audio-encode.tst
Intel Core i5-3570K testing with a ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE and Intel Ivy on Ubuntu 12.04 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


SSD tweak - first run: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-3570K @ 3.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE, Chipset: Intel Ivy DRAM, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB OCZ AGILITY3, Graphics: Intel Ivy, Audio: Realtek ALC898, Monitor: DELL 2001FP, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection + Broadcom BCM43228 802.11a/b/g/n

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: intel 2.17.0, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x1200

SugarHillGang: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5620 @ 2.39GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: IBM 94Y7614, Chipset: Intel 5520 I/O + ICH10, Memory: 20480MB, Disk: 299GB ServeRAID M5014 + 4 x 107GB 2145, Graphics: Matrox MGA G200EV, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: matrox, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
SSD tweak - first run . 13.15 |========================
SugarHillGang ......... 26.15 |================================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
SSD tweak - first run . 5.57  |=======================
SugarHillGang ......... 11.83 |================================================


Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6
WAV To APE
Seconds < Lower Is Better
SSD tweak - first run . 7.71  |======================
SugarHillGang ......... 16.56 |================================================


WavPack Audio Encoding 4.41.0
WAV To WavPack
Seconds < Lower Is Better
SSD tweak - first run . 8.96  |===========================
SugarHillGang ......... 15.66 |================================================