new HD x264 video encoding benchmark

[Platinum]

3 more good old Xeon Prestonia systems:

2x Xeon Prestonia @ 3.06GHz (HyperThreading enabled):

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 17.94 fps, 3903.77 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 18.22 fps, 3903.77 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 18.12 fps, 3903.77 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 18.26 fps, 3903.77 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.60 fps, 3952.97 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.62 fps, 3952.97 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.60 fps, 3952.97 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.62 fps, 3952.97 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 19.55 fps, 3889.34 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 19.58 fps, 3889.34 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 19.54 fps, 3886.43 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 19.58 fps, 3889.34 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.08 fps, 3962.76 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.08 fps, 3962.76 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.05 fps, 3963.37 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.06 fps, 3962.75 kb/s


System Details
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Name Intel Xeon
Name Intel Xeon
Codename Prestonia
Codename Prestonia
Specification Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.06GHz
Specification Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.06GHz
Core Stepping D1
Core Stepping D1
Technology 0.13 um
Technology 0.13 um
Stock frequency 3066 MHz
Stock frequency 3066 MHz
Core Speed 3056.7 MHz (23.0 x 132.9 MHz)
Core Speed 3056.7 MHz (23.0 x 132.9 MHz)

Northbridge ServerWorks GC LE rev. 33
Southbridge ServerWorks ID0201 rev. 93

Memory Type
Memory Size 2560 MBytes

Windows Version Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 3790)

Number of processors 2
Number of threads 4
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
Package Socket 604 mPGA (platform ID = 1h)
Package Socket 604 mPGA (platform ID = 1h)

2x Xeon Prestonia @ 2.80Ghz (HyperThreading enabled):

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 16.99 fps, 3905.42 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 17.06 fps, 3905.42 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 16.44 fps, 3905.42 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 16.99 fps, 3905.42 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.27 fps, 3952.85 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.30 fps, 3952.85 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.29 fps, 3952.85 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.19 fps, 3952.85 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 18.20 fps, 3889.34 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 18.18 fps, 3890.78 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 18.17 fps, 3889.34 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 18.10 fps, 3889.39 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.70 fps, 3962.64 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.65 fps, 3962.46 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.69 fps, 3962.63 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.61 fps, 3963.56 kb/s


System Details
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Name Intel Xeon
Name Intel Xeon
Codename Prestonia
Codename Prestonia
Specification Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz
Specification Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz
Core Stepping D1
Core Stepping D1
Technology 0.13 um
Technology 0.13 um
Stock frequency 2800 MHz
Stock frequency 2800 MHz
Core Speed 2790.9 MHz (21.0 x 132.9 MHz)
Core Speed 2790.9 MHz (21.0 x 132.9 MHz)

Northbridge Intel E7505 rev. B0
Southbridge Intel 82801DB (ICH4) rev. 01

Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 256 MBytes

Windows Version Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 3790)

Number of processors 2
Number of threads 4
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
Package Socket 604 mPGA (platform ID = 1h)
Package Socket 604 mPGA (platform ID = 1h)

Same as above, just with a single CPU.

1x Xeon Prestonia @ 2.80Ghz (HyperThreading enabled):

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 9.07 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 9.18 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 9.11 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 9.09 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 2.19 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 2.17 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 2.19 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 2.18 fps, 3942.92 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 10.01 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 10.03 fps, 3887.29 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 9.87 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 9.98 fps, 3887.36 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 2.39 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 2.39 fps, 3953.33 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 2.39 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 2.39 fps, 3953.23 kb/s


System Details
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Name Intel Xeon
Codename Prestonia
Specification Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 2.80GHz
Core Stepping C1
Technology 0.13 um
Stock frequency 2800 MHz
Core Speed 2791.3 MHz (21.0 x 132.9 MHz)

Northbridge Intel E7505 rev. B0
Southbridge Intel 82801DB (ICH4) rev. 01

Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 256 MBytes

Windows Version Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 3790)

Number of processors 1
Number of threads 2
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
L2 cache 512 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2
Package Socket 604 mPGA (platform ID = 1h)

And an AMD for a change.. Codename Italy wasn't in the list yet.

