20180924encode VMware testing on Ubuntu 17.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite. x86: Processor: 4 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 0 @ 2.70GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel 440BX, Chipset: Intel 440BX/ZX/DX, Memory: 1 x 16384 MB DRAM, Disk: 86GB Virtual disk, Graphics: VMware SVGA II, Network: Intel 82545EM Gigabit OS: Ubuntu 17.10, Kernel: 4.13.0-16-generic (x86_64), File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2048x1600, System Layer: VMware FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better x86 . 16.82 |================================================================== LAME MP3 Encoding 3.100 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better x86 . 45.28 |================================================================== WavPack Audio Encoding 5.1 WAV To WavPack Seconds < Lower Is Better x86 . 9.12 |===================================================================