audio-encoding-2012-01
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 testing with a ASUS StrikerExtreme and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB on Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Q6600 2.4 GHz: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS StrikerExtreme, Chipset: NVIDIA C55, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SI, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 12 HDMI/DP

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.24.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080

Q6600 2.6 GHz: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.58GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS StrikerExtreme, Chipset: NVIDIA C55, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SI, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 12 HDMI/DP

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.24.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080

2500K 3.3GHz: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 15872MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG SSD 830 + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SI, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.24.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", OpenGL: Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

2500K 4.5GHz: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 15872MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG SSD 830 + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SI, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.24.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", OpenGL: Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Q6600 2.4 GHz . 29.83 |========================================================
Q6600 2.6 GHz . 27.65 |====================================================
2500K 3.3GHz .. 14.49 |===========================
2500K 4.5GHz .. 11.71 |======================


Ogg Encoding 1.2.0
WAV To Ogg
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Q6600 2.4 GHz . 16.73 |========================================================
Q6600 2.6 GHz . 15.47 |====================================================
2500K 3.3GHz .. 9.24  |===============================
2500K 4.5GHz .. 7.46  |=========================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Q6600 2.4 GHz . 12.13 |========================================================
Q6600 2.6 GHz . 11.23 |====================================================
2500K 3.3GHz .. 6.27  |=============================
2500K 4.5GHz .. 5.06  |=======================


Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6
WAV To APE
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Q6600 2.4 GHz . 14.44 |========================================================
Q6600 2.6 GHz . 13.40 |====================================================
2500K 3.3GHz .. 5.96  |=======================
2500K 4.5GHz .. 4.81  |===================


WavPack Audio Encoding 4.41.0
WAV To WavPack
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Q6600 2.4 GHz . 16.43 |========================================================
Q6600 2.6 GHz . 15.13 |====================================================
2500K 3.3GHz .. 9.83  |==================================
2500K 4.5GHz .. 7.92  |===========================