ffmpeg_zero-load Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 testing on Debian 8.6 via the Phoronix Test Suite. ffmpeg with mnearly all background activity stopped: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.67GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS P5Q DELUXE, Chipset: Intel 4 DRAM + ICH10R, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 3 x 500GB Seagate ST500NM0011 + 500GB Hitachi HDS72105, Audio: Intel 82801JI, Network: Marvell 88E8056 PCI-E Gigabit OS: Debian 8.6, Kernel: 3.16.0-4-686-pae (i686), Compiler: GCC 4.9.2, File-System: ext4 FFmpeg 2.8.1 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better ffmpeg with mnearly all background activity stopped . 25.91 |==================