Benchmark your computer with Handbrake 1.01 and x265

[ElFenix]

handbrake is now on its long-anticipated 1.0 release, with more presets than you can shake a stick at! so, time for a new thread. use the download for 1.01 from the archives for comparison purposes

this time we're going from 4k down to 1080p using the "H.265 MKV 1080p30" preset, using the 1 minute long elysium 4k sample, which is the first sample at http://4ksamples.com/ as of this post

as before, go through the options->advanced, check a box to put a log file somewhere. also please check the box in options->video to disable quicksync decode.

near the very bottom of the log file with be a line that should look a lot like this

encoded 1497 frames in 369.99s (4.05 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

that's what we want to see, along with knowing your processor and speed, memory speed, and platform.

keep your log file just in case people want to take a look for troubleshooting/whatnot

leaderboard:

user           encode time  processor       processor speeram          operating system
kjboughton     60.24        E5-2696 v3 (x2) 3.8           ddr4-2133R   windows 10
palladium      75.31        i9-7920x        4.2           ddr4-2400
FiLeZz         78.68        Threadripper    4.1           ddr4-3400    windows 10
TahoeDust      79.77        i7-7820X        4.9           ddr4-3600    windows 10
FiLeZz         81.07        Threadripper    4             ddr4-3400    windows 10
Totalnet       81.8         i7-6950X        4.5           ddr4-3200    windows 10            1.07
TahoeDust      84.82        i7-7820X        4.8           ddr4-3600    windows 10
pm             85.59        E5-2699v4       2.2           ddr4-2400
Markfw         88.81        Threadripper 195stock         ddr4-3600
The Stilt      89.58        Haswell-EP HCC (2.8
Totalnet       93.41        i7-5960X        4.8           ddr4-3200    windows 10
Dufus          96.94        E5-2683 v3      3.05          ddr4-2240
XabanakFanatik 97.81        i7-5960X        4.5           ddr4-3333    windows 10
mrpiggy        98.08        E5-2690 v3      3.4+          ddr4-2133    windows 10
XabanakFanatik 98.12        i7-5960X        4.5           ddr4-3000    windows 10
XabanakFanatik 100.33       i7-5960X        4.5           ddr4-3000 (siwindows 10
StinkyPinky    108.77       i7-8700k        5             ddr4-3200
XabanakFanatik 110.58       i7-5960X        4             ddr4-3000    windows 10
XabanakFanatik 111.31       i7-5960X        4             ddr4-3000 (siwindows 10
thigobr        117.05       Ryzen 1700      4             ddr3-3200    windows 10
Crono          119.67       i7-8700         4.3           ddr4-3600    windows 10
IEC            119.7        Ryzen 1800X     4             ddr4-2800    windows 10
XabanakFanatik 120.89       i7-5960X        3.625         ddr4-3000    windows 10
.vodka         121.79       Ryzen 1700      3.8           ddr4-3466    windows 10
XabanakFanatik 122.42       i7-5960X        3.625         ddr4-3000 (siwindows 10
Rifter         123.91       Ryzen 1700X     3.9           ddr4-3000    windows 10
WiseUp216      126.47       Ryzen 1700X     3.8           ddr4-2933    windows 10
MarkPost       126.59       Ryzen 1700X     3.8           ddr4-2666    windows 10
krumme         128.12       Ryzen 7 1700    3.8           ddr4-2666    windows 10
crashtech      130.23       i7-5820k (HT on)4.5           ddr4-2666    windows 10
Chiropteran    132.63       Ryzen 1800X     3.64 (stock)  ddr4-2666    windows 10
Crono          132.9        Ryzen 7 1700X   3.6           ddr4-2666    windows 10
lopri          133.08       E5-2670x2 (HT of2.6 (stock)   ddr3-1333
NesuD          133.21       Ryzen 1700X     3.8           ddr4-2400
MarkLuvsCS     136.64       i7-6850k        4.3           ddr4-3200    windows 10
biostud        138.26       i7-5820k        4.4           ddr4-2133    windows 10
IEC            141.45       Ryzen 1800X     stock         ddr4-2666    windows 10
mnewsham       146.23       i7-5820K        4.3           ddr4-3200    windows 10
PG             147.32       E5-2630v4       2.2 (stock)   ddr4-2133
crashtech      149.44       i7-5820k (HT off4.5           ddr3-2133
Teizo          155.38       i7-7700k        5             ddr4-3200    windows 10   handbrake 1.02
cbuchach       155.57       i7-7700k        5             ddr4-3200
Crono          157.86       Ryzen 1600      3.9           ddr4-2933    windows 10
Conroe         158.29       i7-7700k        5             ddr4-3000    windows 10
escrow4        160.97       i7-5930k        3.7           ddr4-2133    windows 10
bbhaag         163.02       i7-6700k        4.6           ddr4-3000
BonzaiDuck     168.77       i7-6700k        4.7           ddr4-3200    windows 7
superstition   177.11       i7-6700k        stock         ddr4-3200    windows 10
Evidences      182.66       Xeon X5670 (x2) 2.93          ddr2-1066    windows 10
