Mencoder

This test uses mplayer's mencoder utility and the libavcodec family for testing the system's audio/video encoding performance.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark mencoder.

Project Site

mplayerhq.hu

Test Created

6 December 2010

Last Updated

7 February 2018

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

30 Seconds

Average Run Time

4 Minutes, 55 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + Yasm Assembler

Accolades

150k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Test Completions **Reported Installs **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsMencoder Popularity Statisticspts/mencoder2010.122011.052011.102012.032012.082013.012013.062013.112014.042014.092015.022015.072015.122016.052016.102017.032017.082018.012018.062018.112019.042019.092020.022020.072020.122021.052021.102022.032022.082023.012023.062023.1130K60K90K120K150K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 28 March 2024.

Revision History

pts/mencoder-1.5.0   [View Source]   Wed, 07 Feb 2018 12:33:54 GMT
Update against MPlayer 1.3.0 upstream.

pts/mencoder-1.4.1   [View Source]   Thu, 24 Jan 2013 10:47:51 GMT
Add Yasm assembler external dependency.

pts/mencoder-1.4.0   [View Source]   Wed, 23 Jan 2013 22:36:01 GMT
Update mencoder test profile with various changes, including re-basing to upstream MPlayer 1.1.

pts/mencoder-1.3.0   [View Source]   Mon, 06 Dec 2010 14:55:45 GMT
Initial import into OpenBenchmarking.org


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Mencoder 1.3.0

AVI To LAVC

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 445 public results since 7 February 2018 with the latest data as of 28 March 2024.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - AVI To LAVC445 Results Range From 12 To 420 Seconds123252729211213215217219221223225227229231233235237239241243280160240320400

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Mencoder 1.3.0 - AVI To LAVC) has an average run-time of 2 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkAVI To LAVCRun-Time48121620Min: 1 / Avg: 1.69 / Max: 14

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.4%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsAVI To LAVCDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.41 / Max: 3

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
IBM POWER (PowerPC) 64-bit
ppc64le
POWER9 altivec supported 44-Core
MIPS 64-bit
mips64
Loongson-3A R3, Loongson-3A3000 V0.9 FPU V0.1
MIPS
mips
Baikal-T1 1.2 GHz MIPS P5600 V3.0 FPU V2.0, MIPS P5600 V3.0 FPU V2.0
Intel / AMD x86 32-bit
i686
(Many Processors)
ARMv7 32-bit
armv7l
ARMv7 rev 3 8-Core, ARMv7 rev 4 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 5 4-Core
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
AArch64 rev 1

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