AMD Opteron 275 (DP):

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 22.81 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 22.50 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 22.18 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 22.22 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.28 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.30 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.29 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.22 fps, 3942.92 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 21.61 fps, 3889.05 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 22.05 fps, 3887.89 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 22.78 fps, 3888.55 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 22.36 fps, 3887.89 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.39 fps, 3952.99 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.49 fps, 3953.36 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.42 fps, 3953.43 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.47 fps, 3953.36 kb/s


System Details
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Name AMD Opteron 275 (DP)
Codename Italy
Specification AMD Opteron(tm) Processor 275
Core Stepping JH9-E6
Technology 90 nm
Stock frequency 2200 MHz
Core Speed 2205.1 MHz (11.0 x 200.5 MHz)

Southbridge AMD AMD-8111 rev. 05

CAS# 3.0
RAS# to CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 4
Cycle Time (tRAS) 8
Command Rate 1T
Memory Frequency 183.8 MHz (CPU/12)
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Channels Dual

Windows Version Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 3790)

max VID 1.400 V
Number of processors 1
Number of threads 2
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
L2 cache 2 x 1024 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
Package Socket 940

Temperature sensor 0 51°C (123°F) [0x64] (core #0)
Temperature sensor 1 49°C (120°F) [0x62] (core #1)

[deekey777]

x264 HD BENCHMARK RESULTS
Please copy/paste everything below the line into the forum post to report your data
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 20.18 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 20.25 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 20.29 fps, 3904.09 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 20.22 fps, 3905.26 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.62 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.62 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.62 fps, 3942.97 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.63 fps, 3942.79 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 21.24 fps, 3889.32 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 21.25 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 21.21 fps, 3889.11 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 21.24 fps, 3889.07 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.87 fps, 3953.30 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.89 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.87 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.88 fps, 3953.43 kb/s


System Details
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Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 3600+
Codename Manchester
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3600+
Core Stepping BH-E4
Technology 90 nm
Stock frequency 2000 MHz
Core Speed 212078.5 MHz (10.0 x 21207.8 MHz)

Northbridge ALI M1695 rev. 00
Southbridge ALI M1563 rev. 70

CAS# 2.5
RAS# to CAS# 4
RAS# Precharge 4
Cycle Time (tRAS) 7
Command Rate 2T
Memory Frequency 21207.8 MHz (CPU/10)
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Channels Dual

Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)

Voltage sensor 0 1.37 Volts [0xAB] (CPU VCORE)
Number of processors 1
Number of threads 2
Number of threads 2 (max 2)
L2 cache 2 x 256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Instructions sets MMX (+), 3DNow! (+), SSE, SSE2, SSE3, x86-64
Package Socket 939

Temperature sensor 0 38°C (100°F) [0x26] (SYSTIN)
Temperature sensor 1 54°C (129°F) [0x6C] (CPUTIN)
Temperature sensor 2 52°C (124°F) [0x67] (AUXTIN)
Temperature sensor 0 59°C (138°F) [0x6C] (core #0)
Temperature sensor 1 55°C (130°F) [0x68] (core #1)
Temperature sensor 0 47°C (116°F) [0x2F] (GPU Core)

Core speed is 2x2.0 GHz and not 212078.5 MHz.

[Platinum]

Earlier one I posted was a dual system. This one is a single Irwindale.

1x Xeon Irwindale @ 3.60Ghz (HyperThreading enabled):

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 12.86 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 12.89 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 12.85 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 12.89 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 3.21 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 3.21 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 3.20 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 3.15 fps, 3942.92 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 14.16 fps, 3887.89 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 14.13 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 13.70 fps, 3888.04 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 14.19 fps, 3887.98 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 3.52 fps, 3953.36 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 3.45 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 3.54 fps, 3953.02 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 3.54 fps, 3953.09 kb/s


System Details
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Name Intel Xeon
Codename Irwindale
Specification Intel(R) Xeon(TM) CPU 3.60GHz
Core Stepping R0
Technology 90 nm
Stock frequency 3600 MHz
Core Speed 3600.2 MHz (18.0 x 200.0 MHz)
FID range 14.0x - 18.0x

Northbridge Intel E7520 rev. C4
Southbridge Intel 82801EB (ICH5) rev. 02

CAS# 3.0
RAS# to CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
Cycle Time (tRAS) 11
Memory Frequency 200.0 MHz (1:1)
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 1024 MBytes
Channels Dual

Windows Version Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 3790)

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, EM64T
Package Socket 604 mPGA (platform ID = 0h)

P.S. Only the 1st Results overview sorted on Performance works for me from the main webpage. The 2nd Results results overview sorted on CPU shows:

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[graysky]

Thanks for the results, guys. Just updated the db and will perform the update to the server later today.

@Platinum, thanks for the heads-up. I'll fix it. BTW, how in the world do you have access to all these old severs?

