Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 130.03 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 134.21 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 132.66 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 132.66 fps, 3911.63 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 35.38 fps, 3959.79 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 35.37 fps, 3959.04 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 35.27 fps, 3958.30 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 35.35 fps, 3959.69 kb/s System Details -------------- Name Intel Core i7 2600 Codename Sandy Bridge Specification Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600 CPU @ 3.40GHz Core Stepping D2 Technology 32 nm Stock frequency 3400 MHz Core Speed 3492.5 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) 1T Memory Frequency 665.3 MHz (1:5) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 8192 MBytes Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition (Build 7600) 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 37°C (98°F) [0x25] (SYSTIN) Temperature 1 64°C (147°F) [0x80] (CPUTIN) Temperature 2 0°C (32°F) [0x0] (AUXTIN)
I agree with you that the source may be a little too short for newer CPUs, but we have to take into account the time it takes to run the benchmark on slower CPUs too. As you pointed out, most people would do a simple encode. In fact, I would point out that most people wouldn't even bother to do a 2-pass encode. So I'm not even sure if the 2-pass encode is even necessary... Then again, the 2-pass encode does show the effect of higher memory bandwidth on performance... Frankly speaking, I think our benchmark sort of discourages people from upgrading. After all, you would expect a more significant reduction in encoding time going from a dual-core to a quad-core CPU. However, that's not what the benchmark shows. So I honestly think it's a poor marketing tool. Why do you think Intel or AMD hasn't picked it up as an official benchmark yet?
These settings --quiet --preset slower --crf 18 --level 4.1 --thread-input --sar 1:1 --output "../run1-720p.mp4" "test-720p.avs" --mvrange 511 result in encoded 1442 frames, 3.05 fps, 3797.75 kb/s while ur settings Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 48.24 fps, 3909.88 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 9.56 fps, 3962.83 kb/s That's a big difference, and quality-wise too. I really think you should drop the 2-pass, noone is using it anymore. It's not effective. So y test smth that noone wiil be doing? Also, when doing complex encodes I don't think that performance is limited by memory bandwidth... 2 runs of crf should be enough to get an accurate picture. Also u should use more complex quality presets. Something like --slow or --slower The latter is preferable. Since we are testing CPU performance we should use complex, hard algorithms. What's the point of doing tests if we do fast, crappy encodes? There are lots of memory bandwidth tests out there. I don't think such resources as u have at ur disposal should be used to do such pointless tests. I really hope u'll change ur mind till next version of bench. System Details -------------- Name Intel Pentium E5400 product System Product Name Codename Wolfdale Specification Pentium(R) Dual-Core CPU E5400 @ 2.70GHz Core Stepping R0 Technology 45 nm Stock frequency 2700 MHz Core Speed 3327.7 MHz FID range 6.0x - 13.5x Northbridge Intel P965/G965 rev. C2 Southbridge Intel 82801HB/HR (ICH8/R) rev. B0 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 332.8 MHz (1:1) Memory Type DDR2 Memory Size 3072 MBytes Channels Dual, (Symmetric) Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Enterprise Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 2 Number of threads 2 (max 2) L2 cache 2048 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T, VT-x Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x0) Temperature 0 42°C (107°F) [0x2A] (SYSTIN) Temperature 1 56°C (131°F) [0x6F] (CPUTIN) Temperature 2 122°C (250°F) [0xF3] (AUXTIN)
Actually, I agree that the 2-pass test is quite worthless when it comes to real-world approximation because no one uses it. We kept it on mainly because it shows an appreciable performance difference in Xeons and higher-end Core i7 processors that can only be explained by their higher memory bandwidth and/or QPI speed. It might be a good idea to switch from the 2-pass to a single-pass but harder test that you propose.
Well, yeah, the crf or 1-pass is not that important, however I don't see the point in 1 pass... But harder settings should be used 100%.
