[NikosD]

Just a quick bench using latest StaxRip x64 v1.4.0.0 which has x265 v2.1+69 inside, this time in 10bit HEVC.

So, using the default settings of Medium preset on the same source I got these results:

Core i3-4170
494.20s (1.01 fps)

Core i5-2400
524.81s (0.95 fps)

A Haswell Core i3 at 3.7GHz with 8GB DDR3-1600MHz-CL9 which is a 2C/4T CPU (~2C + ~40%) is a little faster than a Sandybridge Core i5 at 3.2GHz (using Turbo) with 12GB DDR3-1333MHz-CL9 which is a 4C/4T CPU, both under the same OS (Win 10 x64 latest) using significantly less power consumption (35W vs 54W measured consuption).

Impressive.

Of course in a few months a new star will be born - AMD RyZen 8C/16T CPU - which according to the yesterday's Live Show using Handbrake, is a tad faster than Broadwell-E Core i7-6900K.

This is even more impressive when you see that RyZen has 95W TDP and the Core i7-6900K has 140W TDP.