This is a simple test of the x265 encoder run on the CPU with 1080p and 4K options for H.265 video encode performance with x265.
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.
Component
Details
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
Frames Per Second (Average)
Comet Lake [10 Cores / 20 Threads]
95th
31
70.2 +/- 5.5
Zen 3 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
91st
8
65.5 +/- 1.0
Cascade Lake [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
89th
27
63.9 +/- 3.0
Zen 2 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
88th
59
63.3 +/- 4.5
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
87th
22
62.5 +/- 3.3
Cascade Lake [36 Cores / 72 Threads]
87th
5
62.4 +/- 4.6
Zen 2 [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
87th
14
62.0 +/- 6.8
Zen 2 [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
87th
5
62.0
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
82nd
8
60.8 +/- 1.3
Zen 2 [24 Cores / 48 Threads]
81st
11
60.5 +/- 1.3
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
77th
9
57.4 +/- 2.4
Comet Lake [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
76th
11
55.2 +/- 2.6
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
76th
6
53.9 +/- 3.0
Zen 2 [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
75th
11
53.1 +/- 4.3
Zen 2 [128 Cores / 256 Threads]
75th
20
52.9 +/- 7.6
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
74th
5
52.5 +/- 3.0
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
73rd
19
51.4 +/- 2.4
Zen 2 [24 Cores / 48 Threads]
73rd
5
51.1
Zen 2 [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
72nd
6
50.6 +/- 0.1
Zen 2 [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
71st
5
50.3 +/- 0.9
Zen 2 [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
70th
5
49.5
Zen 2 [48 Cores / 96 Threads]
70th
4
49.4
Zen 2 [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
69th
5
49.4
Zen 2 [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
68th
4
49.2
Zen 2 [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
68th
6
49.1 +/- 0.2
Zen 2 [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
67th
5
48.9
Zen 2 [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
66th
10
48.9 +/- 0.4
Zen 2 [48 Cores / 96 Threads]
66th
5
48.8
Zen 2 [48 Cores / 96 Threads]
65th
14
48.5 +/- 0.5
Zen 2 [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
64th
5
48.4
Zen 2 [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
63rd
6
48.2 +/- 0.5
Zen 2 [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
62nd
5
47.8
Zen 2 [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
61st
5
47.4
Zen 2 [96 Cores / 192 Threads]
61st
8
47.3 +/- 0.7
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
61st
5
47.1
Zen 2 [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
60th
3
46.6
Zen 2 [24 Cores / 48 Threads]
60th
5
46.5
Cascade Lake [18 Cores / 36 Threads]
59th
3
46.2 +/- 4.6
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
59th
4
46.1 +/- 1.2
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
57th
7
43.5 +/- 0.7
Zen [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
54th
3
41.1 +/- 2.3
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [6 Cores / 6 Threads]
53rd
3
40.7 +/- 0.1
Cascade Lake [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
53rd
7
40.7 +/- 2.0
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
53rd
4
40.6 +/- 0.3
Cascade Lake [12 Cores / 24 Threads]
52nd
3
40.3
Zen+ [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
51st
6
39.8 +/- 0.1
Zen [64 Cores / 128 Threads]
51st
8
39.7 +/- 0.6
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [6 Cores / 6 Threads]
51st
5
39.4 +/- 2.9
Zen+ [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
50th
9
39.2 +/- 2.5
Haswell [20 Cores / 20 Threads]
50th
3
39.0 +/- 0.5
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
50th
3
38.7
Cascade Lake [16 Cores / 32 Threads]
50th
8
38.7 +/- 4.6
Cascade Lake [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
50th
5
38.7 +/- 1.8
Zen+ [24 Cores / 48 Threads]
49th
3
38.7 +/- 0.1
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
49th
6
38.6
Zen 2 [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
48th
4
38.2 +/- 0.3
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
48th
3
38.2 +/- 1.4
Zen+ [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
47th
6
36.4 +/- 2.6
Cascade Lake [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
46th
3
36.2
Cascade Lake [20 Cores / 40 Threads]
46th
4
36.2 +/- 0.3
Haswell [16 Cores / 16 Threads]
46th
3
36.1 +/- 0.3
Zen 2 [128 Cores / 128 Threads]
46th
3
35.7 +/- 0.5
Cascade Lake [28 Cores / 56 Threads]
45th
5
35.5 +/- 0.2
Comet Lake [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
44th
6
35.0 +/- 0.4
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
42nd
3
34.8 +/- 0.3
Zen [32 Cores / 64 Threads]
38th
9
33.3 +/- 0.2
Zen+ [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
38th
37
33.0 +/- 1.4
Zen [24 Cores / 48 Threads]
38th
4
32.9 +/- 0.1
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
37th
3
32.8
Zen 2 [8 Cores / 8 Threads]
36th
3
31.9
Zen [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
35th
4
31.5 +/- 0.5
Zen 2 [6 Cores / 6 Threads]
34th
4
30.5 +/- 0.1
Zen+ [6 Cores / 12 Threads]
34th
5
30.4 +/- 0.6
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
34th
5
30.2 +/- 0.1
Cascade Lake [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
31st
10
27.9 +/- 0.2
Tiger Lake [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
30th
4
27.4 +/- 1.6
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
30th
3
26.9 +/- 3.9
Zen [4 Cores / 8 Threads]
30th
10
26.6 +/- 1.5
Kaby/Coffee/Whiskey Lake [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
29th
3
25.5 +/- 1.0
Haswell [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
29th
3
25.4 +/- 0.1
Zen [8 Cores / 16 Threads]
28th
4
25.0 +/- 0.2
Zen [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
23rd
3
20.3 +/- 0.5
Bulldozer [8 Cores / 8 Threads]
22nd
3
19.7 +/- 0.4
Comet Lake [2 Cores / 4 Threads]
19th
5
15.6
Zen [2 Cores / 4 Threads]
16th
10
14.4 +/- 0.1
Nehalem [8 Cores / 8 Threads]
15th
3
13.6 +/- 0.4
Steamroller [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
15th
4
13.2 +/- 0.1
Haswell [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
13th
3
12.0 +/- 1.5
Steamroller [2 Cores / 4 Threads]
13th
3
11.7 +/- 0.1
Comet Lake [2 Cores / 2 Threads]
12th
5
11.1
Penryn [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
10th
3
7.4 +/- 0.8
[8 Cores / 8 Threads]
7th
4
6.0
Sandy Bridge [2 Cores / 2 Threads]
4th
3
3.7 +/- 0.2
Llano [4 Cores / 4 Threads]
3rd
7
1.6 +/- 0.2
