audio encoding on AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ testing with a ASUS M2V and NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM 256MB on Linux via the Phoronix Test Suite. ArchLinux on AMD Athlon 64x2: Processor: AMD Athlon 64 X2 3800+ @ 2.00GHz (2 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS M2V, Chipset: VIA K8T890CF, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 250GB Western Digital WD2500KS-00M, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 6200 TurboCache(TM 256MB (350/500MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC660, Network: Realtek RTL-8139/8139C/8139C+ OS: Linux, Kernel: 3.4.7-1-ARCH (x86_64), Desktop: Xfce 4.10, Display Server: X Server 1.12.3, Display Driver: NVIDIA 302.17, OpenGL: 2.1.2 NVIDIA 302.17, Compiler: GCC 4.7.1 20120721 + LLVM 3.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6 WAV To APE Seconds < Lower Is Better ArchLinux on AMD Athlon 64x2 . 38.45 |========================================= FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better ArchLinux on AMD Athlon 64x2 . 13.94 |========================================= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better ArchLinux on AMD Athlon 64x2 . 44.65 |========================================= Ogg Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To Ogg Seconds < Lower Is Better ArchLinux on AMD Athlon 64x2 . 23.69 |=========================================