Nanya Technology (7F7F7F0B00000000) Manufacturer (ID) Nanya Technology (7F7F7F0B00000000) Stock frequency 2000 MHz Core Speed 2000.0 MHz Northbridge NVIDIA GeForce 7025 rev. A3 Southbridge NVIDIA nForce 630a rev. A2 CAS# latency (CL) 4.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 4 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4 Cycle Time (tRAS) 12 Command Rate (CR) 2T Memory Frequency 250.0 MHz (CPU/8) Memory Type DDR2 Memory Size 1024 MBytes Channels Dual Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 2 Number of threads 2 (max 2) L2 cache 2 x 512 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64, AMD-V Package Socket AM2 (940) Temperature 0 41°C (105°F) [0x29] (SYSTIN) Temperature 1 49°C (120°F) [0x62] (CPUTIN) Temperature 2 29°C (83°F) [0x39] (AUXTIN)IN)
Hmm.. Lemme double check those results. I will remove them if they are from the x64 version. Thanks for keeping an eye out. Ahh.. That's true. Well, I'm no coder myself. The most I can do is modify the batch file. If you can help us take it to the next step, that would be fantastic.
I can write a small program that you could insert in the batch file which checks the validity of the software (DGDecode, x264 and Avisynth). It would simply return values that you can evaluate in the batch file with "Errorlevel" conditionals. Is there a way we can communicate via PM?
e8600 @3800 Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 70.67 fps, 3909.86 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 70.61 fps, 3909.82 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 70.61 fps, 3909.86 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 70.55 fps, 3909.86 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 13.32 fps, 3962.71 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 13.32 fps, 3962.66 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 13.34 fps, 3962.65 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 13.31 fps, 3962.69 kb/s System Details -------------- Name Intel Core 2 Duo E8600 product System Product Name Codename Wolfdale Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E8600 @ 3.33GHz Core Stepping E0 Technology 45 nm Stock frequency 3333 MHz Core Speed 2280.1 MHz (truly it was 3800) FID range 6.0x - 10.0x (10x) Northbridge Intel P45/P43/G45/G43 rev. A3 Southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00 CAS# latency (CL) 9.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 9 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9 Cycle Time (tRAS) 24 Command Rate (CR) 2T Memory Frequency 760.0 MHz (1:2) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 4096 MBytes Channels Dual, (Symmetric) *Temperature 0 67°C (Core 0) Temperature 1 65°C (Core 1) Temperature 2 72°C (MCH P45) Temps I get from Everest and MCH, cause temps in log were far from reality (sorry for my poor english =), I am living far from english speaking countries -__-)
Did you get the mail I sent you? My first mail was apparently rejected because of the attachment but the second should have reached you.
FallingSnow, thanks for the results! Hi Groucho2004, yes, I got it! BTW, what error message did you get about the attachment?
"Undelivered mail returned to sender..." ... ... "Diagnostic-Code: smtp; 552-5.7.0 Our system detected an illegal attachment on your message."
Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 82.13 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 82.53 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 78.77 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 77.04 fps, 3912.26 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 17.61 fps, 3960.85 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 16.85 fps, 3961.87 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 15.33 fps, 3961.33 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 14.94 fps, 3961.53 kb/s System Details -------------- Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q9500 Codename Yorkfield Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9500 @ 2.83GHz Core Stepping R0 Technology 45 nm Stock frequency 2833 MHz Core Speed 2007.2 MHz FID range 6.0x - 8.5x Northbridge Intel P45/P43/G45/G43 rev. A3 Southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00 CAS# latency (CL) 6.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 6 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 6 Cycle Time (tRAS) 18 Command Rate (CR) 2T Memory Frequency 401.4 MHz (5:6) Memory Type DDR2 Memory Size 8192 MBytes Channels Dual, (Symmetric) Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition (Build 7600) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 4 Number of threads 4 (max 4) L2 cache 2 x 3072 KBytes, 12-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, EM64T, VT-x Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x4) Temperature 0 78°C (172°F) [0x4E] (CPU) Temperature 1 35°C (94°F) [0x23] (TMPIN1) PS. I have avisynth in h:\work\video\avisynth and I was forced to remove stupid check "if exist "%PROGRAMFILES%\AviSynth 2.5"" from bat file. I know couple of guys who are not able to run your test, now I understand that this is - because of the same mistakes in the bat file. Sorry for bad english.
Office Test Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 99.45 fps, 3911.54 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 86.82 fps, 3911.54 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 97.14 fps, 3911.54 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 97.45 fps, 3911.54 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 39.29 fps, 3953.60 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 38.92 fps, 3953.83 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 37.87 fps, 3955.55 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 38.52 fps, 3953.34 kb/s System Details -------------- 2x Xeon E5620 @ 2,4ghz (DELL T5500)
Bulldozer Can't wait to see bulldozer's performance on this bench "Although the chip fails to keep up with Intel cores in the SuperPI test, as we have already seen, it pulls ahead in other tests. For example, in x264 encoding tests, Bulldozer scores 136fps in the first pass and 45fps in the second pass, whereas the Core i7 2600K manages 100fps and 36fps respectively." http://www.fudzilla.com/processors/item/23381-bulldozer-performance-figures-are-in Sounds promising.
Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 155.35 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 159.92 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 157.20 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 159.92 fps, 3911.63 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 39.84 fps, 3958.66 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 39.88 fps, 3959.22 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 39.86 fps, 3960.34 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 39.79 fps, 3959.95 kb/s System Details -------------- Name Intel Core i7 2600K product System Product Name Codename Sandy Bridge Specification Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Core Stepping D2 Technology 32 nm Stock frequency 3400 MHz Core Speed 1605.2 MHz Northbridge Intel Sandy Bridge rev. 09 Southbridge Intel P67 rev. B3 CAS# latency (CL) 9.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 9 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 9 Cycle Time (tRAS) 24 Command Rate (CR) 2T Command Rate 2T Command Rate 2T Memory Frequency 802.6 MHz (1:6) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 8192 MBytes Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 8 Number of threads 8 (max 16) L2 cache 4 x 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AES, AVX Package (platform ID) Socket 1155 LGA (0x1) Temperature 0 28°C (82°F) [0x1C] (SYSTIN) Temperature 1 0°C (32°F) [0x0] (CPUTIN) Temperature 2 0°C (32°F) [0x0] (AUXTIN
Hi. I've tested some CPU's and came to conclusion that your benchmark is not quite realistic. I tested my Pentium DC E5400 and a friend's Core i5 2500K at the same frequency with your benchmark and the difference was something like 200 percent... But then I tested them again using a source that was 2 minutes in length but SD, 720x480p and these settings: --preset slower --crf 18, nothing else and this time the difference was almost linear to that of the difference in number of cores. Correct if I'm wrong, but your choice of settings and source do not reflect the realistic process of encoding. First - your source is too short to allow for any serious encoding complexity, second - your settings are too "easy" and not effective, they tend to increase the difference in performance between expensive/new and cheaper/older parts. Instead of 2-pass VBR you should be using CRF and more complex analysis/compression algorithms. Your settings produce a more "simple" encode, which may be suitable for majority of users, yes, but for sake of experiment you shouldn't be using those, as they distort the whole picture of relative performance. Your current benchmark looks more like a marketing thing(IMHO), to stimulate people to buy [more expensive]/[new] stuff than it is a scientific experiment. My proposal is to introduce an additional test, using a 2-5 minutes length progressive (SD or HD) source and settings like these --preset slower --crf 18 and leaving on auto things like --keyint. That way people with understanding of the process could see the (real) difference in performance.