[Platinum]

Originally Posted by graysky

BTW, how in the world do you have access to all these old severs?

There are several hundred servers in our datacentre. Not all of them are Windows systems and unfortunately there aren't that many new ones to experiment with for video encoding except for the Quad X5450 systems atm. A few systems that were available/suited I was able to run the x264 HD benchmark on.

As for really old servers, here's a few from the past millennium.. Not something worth using for x264 encoding (I'm more interested in top of the line for fast transcode or realtime HD) but it's still impressive as comparison to see how CPU performance has improved over the years. So here are the results

2x Coppermine Pentium III @ 600Mhz:

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 4.25 fps, 3904.86 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.27 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.28 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.27 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.05 fps, 3942.94 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.05 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.05 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.05 fps, 3942.92 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 4.59 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.57 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.58 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.59 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.13 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.13 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.13 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.13 fps, 3953.35 kb/s


System Details
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Name Intel Pentium III EB
Name Intel Pentium III EB
Codename Coppermine
Codename Coppermine
Specification
Specification
Core Stepping cB0
Core Stepping cB0
Technology 0.18 um
Technology 0.18 um
Stock frequency 600 MHz
Stock frequency 600 MHz
Core Speed 596.0 MHz (4.5 x 132.4 MHz)
Core Speed 596.0 MHz (4.5 x 132.4 MHz)

Northbridge ServerWorks NB6536 rev. 05
Southbridge ServerWorks OSB4 rev. 4F

Memory Type
Memory Size 512 MBytes

Windows Version Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 3790)

Number of processors 2
Number of threads 2
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
L2 cache 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 32-byte line size
L2 cache 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 32-byte line size
Instructions sets MMX, SSE
Instructions sets MMX, SSE
Package Slot 1 SECC2 (platform ID = 0h)
Package Slot 1 SECC2 (platform ID = 0h)

2x Coppermine Pentium III @ 1.00Ghz:

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 6.24 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.32 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.31 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.30 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.64 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.64 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.64 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.64 fps, 3942.92 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 6.65 fps, 3887.89 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.66 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.63 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.66 fps, 3887.33 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.78 fps, 3953.36 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.78 fps, 3953.36 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.78 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 1.78 fps, 3953.73 kb/s


System Details
--------------
Name Intel Pentium III EB
Name Intel Pentium III EB
Codename Coppermine
Codename Coppermine
Specification
Specification
Core Stepping cC0
Core Stepping cC0
Technology 0.18 um
Technology 0.18 um
Stock frequency 1000 MHz
Stock frequency 1000 MHz
Core Speed 993.4 MHz (7.5 x 132.4 MHz)
Core Speed 993.4 MHz (7.5 x 132.4 MHz)

Northbridge ServerWorks NB6536 rev. 05
Southbridge ServerWorks OSB4 rev. 4F

Memory Type
Memory Size 512 MBytes

Windows Version Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Standard Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 3790)

Number of processors 2
Number of threads 2
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
Number of threads 1 (max 1)
L2 cache 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 32-byte line size
L2 cache 256 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 32-byte line size
Instructions sets MMX, SSE
Instructions sets MMX, SSE
Package Slot 1 SECC2 (platform ID = 0h)
Package Slot 1 SECC2 (platform ID = 0h)

Also there seem to be 2 flaws in the Results of May 28, 2008:

Opteron 165 Italy 2 90 nm 11.0 x 200 2.20 AMD-8111 3-3-4-8 @ 184 1 DDR 1 Win Server x86 05:37 22.51 5.29 4:00:41 05:28 22.40 5.46 3:54:51 2.4%

This looks like the system I reported: Italy with AMD-8111 and then it should be Opteron 275 in the name.

Xeon (dual) Irwindale 1 90 nm 18.0 x 200 3.60 E7520 3-3-3-11 @ 400 1 DDR 2 Win Server x86 09:22 12.88 3.21 6:41:33 08:30 14.16 3.53 6:04:35 9.2%

The name should be just Xeon as this was a single CPU system. There was also a dual but that was reported OK.

