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x264 video encoding benchmark

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Q6600 (G0) @ 3.5 GHz (9 x 390 FSB)
Asus P5K-E (P35 / BIOS 0503)
2 GB Crucial Ballistix Tracer DDR2-800 (780 MHz) (4-4-4-12)

Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit


---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 171.45 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 172.20 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 170.20 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 171.89 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 169.82 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.37 fps, 1829.26 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 45.69 fps, 1829.26 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.72 fps, 1829.14 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 45.87 fps, 1829.40 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.64 fps, 1829.44 kb/s
 
This thread confirms what I already knew.:

If I'm going to keep encoding OTA HD to x264, I need to upgrade from my X2@2.4Ghz to a Q6600.

Now to scrape up the dough... 🙁
 
same config as before, except run on XP 32-bit

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---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 153.96 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 152.92 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 152.91 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 152.91 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.21 fps, 1829.30 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.18 fps, 1829.12 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.41 fps, 1829.44 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.37 fps, 1829.44 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 41.27 fps, 1829.45 kb/s
 
@Acanthus: what are your mem timings and overall RAM speed you ran at when you did the tests?
@PCTC2: what are your mem timings?
 
Originally posted by: MrPickins
This thread confirms what I already knew.:

If I'm going to keep encoding OTA HD to x264, I need to upgrade from my X2@2.4Ghz to a Q6600.

Now to scrape up the dough... 🙁
Click to expand...

Yeah, the nice thing about x264.exe is that it tends to scale in a highly linear fashion with respect to your source resolution. All thing being equal (same clip @ 480p vs. 720p or 1280p), the time will change with the resolution and frame rate.

In other words, this test did 720x480 @ 23 fps. Just calculate the ratio of 1280x720 @ 23 fps or whatever framerate you're encoding to your results @ the lower res/framerate and you'll get a rough idea how it'll preform.
 
@pctc2: 4-4-4-12 @ ?? MHz though. If you're running 333 MHz on the FSB. What is the MHz of your ram? It will depend on your ratio. 1:1 would be 333 MHz, 3:2 would be 500 MHz (double these since it's ddr2) You can get this from the memory tab of cpuz.
 
e4300 @ 9x340fsb - 3.06ghz - 1.293v (1.3375v in bios)
2gb Corsair PC2-5300 DDR667 @ DDR816 (2.1v - 4-4-4-12 2T) 5:6 FSB😀RAM
XP SP2 32bit

---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 85.90 fps, 1850.89 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 86.03 fps, 1850.89 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 85.97 fps, 1850.89 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 86.24 fps, 1850.89 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 85.97 fps, 1850.89 kb/s

---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 21.29 fps, 1826.38 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 21.29 fps, 1826.37 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 21.30 fps, 1826.38 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 21.26 fps, 1826.38 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 21.28 fps, 1826.37 kb/s



 
Updated the Intel table. It now contains several Yorkfield ES chips including:

Xeon E5330 (Dual board)
Q9550
Q9350
 
Originally posted by: graysky
@pctc2: 4-4-4-12 @ ?? MHz though. If you're running 333 MHz on the FSB. What is the MHz of your ram? It will depend on your ratio. 1:1 would be 333 MHz, 3:2 would be 500 MHz (double these since it's ddr2) You can get this from the memory tab of cpuz.
Click to expand...

RAM @ 5:8 FSB/DRAM Ratio.

4-4-4-12 @ 533MHz DDR2-1066.
 
9x400 q6600 1:1 yeah baby
abit ip35pro
crucial ballistix 4-4-4-12 @ 800
xp sp2


---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 188.45 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 192.01 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 191.67 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 191.34 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 191.34 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 50.49 fps, 1829.41 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 50.79 fps, 1829.31 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 51.00 fps, 1829.28 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 50.97 fps, 1829.30 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 50.95 fps, 1829.18 kb/s


 
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.
 
All I get is errors:



Now encoding a 480p (720x480) DVD sample; test does 5 runs w/ 2 passes per run.
Please be patient while the benchmark is in progress.
For accurate results, do not use your PC during the tests.