phenom II b50 x3 (unlocked 550) Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 101.26 fps, 3910.12 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 101.84 fps, 3910.14 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 101.76 fps, 3910.14 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 102.20 fps, 3910.14 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 18.24 fps, 3962.65 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 18.25 fps, 3962.53 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 18.22 fps, 3962.66 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 18.25 fps, 3962.64 kb/s System Details -------------- Name AMD Phenom II X4 Codename Deneb Specification AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 B50 Processor Core Stepping RB-C2 Technology 45 nm manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. vendor Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. Core Speed 3791.1 MHz Northbridge AMD 790X rev. 00 Southbridge AMD SB700 rev. 00 CAS# latency (CL) 8.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 8 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 8 Cycle Time (tRAS) 24 Command Rate (CR) 1T Memory Frequency 892.0 MHz (1:4) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 4096 MBytes Channels Dual, (Unganged) Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601) Number of processors 1 Number of threads 3 Number of threads 3 (max 3) L2 cache 3 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 36°C (96°F) [0x24] (System) Temperature 1 47°C (116°F) [0x2F] (CPU)
Here are my results (my memory is reported incorrectly. It is running at 1600MHz instead of 800. May be due to DDR?): Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 171.56 fps, 3911.81 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 170.87 fps, 3911.81 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 171.32 fps, 3911.81 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 169.67 fps, 3911.81 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 86.30 fps, 3951.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 86.69 fps, 3951.51 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 86.76 fps, 3952.15 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 86.01 fps, 3952.65 kb/s System Details -------------- Name Intel Xeon X5650 Name Intel Xeon X5650 Codename Westmere-EP Codename Westmere-EP Specification Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @ 2.67GHz Specification Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5650 @ 2.67GHz Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Core Stepping B1 Core Stepping B1 Technology 32 nm Technology 32 nm Stock frequency 2666 MHz Stock frequency 2666 MHz Core Speed 4000.1 MHz Core Speed 4000.1 MHz Northbridge Intel 5520 rev. 22 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 800.0 MHz (2:8) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 49152 MBytes Channels Triple Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601) Number of processors 2 Number of threads 24 Number of threads 12 (max 32) Number of threads 12 (max 32) L2 cache 6 x 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L2 cache 6 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 Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AES Package (platform ID) Socket 1366 LGA (0x0) Package (platform ID) Socket 1366 LGA (0x0) Temperature 0 60°C (139°F) [0x3C] (CPU1 PWM) Temperature 1 59°C (138°F) [0x3B] (System 2) Temperature 0 53°C (127°F) [0x35] (CPU0 Socket) Temperature 1 52°C (125°F) [0x34] (CPU0 PWM) Temperature 2 44°C (111°F) [0x2C] (System)
Hadn't been around here in a long time (last post in Nov 2009) but I had to pop in and say I had asked clayton006 to post his results of that monster freakin' dual hex-core 24-thread x264 crunching monster machine (note the 48GB of RAM too)... Didn't want to thread-crap or anything but, damn, is that some powerful machine or what? Even at stock speeds - since he's at 4 GHz for a stable overclock I'm assuming - that machine would obviously be at the top of the 2nd pass results. I asked him (at another forum) if he'd do a proper test with the stock speeds so I suppose if he can he will probably do so. Geez... what a machine. Yes, I'm a Geek, can't help it.
I may get around to doing a stock clock test. I've had these numbers dialed in for a while so this overclock is rock solid.
Hi! my result is: x264 HD BENCHMARK 4.0 RESULTS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 112.55 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 110.98 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 111.16 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 110.10 fps, 3911.63 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 26.68 fps, 3960.14 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 26.71 fps, 3959.61 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 26.45 fps, 3960.14 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 26.57 fps, 3959.15 kb/s System Details -------------- Intel I7 930 @ Stock 2.8 Ghz 2x3 GB DDR3 G.Skill 1600mhz Gigabyte UD7
HP Z600 Workstation Xeon E5540 Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 105.13 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 107.04 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 106.18 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 106.84 fps, 3912.26 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 20.23 fps, 3961.33 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 20.27 fps, 3961.46 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 20.19 fps, 3961.95 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 20.59 fps, 3961.36 kb/s System Details -------------- HP Z600 Workstation Name Intel Xeon E5540 Codename Gainestown Specification Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU E5540 @ 2.53GHz Core Stepping D0 Technology 45 nm Stock frequency 2533 MHz Core Speed 2626.1 MHz Northbridge Intel 5520 rev. 13 Southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00 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 525.2 MHz (2:8) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 12288 MBytes Channels Triple Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition (Build 7600) 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)
HP Z400 Workstation with Intel Xeon W3565 Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 121.78 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 131.86 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 131.29 fps, 3912.26 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 131.68 fps, 3912.26 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 25.81 fps, 3961.41 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 25.84 fps, 3961.71 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 25.81 fps, 3961.55 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 25.61 fps, 3961.28 kb/s System Details -------------- HP Z400 Workstation Name Intel Xeon W3565 Codename Bloomfield Specification Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU W3565 @ 3.20GHz Core Stepping D0 Technology 45 nm Stock frequency 3200 MHz Core Speed 3331.8 MHz Northbridge Intel X58 rev. 13 Southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00 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 533.1 MHz (2:8) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 12288 MBytes Channels Triple Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition (Build 7600) 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 (0x1)
x264 HD BENCHMARK 4.0 RESULTS Please do NOT compare it with older versions of the benchmark! Please copy/paste everything below the line to to report your data to http://forums.techarp.com/reviews-articles/26363-x264-hd-benchmark-4-0-a.html ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 164.46 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 162.99 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 166.03 fps, 3911.63 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 161.28 fps, 3911.63 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 42.27 fps, 3959.36 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 40.36 fps, 3959.72 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 38.03 fps, 3959.89 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 38.18 fps, 3958.68 kb/s System Details -------------- Name Intel Processor product System Product Name Codename Sandy Bridge Specification Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-2600K CPU @ 3.40GHz Core Stepping D2 Technology 32 nm Memory Type Memory Size 8172 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
Thanks for the results, but can you tell us more about your system? For example, what clock speed are your CPU and memory modules running at? Also, did you disable Turbo Boost? Thanks!
Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 153.08 fps, 3912.22 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 159.25 fps, 3912.22 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 156.94 fps, 3912.22 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 157.63 fps, 3912.22 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 76.84 fps, 3966.14 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 75.72 fps, 3967.43 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 76.30 fps, 3967.21 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 76.05 fps, 3967.71 kb/s System Details -------------- Name Intel Xeon X5650 Name Intel Xeon X5650 Codename Westmere-EP Codename Westmere-EP Specification Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 2.67GHz (Engineering Sample) Specification Genuine Intel(R) CPU 000 @ 2.67GHz (Engineering Sample) Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Specification PC3-12800 Core Stepping A0 Core Stepping A0 Technology 32 nm Technology 32 nm Stock frequency 2666 MHz Stock frequency 2666 MHz Core Speed 2077.0 MHz Core Speed 3634.7 MHz Northbridge Intel 5520 rev. 22 Southbridge Intel 82801JR (ICH10R) rev. 00 CAS# latency (CL) 8.0 RAS# to CAS# delay (tRCD) 8 RAS# Precharge (tRP) 8 Cycle Time (tRAS) 20 Command Rate (CR) 1T Command Rate 2T Command Rate 2T Command Rate 2T Command Rate 2T Command Rate 2T Command Rate 2T Memory Frequency 519.2 MHz (2:6) Memory Type DDR3 Memory Size 24576 MBytes Channels Triple Windows Version Microsoft Windows 7 (6.1) Ultimate Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 7601) Number of processors 2 Number of threads 24 Number of threads 12 (max 32) Number of threads 12 (max 32) L2 cache 6 x 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size L2 cache 6 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 Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, SSE4.1, SSE4.2, EM64T, VT-x, AES Package (platform ID) Socket 1366 LGA (0x0) Package (platform ID) Socket 1366 LGA (0x0) Temperature 0 55癈 (130癋) [0x37] (CPU1 PWM) Temperature 1 54癈 (129癋) [0x36] (System 2) Temperature 0 44癈 (111癋) [0x2C] (CPU0 Socket) Temperature 1 53癈 (127癋) [0x35] (CPU0 PWM) Temperature 2 35癈 (94癋) [0x23] (System)
x264 HD BENCHMARK 4.0 RESULTS Please do NOT compare it with older versions of the benchmark! Please copy/paste everything below the line to to report your data to ... ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Results for x264.exe r1913 ========================== Pass 1 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 139.22 fps, 3913.31 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 140.26 fps, 3913.31 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 140.90 fps, 3913.31 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 139.42 fps, 3913.31 kb/s Pass 2 ------ encoded 1442 frames, 38.68 fps, 3959.16 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 38.60 fps, 3958.50 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 38.51 fps, 3959.65 kb/s encoded 1442 frames, 38.40 fps, 3960.87 kb/s System Details CPU-Z Validator ID : 1962969 CPU PSN : AMD Phenom II X6 1090T Processor Freq : 3999.99 MHz (250 * 16) MB Brand : Gigabyte MB Model : GA-MA785GT-UD3H RAM : 8192 MB DDR3 Dual Channel RAM Speed : 666.7 MHz[1333MHz] (3:8) @ 9-9-9-30 Unoverclocked results was added on page 1 before. Have a nice day all!