[graysky]

got em, thanks

[hopstiii]

Hi not mutch slower than huffyuv (10fps @ 720p)

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 24.14 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 24.20 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 23.87 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 24.83 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.19 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.18 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.22 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.18 fps, 3942.92 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M (13% faster than v0.58.747)
encoded 1442 frames, 27.53 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 27.41 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 27.51 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 27.48 fps, 3889.96 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.93 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.93 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.94 fps, 3953.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 6.93 fps, 3953.35 kb/s


System Details
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Name Intel Core 2 Duo E4500
Codename Conroe
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU E4500 @ 2.20GHz
Core Stepping M0
Technology 65 nm
Stock frequency 2200 MHz
Core Speed 2200.1 MHz (11.0 x 200.0 MHz)
FID range 6.0x - 11.0x

Northbridge Intel P35/G33/G31 rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801IR (ICH9R) rev. 02

CAS# 5.0
RAS# to CAS# 5
RAS# Precharge 5
Cycle Time (tRAS) 18
Command Rate 2T
Memory Frequency 400.0 MHz (1:2)
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 4094 MBytes
Channels Dual (Symmetric)

Windows Version Microsoft Windows Vista (6.0) Home Premium Edition Service Pack 1 (Build 6001)

max VID 1.263 V
Voltage sensor 0 1.20 Volts [0x4B] (CPU VCORE)
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
Package Socket 775 LGA (platform ID = 0h)

Temperature sensor 0 36°C (96°F) [0x24] (TMPIN0)
Temperature sensor 1 42°C (107°F) [0x2A] (TMPIN1)
Temperature sensor 0 62°C (143°F) [0x26] (core #0)
Temperature sensor 1 63°C (145°F) [0x25] (core #1)
Temperature sensor 0 37°C (98°F) [0x25] (GPU Core)

[graysky]

Got it, thanks!

[jonathonsunshine]

big thanks to Graysky for doing this, this thread compared all the chips i was looking at as well as some old ones very comparable to what i was running already, benchmarked using the exact app that I had in mind for an upgrade. I started out encoding Divx 3.11 with flask, then divx using Nandub, then xvid, and now after looking through this thread I was convinced that CPU speeds had sufficiently increased (but still at a reasonable price) enough to upgrade and now i will start encoding in x264.

Based on reading this thread yesterday I went out and bought the parts for a computer today, unfortunatly for this thread, I only got a q6600 which is already well represented here, sorry I didn't get anything more exotic althou i nearly got a q9300 but other research showed that for encoding x264 it was essentially a waste of $70 AUD. Here are the results from my old rig thou.

And once again, thanks


Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 20.99 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 20.98 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 20.88 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 20.88 fps, 3905.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.83 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.83 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.82 fps, 3942.92 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 4.84 fps, 3942.92 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 21.93 fps, 3887.74 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 21.91 fps, 3887.42 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 21.91 fps, 3887.19 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 21.92 fps, 3887.30 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.09 fps, 3955.32 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.10 fps, 3954.76 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.09 fps, 3955.19 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 5.10 fps, 3953.51 kb/s


System Details
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Name AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+
Codename Manchester
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 3800+
Core Stepping BH-E4
Technology 90 nm
Stock frequency 2000 MHz
Core Speed 2010.3 MHz (10.0 x 201.0 MHz)

Northbridge NVIDIA nForce4 rev. A3
Southbridge NVIDIA nForce4 MCP rev. A3

CAS# 2.5
RAS# to CAS# 3
RAS# Precharge 3
Cycle Time (tRAS) 6
Command Rate 2T
Memory Frequency 201.0 MHz (CPU/10)
Memory Type DDR
Memory Size 1024 MBytes
Channels Dual

Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 3 (Build 2600)

Voltage sensor 0 1.36 Volts [0x55] (CPU VCORE)
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
Package Socket 939

Temperature sensor 0 41°C (105°F) [0x29] (TMPIN0)
Temperature sensor 1 41°C (105°F) [0x29] (TMPIN1)
Temperature sensor 2 39°C (102°F) [0x27] (TMPIN2)
Temperature sensor 0 45°C (112°F) [0x5E] (core #0)
Temperature sensor 1 47°C (116°F) [0x60] (core #1)
Temperature sensor 0 69°C (156°F) [0x45] (GPU Core)

[napalm-187]

so here my results

x264 HD BENCHMARK RESULTS
Please copy/paste everything below the line into the forum post to report your data
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 55.59 fps, 3905.42 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 55.80 fps, 3905.42 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 55.87 fps, 3905.42 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 55.43 fps, 3905.42 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 15.26 fps, 3952.85 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 15.25 fps, 3952.85 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 15.28 fps, 3952.85 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 15.24 fps, 3952.85 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 60.01 fps, 3889.39 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.66 fps, 3888.65 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.85 fps, 3888.58 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 60.05 fps, 3891.55 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 17.07 fps, 3963.57 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 17.07 fps, 3963.19 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 17.04 fps, 3963.52 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 17.06 fps, 3963.43 kb/s


