Hexus HandBrake charts - who has the greatest multi-threaded POWER!!??

[Bagnaj97]

Interesting that the OCUK Phenom II X6 @ 4.0 is noticeably faster than Shakerist's at the same speed. Ram speed/latency, CPU-NB frequency difference maybe?

[camaj]

Tribalism on the internet, it's quite interesting how these in-group/out-group mentalities form and get perpetuated.

It does seem a strange thing to be concerned about. Surely the more information the better? Isn't the aim to find out what works and how well it works? I would like to see the results at various clock speeds too, especially for CPU's that haven't be tested at stock speeds.

[watercooled]

Yeah it's probably due to exact OC settings, I'd expect RAM speed is making the difference.

[Fraz]

Wow, a 3960X at 5 GHz. Good effort - that is seriously fast! Wonder how stable that thing is for 24/7 running?

[DDY]

I was running load tests today to see how well my new (old) rig runs passively, thought I'd might as well run handbrake on it... Behold, the fastest VIA CPU soon to be on the Hexus handbrake chart!



I'll report back in two days...

[camaj]

Update on the test I mentioned. Finding a suitable video file was tricky, there are good files out there but I'm not sure they'll be around for long which'll make it tricky for others to compare. I settled on the Clerks 2 QT trailer from clerks2.com/trailer/clerks2trailer.mov

I used the same setting as the main test but used the ipod preset. I got 81.22 fps which is pretty pleasing. I'd like to see some results from the top end of the table (and the VIA)

[vrykyl]

Can I add my results to the mix - just finished building the rig in my sig / system list

i7 2700k @ 5ghz (overclocked, 4 cores 8 threads), 8gb ram, windows 7 Pro x64

Results:

Tron
FPS = 57.63
Time = 1 min 2 secs

[17:27:23] 1 job(s) to process
[17:27:23] starting job
[17:27:23] work: sanitizing track 0 mixdown Dolby Pro Logic II to Stereo
[17:27:23] sync: expecting 3596 video frames
[17:27:23] job configuration:
[17:27:23]  * source
[17:27:23]    + H:\Recieved\Hexus Bench\Tron_Trailer_HD.mov
[17:27:23]    + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 1
[17:27:23]    + container: mov,mp4,m4a,3gp,3g2,mj2
[17:27:23]    + data rate: 15237 kbps
[17:27:23]  * destination
[17:27:23]    + C:\Temp\Tron_Trailer_HD-1.mkv
[17:27:23]    + container: Matroska (.mkv)
[17:27:23]  * video track
[17:27:23]    + decoder: h264
[17:27:23]      + bitrate 14914 kbps
[17:27:23]    + frame rate: same as source (around 24.000 fps)
[17:27:23]    + strict anamorphic
[17:27:23]      + storage dimensions: 1920 * 816 -> 1920 * 816, crop 0/0/0/0, mod 0
[17:27:23]      + pixel aspect ratio: 1 / 1
[17:27:23]      + display dimensions: 1920 * 816
[17:27:23]    + encoder: x264
[17:27:23]      + options: ref=2:bframes=2:subq=6:mixed-refs=0:weightb=0:8x8dct=0:trellis=0
[17:27:23]      + quality: 20.00 (RF)
[17:27:23]  * audio track 0
[17:27:23]    + decoder: English (AAC) (2.0 ch) (track 1, id 1)
[17:27:23]    + mixdown: Stereo
[17:27:23]    + encoder: faac
[17:27:23]      + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 44100 Hz
[17:27:23] encx264: min-keyint: auto (24), keyint: 240
[17:27:23] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 1/1
[17:27:23] encx264: Encoding at constant RF 20.000000
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.2
[17:27:23] reader: first SCR 0 id 0 DTS 0
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.0
[17:28:24] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[17:28:25] work: average encoding speed for job is 57.637936 fps
[17:28:25] sync: got 3572 frames, 3596 expected
[17:28:25] h264-decoder done: 3572 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[17:28:25] render: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[17:28:25] render: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
x264 [info]: frame I:104   Avg QP:16.63  size: 95877  PSNR Mean Y:51.19 U:55.75 V:56.69 Avg:52.20 Global:50.57
x264 [info]: frame P:2468  Avg QP:19.75  size: 27152  PSNR Mean Y:47.92 U:52.36 V:53.09 Avg:48.88 Global:47.14
x264 [info]: frame B:1000  Avg QP:21.47  size: 10223  PSNR Mean Y:50.94 U:55.32 V:56.07 Avg:51.81 Global:46.57
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 49.3% 29.6% 21.0%
x264 [info]: mb I  I16..4: 59.4%  0.0% 40.6%
x264 [info]: mb P  I16..4: 25.9%  0.0%  5.1%  P16..4: 39.8%  6.0%  3.0%  0.0%  0.0%    skip:20.1%
x264 [info]: mb B  I16..4: 10.3%  0.0%  0.5%  B16..8: 21.2%  3.5%  0.3%  direct: 9.0%  skip:55.3%  L0:39.0% L1:49.7% BI:11.3%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 41.2% 50.0% 23.2% inter: 10.7% 23.7% 1.4%
x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 34% 24% 25% 16%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 19% 25% 29%  5%  6%  5%  5%  4%  4%
x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 58% 21% 16%  6%
x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:16.1% UV:11.7%
x264 [info]: ref P L0: 62.6%  9.1% 26.9%  1.3%
x264 [info]: ref B L0: 67.8% 32.2%
x264 [info]: ref B L1: 95.0%  5.0%
x264 [info]: SSIM Mean Y:0.9863838 (18.659db)
x264 [info]: PSNR Mean Y:48.863 U:53.289 V:54.026 Avg:49.797 Global:47.037 kb/s:4686.10
[17:28:25] aac-decoder done: 0 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[17:28:25] mux: track 0, 3572 frames, 87202385 bytes, 4684.63 kbps, fifo 8
[17:28:25] mux: track 1, 6413 frames, 2892381 bytes, 155.38 kbps, fifo 512
[17:28:25] libhb: work result = 0
Rip done!
HandBrake has exited.