............................................... Now Starting Run 1: Pass 1 of 2
avis [error]: unsupported input format (DIB )
x264 [error]: could not open input file 'C:\work2\test\test-480p.avs'
............................................... Now Starting Run 1: Pass 2 of 2
avis [error]: unsupported input format (DIB )
x264 [error]: could not open input file 'C:\work2\test\test-480p.avs'
Could Not Find C:\work2\1.stats
............................................... Now Starting Run 2: Pass 1 of 2
avis [error]: unsupported input format (DIB )
x264 [error]: could not open input file 'C:\work2\test\test-480p.avs'
............................................... Now Starting Run 2: Pass 2 of 2
avis [error]: unsupported input format (DIB )
x264 [error]: could not open input file 'C:\work2\test\test-480p.avs'
Could Not Find C:\work2\2.stats
............................................... Now Starting Run 3: Pass 1 of 2
avis [error]: unsupported input format (DIB )
x264 [error]: could not open input file 'C:\work2\test\test-480p.avs'
............................................... Now Starting Run 3: Pass 2 of 2
avis [error]: unsupported input format (DIB )
x264 [error]: could not open input file 'C:\work2\test\test-480p.avs'
Could Not Find C:\work2\3.stats
............................................... Now Starting Run 4: Pass 1 of 2
avis [error]: unsupported input format (DIB )
x264 [error]: could not open input file 'C:\work2\test\test-480p.avs'
............................................... Now Starting Run 4: Pass 2 of 2
avis [error]: unsupported input format (DIB )
x264 [error]: could not open input file 'C:\work2\test\test-480p.avs'
Could Not Find C:\work2\4.stats
............................................... Now Starting Run 5: Pass 1 of 2
avis [error]: unsupported input format (DIB )
x264 [error]: could not open input file 'C:\work2\test\test-480p.avs'
............................................... Now Starting Run 5: Pass 2 of 2
avis [error]: unsupported input format (DIB )
x264 [error]: could not open input file 'C:\work2\test\test-480p.avs'
Could Not Find C:\work2\5.stats

All runs complete!
Frames per second values written to results-8x350.txt
hit the ENTER key to close this window
 

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encoded 1749 frames, 236.67 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 233.20 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 234.67 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 234.67 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 234.17 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 62.40 fps, 1829.30 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 62.19 fps, 1829.14 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 62.22 fps, 1829.30 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 62.36 fps, 1829.19 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 62.29 fps, 1829.46 kb/s

9x466 QX9650. Ram 1:2 @ 7-6-5-15 Corsair 1800C7 Version 3.1

 
q9450ES- stepping 4, ver B1 w/ enzo extreme and stock fan running @600rpm- 1.3 volts on cpu-z
mushkin pc6400-2 gigs, 1:1 divider, 4-5-4-11 stock timings, 2.3 volts
abit ip-35 pro, 16 b09 beta bios
winxp sp2

any feedback on these is appreciated, by the way🙂


8 X 400:


---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 175.44 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 175.46 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 176.27 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 176.27 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 175.73 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 47.35 fps, 1829.27 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 47.23 fps, 1829.49 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 47.31 fps, 1829.48 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 47.35 fps, 1829.13 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 47.29 fps, 1829.13 kb/s


7.5 X 450



---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 187.82 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 188.13 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 189.72 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 189.41 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 190.36 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 49.73 fps, 1829.14 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 50.17 fps, 1829.20 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 50.17 fps, 1829.08 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 50.13 fps, 1829.31 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 50.17 fps, 1829.31 kb/s



8 X333



---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 143.69 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 144.06 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 144.06 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 144.25 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 143.51 fps, 1850.94 kb/s

---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 39.10 fps, 1829.19 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 39.00 fps, 1829.34 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 39.11 fps, 1829.44 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 39.12 fps, 1829.43 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 39.07 fps, 1829.45 kb/s




 
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.
 
Processor : Pentium D 820
Code Name: Smithfield
Technology: 90nm
Core Speed: 3118MHZ
Multiplier: x 14.0
Bus Speed: 224.6mhz
Chipset : Intel i945G/GZ
DRAM Frequency :371.2MHZ
FSB😀RAM :: 3:5
CAS# Latency(CL) : 5.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# Delay (tRCD) : 5 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) : 5 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) : 15 clocks
Bank Cycle Time (tRC) : 21 clocks

---------- RUN1PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 46.03 fps, 1850.89 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 45.37 fps, 1850.89 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 43.04 fps, 1850.89 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 42.71 fps, 1850.89 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS1.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 43.27 fps, 1850.89 kb/s

---------- RUN1PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.62 fps, 1826.38 kb/s

---------- RUN2PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 11.20 fps, 1826.38 kb/s

---------- RUN3PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 10.87 fps, 1826.38 kb/s

---------- RUN4PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 10.89 fps, 1826.37 kb/s

---------- RUN5PASS2.LOG
encoded 1749 frames, 10.85 fps, 1826.38 kb/s
 
Hah, I thought it would be fun to run this on my internet machine, since it would have to come in in last place. I had no idea anyone would be trying to run it on a 500 Mhz Katmai, or better yet, a 450 Mz Deschutes core.😀 Anyway, it's a 1.2 Ghz Celeron-M 220, with 1x1 GB of PC5300 RAM, on a SiS 662 chipset. Oh, and it's Skt. 479, even though it's a mini-ITX board, and not a laptop. It's running 32-bit XP Pro, SP2. Here's a screenshot: http://img259.imageshack.us/my...x264benchceleroeg2.jpg It runs @ 9x133, even though CPU-Z gets it totally wrong.
 
Cool man, thanks. Yeah, the Deschutes is my old old old system that still runs. Kinda cool to compare a 10-year-old PC to a modern one (at least the BIOS has a date of 1998).

2 h to complete the test vs. about 35 seconds. That's about 200 times slower 🙂
 
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