audio tests
Intel Core i5-6500 testing with a Gigabyte Z170M-D3H-CF and Intel Sky Lake on Fedora 23 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Intel Core i5-6500: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-6500 @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z170M-D3H-CF, Chipset: Intel Sky Lake, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 250GB Samsung SSD 850, Graphics: Intel Sky Lake (1050MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: Acer B286HK, Network: Intel Connection

	OS: Fedora 23, Kernel: 4.3.4-300.fc23.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.18.3, Display Driver: intel 2.99.917, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 11.1.0 (git-525f3c2), Compiler: GCC 5.3.1 20151207 + Clang 3.7.0 + LLVM 3.7.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . 12.23 |===================================================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Frequency (CPU0) Monitor (test 1)
Megahertz < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3352  AVG: 3480  MAX: 3598 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Frequency (CPU1) Monitor (test 1)
Megahertz < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3345  AVG: 3455  MAX: 3597 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Frequency (CPU2) Monitor (test 1)
Megahertz < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3375  AVG: 3507  MAX: 3599 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Frequency (CPU3) Monitor (test 1)
Megahertz < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3387  AVG: 3473  MAX: 3598 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Temperature Monitor (test 1)
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 33.0  AVG: 37.4  MAX: 45.0 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Usage (CPU0) Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0  AVG: 35   MAX: 100 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Usage (CPU1) Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0  AVG: 14   MAX: 100 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Usage (CPU2) Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0  AVG: 42   MAX: 100 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Usage (CPU3) Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0  AVG: 20   MAX: 100 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 25.6  AVG: 27.9  MAX: 34.2 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
GPU Frequency Monitor (test 1)
Megahertz < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 350  AVG: 794   MAX: 1033 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
Drive Write Speed (sda) Monitor (test 1)
MB/s < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 0.0  MAX: 0.5 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
Memory Usage Monitor (test 1)
Megabytes < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3050  AVG: 3067  MAX: 3097 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
Swap Usage Monitor (test 1)
Megabytes < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.0  MAX: 1.0 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
System Iowait Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 0.1  MAX: 0.8 


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
System Temperature Monitor (test 1)
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 27.8  AVG: 27.8  MAX: 27.8 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . 5.87 |====================================================


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Frequency (CPU0) Monitor (test 1)
Megahertz < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3313  AVG: 3378  MAX: 3534 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Frequency (CPU1) Monitor (test 1)
Megahertz < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3321  AVG: 3403  MAX: 3482 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Frequency (CPU2) Monitor (test 1)
Megahertz < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3353  AVG: 3423  MAX: 3543 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Frequency (CPU3) Monitor (test 1)
Megahertz < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3338  AVG: 3411  MAX: 3521 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Temperature Monitor (test 1)
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 33.0  AVG: 36.5  MAX: 46.0 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Usage (CPU0) Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 2.0  AVG: 14.8  MAX: 77.6 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Usage (CPU1) Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0  AVG: 35   MAX: 100 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Usage (CPU2) Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 2  AVG: 51   MAX: 100 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Usage (CPU3) Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 2  AVG: 34   MAX: 100 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 29.7  AVG: 34.0  MAX: 55.3 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
GPU Frequency Monitor (test 1)
Megahertz < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 350  AVG: 532   MAX: 1050 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
Drive Write Speed (sda) Monitor (test 1)
MB/s < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 0.1  MAX: 0.7 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
Memory Usage Monitor (test 1)
Megabytes < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3009  AVG: 3042  MAX: 3086 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
Swap Usage Monitor (test 1)
Megabytes < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.0  MAX: 1.0 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
System Iowait Monitor (test 1)
Percent < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 0.3  MAX: 2.5 


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1
System Temperature Monitor (test 1)
Celsius < Lower Is Better
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 27.8  AVG: 27.8  MAX: 27.8 


CPU Frequency (CPU0) Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Megahertz
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 800  AVG: 2970  MAX: 3598 


CPU Frequency (CPU1) Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Megahertz
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 800  AVG: 2976  MAX: 3597 


CPU Frequency (CPU2) Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Megahertz
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 800  AVG: 3004  MAX: 3599 


CPU Frequency (CPU3) Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Megahertz
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 800  AVG: 2983  MAX: 3598 


CPU Temperature Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Celsius
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 29.0  AVG: 35.6  MAX: 46.0 


CPU Usage (CPU0) Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Percent
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0  AVG: 25   MAX: 100 


CPU Usage (CPU1) Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Percent
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0  AVG: 20   MAX: 100 


CPU Usage (CPU2) Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Percent
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0  AVG: 36   MAX: 100 


CPU Usage (CPU3) Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Percent
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0  AVG: 21   MAX: 100 


CPU Usage (Summary) Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Percent
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3.5  AVG: 25.7  MAX: 55.3 


GPU Frequency Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Megahertz
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 350  AVG: 702   MAX: 1050 


Drive Write Speed (sda) Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
MB/s
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 1.5   MAX: 37.1 


Memory Usage Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Megabytes
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 3009  AVG: 3064  MAX: 3178 


Swap Usage Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Megabytes
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 1.0  AVG: 1.0  MAX: 1.0 


System Iowait Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Percent
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 0.0  AVG: 0.2  MAX: 2.5 


System Temperature Monitor
Phoronix Test Suite System Monitoring
Celsius
Intel Core i5-6500 . MIN: 27.8  AVG: 27.8  MAX: 27.8