Splice
FPS = 39.16
Time = 1 min 24 secs

[17:23:08] 1 job(s) to process
[17:23:08] starting job
[17:23:08] work: sanitizing track 0 mixdown Dolby Pro Logic II to Stereo
[17:23:08] sync: expecting 3309 video frames
[17:23:08] job configuration:
[17:23:08]  * source
[17:23:08]    + H:\Recieved\Hexus Bench\Splice_Trlr_1_1080P.wmv
[17:23:08]    + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 1
[17:23:08]    + container: asf
[17:23:08]    + data rate: 20572 kbps
[17:23:08]  * destination
[17:23:08]    + C:\Temp\Splice_Trlr_1_1080P-1.mkv
[17:23:08]    + container: Matroska (.mkv)
[17:23:08]  * video track
[17:23:08]    + decoder: vc1
[17:23:08]      + bitrate 20338 kbps
[17:23:08]    + frame rate: same as source (around 23.976 fps)
[17:23:08]    + strict anamorphic
[17:23:08]      + storage dimensions: 1920 * 1080 -> 1920 * 1080, crop 0/0/0/0, mod 0
[17:23:08]      + pixel aspect ratio: 1 / 1
[17:23:08]      + display dimensions: 1920 * 1080
[17:23:08]    + encoder: x264
[17:23:08]      + options: ref=2:bframes=2:subq=6:mixed-refs=0:weightb=0:8x8dct=0:trellis=0
[17:23:08]      + quality: 20.00 (RF)
[17:23:08]  * audio track 0
[17:23:08]    + decoder: English (WMAV2) (2.0 ch) (track 1, id 0)
[17:23:08]    + mixdown: Stereo
[17:23:08]    + encoder: faac
[17:23:08]      + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 44100 Hz
[17:23:08] encx264: min-keyint: auto (23), keyint: 240
[17:23:08] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 1/1
[17:23:08] encx264: Encoding at constant RF 20.000000
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.2
[17:23:08] reader: first SCR 450000 id 0 DTS 450000
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.0
[17:24:31] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[17:24:32] work: average encoding speed for job is 39.169476 fps
[17:24:32] sync: got 3288 frames, 3309 expected
[17:24:32] vc1-decoder done: 3288 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[17:24:32] render: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[17:24:32] render: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
x264 [info]: frame I:111   Avg QP:17.62  size:171781  PSNR Mean Y:48.22 U:49.05 V:48.81 Avg:48.36 Global:46.72
x264 [info]: frame P:2071  Avg QP:20.11  size: 59174  PSNR Mean Y:49.55 U:49.62 V:48.99 Avg:49.33 Global:44.60
x264 [info]: frame B:1106  Avg QP:21.09  size: 18834  PSNR Mean Y:57.88 U:57.15 V:55.88 Avg:56.98 Global:45.94
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 41.1% 26.7% 32.2%
x264 [info]: mb I  I16..4: 38.6%  0.0% 61.4%
x264 [info]: mb P  I16..4: 11.7%  0.0%  7.3%  P16..4: 47.6% 10.2%  4.6%  0.0%  0.0%    skip:18.6%
x264 [info]: mb B  I16..4:  6.4%  0.0%  0.4%  B16..8: 18.3%  3.9%  0.2%  direct:12.1%  skip:58.8%  L0:44.5% L1:45.9% BI: 9.6%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 48.8% 75.2% 62.5% inter: 18.6% 45.0% 21.3%
x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 53% 14% 15% 18%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 23% 17% 24%  6%  8%  7%  6%  5%  4%
x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 61% 14% 16%  9%
x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:10.9% UV:9.2%
x264 [info]: ref P L0: 70.6% 11.6% 17.5%  0.4%
x264 [info]: ref B L0: 81.2% 18.8%
x264 [info]: ref B L1: 97.0%  3.0%
x264 [info]: SSIM Mean Y:0.9819067 (17.425db)
x264 [info]: PSNR Mean Y:52.308 U:52.133 V:51.302 Avg:51.870 Global:45.072 kb/s:9474.11
[17:24:32] wmav2-decoder done: 0 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[17:24:32] mux: track 0, 3288 frames, 162445257 bytes, 9467.74 kbps, fifo 8
[17:24:32] mux: track 1, 5911 frames, 2745965 bytes, 160.04 kbps, fifo 512
[17:24:32] libhb: work result = 0
Rip done!
HandBrake has exited.

