encode Intel Core i7-2600K testing with a Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3 and simple on Gentoo 2.4.1 via the Phoronix Test Suite. encode1: Processor: Intel Core i7-2600K @ 3.70GHz (4 Cores / 8 Threads), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68MA-D2H-B3, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 160GB Seagate ST9160821AS + 4001GB Western Digital WD40EZRZ-00W + 2 x 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARX-00P + 2 x 2000GB Western Digital WD20EZRX-00D + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EARX-00Z + 8 x 4001GB Western Digital WD40EZRX-00S, Graphics: simple OS: Gentoo 2.4.1, Kernel: 4.4.6-gentoo (x86_64), Display Server: X Server 1.19.5, Compiler: GCC 4.9.4 + Clang 4.0.1 + LLVM 4.0.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6 WAV To APE Seconds < Lower Is Better encode1 . 5.74 |=============================================================== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better encode1 . 7.71 |=============================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.5 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better encode1 . 13.10 |============================================================== Ogg Encoding 1.3.0 WAV To Ogg Seconds < Lower Is Better encode1 . 7.55 |=============================================================== WavPack Audio Encoding 5.1 WAV To WavPack Seconds < Lower Is Better encode1 . 7.36 |=============================================================== FFmpeg 3.3.3 H.264 HD To NTSC DV Seconds < Lower Is Better encode1 . 7.30 |===============================================================