Brunnis        185.77       i7-6700k        stock         ddr4-2666    windows 10
XabanakFanatik 193.74       i7-4770k        4.3           ddr3-2400    windows 10
casiofx        202.91       i5-6600k        4.6           ddr3-2133    windows 7
asendra        204.9        i7-4770k        4.2           ddr3-1600
SKORPI0        210.76       i7-3930k        4.3           ddr3-1866    windows 10            1.07
DrRamtop       213.84       X5660           4.5           ddr3-1600    windows 7
BertRun        213.9        i5-6600k        3.5                        windows 7
Hulk           220.59       i7-47705        stock         ddr3-1600    windows 7
freeskier93    227.27       E3-1231 v3      3.8           ddr3-2133    windows 10
Evidences      232.62       Xeon L5640 (x2) 2.27          ddr3-1066    windows 10
delatroy       233          i7-980X         4             ddr3-1600                          1.07
SKORPI0        233.88       i7-3930k        3.2                        windows 10
superstition   242.31       FX-8370e        4.8           ddr3-2133    windows 10
thxdd          261.05       i7-3770k        4.5
XingHa         261.72       i7-3770k        4.4           ddr3-1600    windows 10
superstition   263.06       FX-8320e        4.4           ddr3-2133    windows 8.1
superstition   265.58       i7-4960hq       2.6 (stock)   ddr3-1600l   osx 10.9.5
Iron Woode     267.35       i5-4690k        3.5           ddr3-1333    windows 10
Conroe         269.75       i5-6500         3.4           ddr4-3000    windows 10
rancherlee     270.87       FX-8320         4.4           ddr3-1866    windows 10
CentroX        272.15       i7-4820k        4.3           ddr3-1833    windows 10
Conroe         273.29       i5-6500         stock         ddr4-3000
Huberopa       273.93       FX-6300         4             ddr3-1533    Ubuntu 16.04.2LTS
Conroe         281.56       i5-6500         stock         ddr4-2133
Edgemeal       281.67       i3-3770k        4                          windows 7
superstition   283.3        i7-4850hq       2.3 (stock)   ddr3-1600l   osx 10.12.2
elfenix        305.99       i7-3770k                      ddr3-1600    windows 10
Evidences      309.44       Xeon X5670      2.93          ddr3-1066    windows 10
thigobr        309.68       i5-3570k        4.2           ddr3-1866    windows 10
Kallogan       320.98       i5-6300hq       2.8           ddr4-2133
Yuriman        337.67       i5-3570k        4             ddr3-1600    windows 10
cfenton        337.84       i5-3570k        4.1           ddr3-1866    windows 10
Jan Olšan      357.84       i7-2600k        3.4 (stock)   ddr3-1333 (siwindows 10
Evidences      360.45       Xeon X5687      3.6           ddr3-1066    windows 10
Evidences      362.82       i5-2500k        4             ddr3-1600    windows 10
elfenix        369.99       i5-3570k                      ddr3-1600    windows 10
Paratus        400.11       i7-920          3.5           ddr3-1333    windows 10
Evidences      401.25       Xeon L5640      2.27          ddr3-1066    windows 10
superstition   425.33       i5-750          3.8           ddr3-1600
crashtech      443.98       i3-4370         3.8
SPBHM          464.16       i5-2310                       ddr3-1333
VirtualLarry   528.5        G4600           3.6 (stock)   ddr4-2400 (dual)
elfenix        530.08       i3-4130                       ddr3-1600    windows 10
thepaleobiker  544.13       G4560           3.5 (stock)   ddr4-2400    windows 10
Jan Olšan      566.78       A10-6800k       4.1 (stock)   ddr3-1600    windows 10
Crono          567.21       Athlon X4 950   3.7           ddr4-2400    windows 10
rancherlee     575.35       A10-7850k       3.7           ddr3-2133    windows 10
VirtualLarry   580.38       G4600           3.6           ddr4-2400 (single)
Huberopa       616.71       A8-5600k        3.6 (stock)   ddr3-1866    ubuntu 16.04.1lts
Evidences      621.16       i3-7100u        2.4           ddr3-2133    windows 10
S3am           643.19       E5472           3             ddr2-800     windows 7             1.02
elfenix        654.08       i3-6100u                      ddr4-2133    windows 10
lopri          695.45       Phenom 1045T    3.9           ddr3-800     windows 7
Huberopa       707          A8-5600k        3.6 (stock)   ddr3-1866    windows 10
PeterScott     720.48       Q9400           3.2           ddr2-800                           1.07
SPBHM          767.3        e5420                         ddr2-800
superstition   809.97       i7-2620m        2.7           ddr3-1333    osx 10.12.2
nickmania      1077.1       Q6600           3                          windows 10
Huberopa       1207         E8500           stock
nevbie         1246.1       E8400           3 (stock)     ddr2-800     windows 7
Evidences      1409.23      Phenom II X4 9403             ddr2-800     windows 10
Tralalak       1731.01      VIA QuadCore C462                          windows 10