BigBuckBunny
FPS = 54.84
Time = 4 min 22 secs

[17:15:35] 1 job(s) to process
[17:15:35] starting job
[17:15:35] sync: expecting 14339 video frames
[17:15:35] job configuration:
[17:15:35]  * source
[17:15:35]    + H:\Recieved\Hexus Bench\big_buck_bunny_1080p_surround.avi
[17:15:35]    + title 1, chapter(s) 1 to 1
[17:15:35]    + container: avi
[17:15:35]    + data rate: 12455 kbps
[17:15:35]  * destination
[17:15:35]    + C:\Temp\big_buck_bunny_1080p_surround-1.mkv
[17:15:35]    + container: Matroska (.mkv)
[17:15:35]  * video track
[17:15:35]    + decoder: mpeg4
[17:15:35]    + frame rate: same as source (around 24.000 fps)
[17:15:35]    + strict anamorphic
[17:15:35]      + storage dimensions: 1920 * 1080 -> 1920 * 1080, crop 0/0/0/0, mod 0
[17:15:35]      + pixel aspect ratio: 1 / 1
[17:15:35]      + display dimensions: 1920 * 1080
[17:15:35]    + encoder: x264
[17:15:35]      + options: ref=2:bframes=2:subq=6:mixed-refs=0:weightb=0:8x8dct=0:trellis=0
[17:15:35]      + quality: 20.00 (RF)
[17:15:35]  * audio track 0
[17:15:35]    + decoder: Unknown (AC3) (5.1 ch) (track 1, id 1)
[17:15:35]      + bitrate: 448 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[17:15:35]    + mixdown: Dolby Pro Logic II
[17:15:35]    + encoder: faac
[17:15:35]      + bitrate: 160 kbps, samplerate: 48000 Hz
[17:15:35] encx264: min-keyint: auto (24), keyint: 240
[17:15:35] encx264: encoding with stored aspect 1/1
[17:15:35] encx264: Encoding at constant RF 20.000000
x264 [info]: using SAR=1/1
x264 [info]: using cpu capabilities: MMX2 SSE2Fast SSSE3 FastShuffle SSE4.2
[17:15:35] reader: first SCR 11520 id 1 DTS 11520
x264 [info]: profile High, level 4.0
No accelerated IMDCT transform found
[17:19:55] reader: done. 1 scr changes
[17:19:57] work: average encoding speed for job is 54.849651 fps
[17:19:57] sync: got 14315 frames, 14339 expected
[17:19:57] mpeg4-decoder done: 14315 frames, 0 decoder errors, 0 drops
[17:19:57] render: lost time: 0 (0 frames)
[17:19:57] render: gained time: 0 (0 frames) (0 not accounted for)
x264 [info]: frame I:153   Avg QP:13.18  size:261414  PSNR Mean Y:50.59 U:54.54 V:55.36 Avg:51.54 Global:49.74
x264 [info]: frame P:11384 Avg QP:17.57  size: 29333  PSNR Mean Y:46.71 U:50.31 V:51.06 Avg:47.59 Global:46.62
x264 [info]: frame B:2778  Avg QP:23.33  size:  9096  PSNR Mean Y:45.38 U:51.51 V:52.34 Avg:46.36 Global:43.99
x264 [info]: consecutive B-frames: 69.5%  4.3% 26.2%
x264 [info]: mb I  I16..4: 37.1%  0.0% 62.9%
x264 [info]: mb P  I16..4:  3.2%  0.0%  2.2%  P16..4: 34.4%  7.3%  4.7%  0.0%  0.0%    skip:48.2%
x264 [info]: mb B  I16..4:  1.7%  0.0%  1.0%  B16..8: 19.6%  3.9%  0.3%  direct: 5.9%  skip:67.5%  L0:40.4% L1:47.9% BI:11.8%
x264 [info]: coded y,uvDC,uvAC intra: 45.6% 57.7% 29.2% inter: 12.5% 15.3% 2.8%
x264 [info]: i16 v,h,dc,p: 44% 23% 15% 18%
x264 [info]: i4 v,h,dc,ddl,ddr,vr,hd,vl,hu: 28% 17% 19%  5%  7%  8%  6%  6%  5%
x264 [info]: i8c dc,h,v,p: 50% 22% 20%  8%
x264 [info]: Weighted P-Frames: Y:1.3% UV:0.6%
x264 [info]: ref P L0: 76.4% 11.5% 12.1%  0.1%
x264 [info]: ref B L0: 69.8% 30.2%
x264 [info]: ref B L1: 90.2%  9.8%
x264 [info]: SSIM Mean Y:0.9904891 (20.218db)
x264 [info]: PSNR Mean Y:46.492 U:50.585 V:51.351 Avg:47.390 Global:45.993 kb/s:5355.41
[17:19:57] mux: track 0, 14315 frames, 399192341 bytes, 5354.93 kbps, fifo 8
[17:19:57] mux: track 1, 27955 frames, 11926667 bytes, 159.99 kbps, fifo 512
[17:19:57] libhb: work result = 0
Rip done!
HandBrake has exited.