System Details
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Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Codename Kentsfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Core Stepping G0
Technology 65 nm
Stock frequency 2400 MHz
Core Speed 2698.4 MHz (9.0 x 299.8 MHz)
FID range 6.0x - 9.0x

Northbridge Intel P965/G965 rev. C1
Southbridge Intel 82801HB/HR (ICH8/R) rev. 02

CAS# 5.0
RAS# to CAS# 5
RAS# Precharge 5
Cycle Time (tRAS) 15
Command Rate 2T
Memory Frequency 374.8 MHz (4:5)
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 1024 MBytes
Channels Dual (Symmetric)

Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)

max VID 1.313 V
Voltage sensor 0 1.25 Volts [0x9C] (CPU VCORE)
Number of processors 1
Number of threads 4
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
L2 cache 2 x 4096 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
Package Socket 775 LGA (platform ID = 4h)

Temperature sensor 0 40°C (103°F) [0x28] (SYSTIN)
Temperature sensor 1 58°C (136°F) [0x74] (CPUTIN)
Temperature sensor 2 127°C (260°F) [0xFE] (AUXTIN)
Temperature sensor 0 75°C (166°F) [0x19] (core #0)
Temperature sensor 1 74°C (165°F) [0x1A] (core #1)
Temperature sensor 2 69°C (156°F) [0x1F] (core #2)
Temperature sensor 3 70°C (157°F) [0x1E] (core #3)

[graysky]

Originally Posted by jonathonsunshine

big thanks to Graysky for doing this, this thread compared all the chips i was looking at as well as some old ones very comparable to what i was running already, benchmarked using the exact app that I had in mind for an upgrade.

Thanks... this is exactly the reason I made the benchmark in the first place...

@napalm - got it thanks!

[Dark Shikari]

Originally Posted by graysky

Thanks... this is exactly the reason I made the benchmark in the first place...

Speaking of which, it might be time for you to add a third x264 build

With this massive revision, there have been dramatic speed changes on many processors, especially the Phenom (for which people are reporting a 20% speed improvement), but also the Pentium-M, Athlon 64, Core 1, and Penryn.

[graysky]

@dark - I wonder when that will get incorporated into one of these builds? As of today, 859-3 seems to be the most recent with a date of 29-May.

[Dark Shikari]

Originally Posted by graysky

@dark - I wonder when that will get incorporated into one of these builds? As of today, 859-3 seems to be the most recent with a date of 29-May.

Sounds like I should slap the maintainer on those to get his arse moving...

You can find more often-updated builds at x264.nl.

[Platinum]

Originally Posted by Platinum

2x Xeon E5450 @ 3.00GHz. Memory timings and core speed not available in CPU-Z. Haven't tried changing ini yet.

Managed to find some more memory settings with CPU-Z 1.46 in SPD (doesn't show in the 1.45 that is shipped).

This is for the question mark in:

E5450 (dual) Harpertown 4+4=8 45 nm 9.0 x 333 3.00 i5000P ? @ 667 1 DDR 2 Win Server x86 01:07 57.54 34.01 0:48:14 01:02 58.36 38.29 0:44:36 7.5%

Frequency: 333 Mhz
CAS# Latency: 5.0
RAS# to CAS#: 5
RAS# Precharge 5
tRAS: 15
tRC: 20

It would be nice to have a newer "x264 HD Benchmark Ver. 2.1" with latest x264 again as 3rd benchmark because things have improved quite a lot.

To give you an idea I redid the benchmark with 747, 819 (from x264.nl) and 892 (from x264.nl):

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 58.01 fps, 3899.25 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 56.69 fps, 3899.51 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 56.51 fps, 3899.51 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 57.93 fps, 3899.51 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 33.94 fps, 3975.07 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 34.09 fps, 3975.39 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 34.00 fps, 3975.39 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 33.89 fps, 3975.39 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 59.97 fps, 3892.57 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 57.07 fps, 3891.88 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 57.68 fps, 3892.57 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.01 fps, 3892.57 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 38.45 fps, 4005.86 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 38.50 fps, 4005.89 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 38.57 fps, 4005.86 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 38.18 fps, 4005.86 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.60.892M
encoded 1442 frames, 61.61 fps, 3889.41 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 58.15 fps, 3890.67 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.08 fps, 3891.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.05 fps, 3891.35 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 41.16 fps, 3978.03 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 41.11 fps, 3978.49 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 41.00 fps, 3977.99 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 41.20 fps, 3977.96 kb/s

[graysky]

@Platinum - Update the data. I would love to continue to add new builds, but the benchmark would take longer and longer to run with multiple versions of x264. For example, I have two in there now, if I add a third, and eventually a fourth, people won't wanna do it if the benchmark takes 30-40 min. Plus, it was pretty popular when I released it, but I can't see that many folks back filling data at this point.