dual core results:

user         encode time  processor    processor speram          operating system
VirtualLarry 588.34       G4400                4.455ddr4-2340    windows 10
VirtualLarry 769.85       G4400                  3.3ddr4-2133    windows 10
SPBHM        2798.17      T4400
Evidences    3714         Athlon 64x2 4          3.1ddr2-800
Evidences    5151.28      Athlon 64x2 4          2.3ddr2-800     windows 10

 

[superstition]

Will this require a screenshot? I don't see one in your post.

I'd suggest having people list their RAM speed since Skylake in particular apparently benefits from fast RAM.

 

[ElFenix]

Will this require a screenshot? I don't see one in your post.

I'd suggest having people list their RAM speed since Skylake in particular apparently benefits from fast RAM.

do we need screenshots? the log is a text file.

feel free to post ram speed

 

[superstition]

do we need screenshots? the log is a text file.

feel free to post ram speed

I was asking you this because all the results I posted in the Cinebench R 11.5 thread were considered useless because of a lack of screenshots to prove the data.

I can't download that video because it claims I'm banned because of a scan attempt. lol

I tried Firefox and Safari and got the same message.

here is a pic:

 

[ElFenix]

like i said, it's a text file, anyone can just write one up if they want to cheat.

try going through the front page of http://4ksamples.com/ it's the first sample. it's probably the https i'd guess.

 

[superstition]

try going through the front page of http://4ksamples.com/ it's the first sample. it's probably the https i'd guess.

That worked.

like i said, it's a text file, anyone can just write one up if they want to cheat.

I just wanted to be sure before I benchmark on a bunch of machines and then have the data be considered unusable.

 

[ElFenix]

I just wanted to be sure before I benchmark on a bunch of machines and then have the data be considered unusable.

quoting that one line should be sufficient for what we're doing here. there may be a couple other lines that could bear inspection, i'll read through the old thread and see in the morning.

and even if at some point in the future posting the log file is necessary, just don't delete them?

 

[superstition]

and even if at some point in the future posting the log file is necessary, just don't delete them?

Good tip to add to the opening post's instructions if you think there is a good chance those logs will be needed.