[CAT-THE-FIFTH]

Thanks for the results,sorry for the lack of speed in updating the table. How did the run go DDY??

I will get the table updated in the next day or so.

[DDY]

How did the run go DDY??

I had to abandon the run I'm afraid, I had the rig running bare on my desk and the resonance caused by the HDD drove me up the wall so I pulled the plug before I went to bed.

Not to worry though, once I get my coursework out the way I'll pull the rig out again but set it to run outside my bedroom.

I'll also fire up my 800MHz Coppermine Celery and see how well that does

[vrykyl]

If I get a chance this week Im going to try taking these tests for a spin on the microserver... see how a 1.3ghz dual core manages
Sadly I haven got anything slower to test it on!

Also going to try and persuade a friend of mine to try it on his epic video editing workstation we built - twin quad core xeons with 48gb ram

[watercooled]

Athlon II Neo N36L (Microserver) is already up.

It doesn't look like we have a stock 2600k up, would it be possible for anyone to save their overclock profile and go back to stock to try it? I think it's quite an important result to have.

[DDY]

Athlon II Neo N36L (Microserver) is already up.

I ran that on my Microserver with ECC RAM (NB: CAT I think you should include this fact), would be interesting to have non-ECC RAM up there too.

[watercooled]

I think it would be less of a difference than between different RAM speeds, but I don't think either make a huge difference to Handbrake performance.

[vrykyl]

Athlon II Neo N36L (Microserver) is already up.

It doesn't look like we have a stock 2600k up, would it be possible for anyone to save their overclock profile and go back to stock to try it? I think it's quite an important result to have.

Sorry my bad, I hadnt noticed the N36L down the bottom of the charts
What about laptop chips? Have got an intel t5800 I could run on...

[watercooled]

How come you bought a 2700k over a 2600k? Are the 2700k dies better binned allowing higher overclocks or something?

[vrykyl]

How come you bought a 2700k over a 2600k? Are the 2700k dies better binned allowing higher overclocks or something?

Well the initial batch of 2700k's were all good for at least 5ghz from what I gather, where as most 2600k's top out around 4.6 at sensible volts... Intel basically binned the best 2600k's and upped the stock multi.

Inadvertently I actually ended up with both - I bought myself a 2600k a few days before the 2700k launched (not realising how close to retail release they actually were), and when I was kicking myself for not waiting longer the wife bought me one as a birthday present!

Still have the 2600k sat on my desk in its box - that did 4.5ghz straight out of the box just using the 'auto oc' feature on my Maximus, and I never had the chance to try higher

My 2700k will do 5.2ghz prime stable, but needs 1.41v to do so - temps easily hit 75+ degrees though, and I wasnt happy running that much daily voltage :/