video-encoding-2012-01
Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 testing with a ASUS StrikerExtreme and NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB on Ubuntu 11.10 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


Q6600 2.4 GHz: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS StrikerExtreme, Chipset: NVIDIA C55, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SI, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 12 HDMI/DP

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.24.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080

Q6600 2.6 GHz: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 @ 2.58GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASUS StrikerExtreme, Chipset: NVIDIA C55, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SI, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 460 1024MB (675/1800MHz), Audio: NVIDIA GPU 12 HDMI/DP

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-13-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.24.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA 280.13, OpenGL: 4.1.0 NVIDIA 280.13, Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080

2500K 3.3GHz: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 3.60GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 15872MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG SSD 830 + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SI, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.24.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", OpenGL: Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768

2500K 4.5GHz: 

	Processor: Intel Core i5-2500K @ 4.40GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte Z68XP-UD4, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family, Memory: 15872MB, Disk: 128GB SAMSUNG SSD 830 + 1000GB SAMSUNG HD103SI, Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 560 Ti

	OS: Ubuntu 11.10, Kernel: 3.0.0-14-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 4.24.0, Display Server: X Server 1.10.4, Display Driver: NVIDIA Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", OpenGL: Gtk-WARNING **: Unable to locate theme engine in module_path: "pixmap", Compiler: GCC 4.6.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 3840x1080


x264 2011-12-06
H.264 Video Encoding
Frames Per Second > Higher Is Better
Q6600 2.4 GHz . 52.24  |=======================
Q6600 2.6 GHz . 57.18  |=========================
2500K 3.3GHz .. 95.07  |=========================================
2500K 4.5GHz .. 127.05 |=======================================================


FFmpeg 0.8.7
AVI To NTSC VCD
Seconds < Lower Is Better
Q6600 2.4 GHz . 18.08 |========================================================
Q6600 2.6 GHz . 16.38 |===================================================
2500K 3.3GHz .. 13.65 |==========================================
2500K 4.5GHz .. 10.07 |===============================