 

[SPBHM]

preparing encoding takes over 10s, not sure if it's normal for the CPU or the slow HD?
also the progress ends at 96.81%? in any case since is the same number of encoded frames as you reference I guess this is right;

encoded 1497 frames in 464.16s (3.23 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24
i5 2310 stock - ddr3 1333

encoded 1497 frames in 767.30s (1.95 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24
e5420 stock - ddr2 800

 

[asendra]

I might do this tonight. I just wanted to mention that MAYBE, people should mention the platform they are using (Windows/Linux/macOS). It may be relevant.

 

[superstition]

OS X 10.9.5, sample-Elysium.2013.2160p.mkv, Preset: H.265 MKV 1080p30

encoded 1497 frames in 265.58s (5.64 fps), 4036.54 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4960HQ CPU @ 2.60GHz, Intel microarchitecture Haswell, logical processor count: 8, OpenCL device #1: Intel Iris Pro, OpenCL version: 1.2, HEVC encoder version 2.1, x265 [info]: build info [Mac OS X][clang 8.0.0][64 bit] 8bit
x265 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX AVX2 FMA3 LZCNT BMI2

16 GB 1600L, Macbook Pro "Late 2013"

 

[bbhaag]

I have no idea if I did this right or not. I had to google the website because I kept getting a "You have been banned because we'd detected a scan attempt." when I tried ElFenix links...Anyway...
i7-6700k oc to 4.6 with 3000 cl15 ram.

encoded 1497 frames in 163.29s (9.17 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

 

[superstition]

#2 Macbook Pro "Late 2013", i7-4850HQ, 2.3 GHz base, macOS 10.12.2

16 GB 1600L, Iris Pro OpenCL version 1.2

encoded 1497 frames in 283.30s (5.28 fps), 4036.54 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

 

[The Stilt]

Haswell-EP HCC (18C/36T) @ 2.8GHz

encoded 1497 frames in 89.58s (16.71 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

 

[superstition]

Well, it looks like Handbrake's H.265 encoder is still clunky on Piledriver.

8370E at 4.8, 2133 9-11-10-30-1T, Win 10

encoded 1497 frames in 242.31s (6.18 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

build info [Windows][GCC 5.4.0] using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSE3 SSE4.2 AVX XOP FMA4 FMA3 LZCNT BMI1

The Stilt, have you posted any binaries for Windows compiled with the Intel compiler (or the Microsoft one?)? I also wonder if it's preferring AVX over faster instructions. I've heard that AVX isn't so great on PD.

update 2: looks like my quick 4.8 overclock needed more voltage... stay tuned

update 3: got twice the fps in Win10 after raising the voltage one notch versus the two runs in 8.1. Will test in 8.1 again with the higher voltage.

update 4: getting poor fps in 8.1 again. Hmm...

update 5: voltage wasn't the issue. It's Windows 8.1. The score is basically the same as it was before I upped the voltage. 509.11s (2.94 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

 

[The Stilt]

All of the performance critical code in X265 is written in ASM, so the compiler (GCC, ICL, MSVC) makes zero difference. YASM / MASM is the actual compiler, regardless of the higher level compiler.

 

[superstition]

It looks like there is a big bottleneck in Windows 8.1. I wonder if it has anything to do with .NET Framework 4.6.2, which I installed on both. I got half the fps in 8.1 with PD. My Cinebench, Blender, and CPU-Z scores were a bit better in 8.1 because it's a cleaner system (fewer apps installed, clean desktop). 770 for CB R15 multi at 4.8 GHz seems decent enough and that's in 8.1 and before I upped the voltage.

edit: Something is weird. I just got 383 for Cinebench R15 multi in 8.1. Windows 10 just gave me a normal score after I booted back into it to compare. Can .NET ruin Windows 8.1 performance?

update 2: CB R 11.5 performance has also tanked since installing .NET 4.6.2. So has the CPU-Z benchmark, even single thread. I'm going to try to uninstall it and test again.

updated 3: put the voltage back where it was when I got good scores from CB 15 and 11.5 and also CPU-Z and Ryzen. Turned off .NET (no way to uninstall it, apparently). Scores still terrible. Forced to use System Restore. .NET 4.6.2 must have hosed Windows 8.1 performance somehow.