The nice thing is the rank order of the systems hasn't really changed from the 0.58.747 to 0.59.819 and I suspect this will be true moving forward.

[Dark Shikari]

Originally Posted by graysky

The nice thing is the rank order of the systems hasn't really changed from the 0.58.747 to 0.59.819 and I suspect this will be true moving forward.

Because of the assembly changes the Phenom in particular will likely move up the list by a few dozen spaces at least... performance boosts were claimed up to 20% or more.

[graysky]

Hmm... lemme think about the best way to handle it. Will there be a better 'milestone' release in the future?

[Dark Shikari]

Originally Posted by graysky

Hmm... lemme think about the best way to handle it. Will there be a better 'milestone' release in the future?

Current patches "in the cooker":

New CAVLC bitstream writer
Various mini-optimizations
CABAC encoding and RD optimizations
and a few other minor things

None of these will have any measurable effect on the order of CPUs in a benchmark.

So if you want, just grab the latest version and call it a "milestone" With lowres asm and denoising asm patched in, we've done all the assembly that'll be going in for a while (the next batch will be from Holger, a SoC student, in a few weeks probably). If you want, you could wait for that, though it won't be that significant either.

[digitalvideo]

Hello to all

I just run the test on my new mac pro with boot camp, xp sp232bits.

Only 52% of the processor are use. And boot camp only see 2 G of my ram.

Results for x264.exe v0.58.747
encoded 1442 frames, 59.01 fps, 3904.94 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.46 fps, 3904.94 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.50 fps, 3904.94 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.54 fps, 3904.94 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 31.87 fps, 3974.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 31.95 fps, 3974.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 31.93 fps, 3974.08 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 31.85 fps, 3974.08 kb/s

Results for x264.exe v0.59.819M
encoded 1442 frames, 60.04 fps, 3894.02 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 60.12 fps, 3894.31 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.77 fps, 3895.56 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 59.66 fps, 3895.56 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 35.43 fps, 3980.91 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 35.50 fps, 3981.71 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 35.43 fps, 3981.22 kb/s
encoded 1442 frames, 35.51 fps, 3981.22 kb/s


System Details
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Name Intel Xeon X5365
Name Intel Xeon X5365
Codename Clovertown
Codename Clovertown
Specification Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5365 @ 3.00GHz
Specification Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU X5365 @ 3.00GHz
Core Stepping B3
Core Stepping B3
Technology 65 nm
Technology 65 nm
Stock frequency 3000 MHz
Stock frequency 3000 MHz
Core Speed 2992.9 MHz (9.0 x 332.5 MHz)
Core Speed 2992.9 MHz (9.0 x 332.5 MHz)
FID range 6.0x - 9.0x
FID range 6.0x - 9.0x

Northbridge Intel 5000X rev. 31
Southbridge Intel 6321ESB rev. 09

Memory Frequency 332.5 MHz (1:1)
Memory Type FB-DDR2
Memory Size 2044 MBytes

Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)

max VID 1.413 V
max VID 1.413 V
Number of processors 2
Number of threads 8
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
L2 cache 2 x 4096 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2 x 4096 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
Package Socket 771 LGA (platform ID = 6h)
Package Socket 771 LGA (platform ID = 6h)

Temperature sensor 0 89°C (192°F) [0xB] (core #0)
Temperature sensor 1 83°C (181°F) [0x11] (core #1)
Temperature sensor 2 81°C (177°F) [0x13] (core #2)
Temperature sensor 3 85°C (184°F) [0xF] (core #3)
Temperature sensor 0 73°C (163°F) [0x1B] (core #0)
Temperature sensor 1 71°C (159°F) [0x1D] (core #1)
Temperature sensor 3 74°C (165°F) [0x1A] (core #3)
Temperature sensor 2 69°C (156°F) [0x1F] (core #2)
Temperature sensor 0 67°C (152°F) [0x43] (GPU Core)