Well, System Restore claimed that it worked but my Cinebench score is still in the 300s. CPU-Z is really interesting because it starts at the normal single-threaded score for a split second and then plummets way way down (from 1471 to 400 something). Microsoft must have done something with .NET 4.6.2 and using System Restore won't get rid of it. I guess I'll have to reinstall Windows 8.1 completely now.

Anyone running anything below Windows 10 may want to do a full system backup before installing .NET 4.6.2. Their .NET Repair Tool hasn't even been updated to support anything beyond 4.6.1.

 

[VirtualLarry]

Intel G4400 @ 4.455Ghz, 2x4GB DDR4-2400 @ 2340 DC, Win10 64-bit 1607, other programs running in background

encoded 1497 frames in 588.34s (2.54 fps), 3978.84 kb/s, Avg QP:26.14

Intel G4400 @ stock (3.3Ghz), 1x8GB DDR4-2400 @ 2133 SC, Win10 Pro 64-bit 1607, Waterfox, ImgBurn, Explorer, Task Manager, and CPU-Z running in background.

encoded 1497 frames in 769.85s (1.94 fps), 3979.83 kb/s, Avg QP:26.14

Yeah, I don't get why the kb/s is different than mostly everyone else. But it's not due to the BLCK OC, because the stock one does it too.

 

[cfenton]

I5 3570K @ 4.1Ghz, 16GB DDR3-1866, Windows 10: encoded 1497 frames in 337.84s (4.43 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

 

[escrow4]

5930K @ 3.7GHz | 16GB DDR4 2133MHz | Win 10 14393.693

encoded 1497 frames in 160.97s (9.30 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 SSE4.2 AVX AVX2 FMA3 LZCNT BMI2

and this is why HEVC won't be catching on anytime soon; a simple 720p or 1080p High Profile 4.1 x264 file takes way less time.

 

[ElFenix]

Intel G4400 @ 4.455Ghz, 2x4GB DDR4-2400 @ 2340 DC, Win10 64-bit 1607, other programs running in background

encoded 1497 frames in 588.34s (2.54 fps), 3978.84 kb/s, Avg QP:26.14

i have this issue on my G3258 and chalked it up to a setting being wrong somewhere. that's a different file than what other processors are getting. i'm guessing it's some sort of instruction set extension issue since it's now happened with you as well, but i don't know which extensions a recent celeron is missing that a core2 or a piledriver has.

 

[SPBHM]

i have this issue on my G3258 and chalked it up to a setting being wrong somewhere. that's a different file than what other processors are getting. i'm guessing it's some sort of instruction set extension issue since it's now happened with you as well, but i don't know which extensions a recent celeron is missing that a core2 or a piledriver has.

with a "Core 2 Duo" Pentium(T4400):
encoded 1497 frames in 2798.17s (0.53 fps), 3978.85 kb/s, Avg QP:26.14

if you can disable 2 cores of a quad core to test if it changes the bitrate it could be interesting

 

[The Stilt]

i have this issue on my G3258 and chalked it up to a setting being wrong somewhere. that's a different file than what other processors are getting. i'm guessing it's some sort of instruction set extension issue since it's now happened with you as well, but i don't know which extensions a recent celeron is missing that a core2 or a piledriver has.

AVX/2 causes the difference.

 

[Conroe]

i5 6500;
ddr4 2133 cl15: encoded 1497 frames in 281.56s (5.32 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24
ddr4 3000 cl16: encoded 1497 frames in 273.29s (5.48 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

 

[Yuriman]

encoded 1497 frames in 334.67s (4.47 fps), 4036.02 kb/s, Avg QP:26.24

i5 3570K @ 4.0GHz, -130mv offset
2x 4GB DDR3 1600 9-9-9-24, 1.25v
Windows 10 64bit

Total system power consumption at the wall: ~79w while encoding, ~29w idle, measured via kill-a-watt

Chrome and other typical programs running in the background, just downloaded and ran.