audio-encoding_2012-03-02
This test suite consists of benchmarks that measure the amount of time needed to encode a sample WAV file to various audio formats. Among the formats are MP3, Ogg, and FLAC. This suite is good for testing the system's processor, memory, and overall system performance.


pentium d920 2800MHZ: 

	Processor: Intel Pentium D CPU 2.80GHz @ 2.79GHz (Total Cores: 2), Motherboard: ASRock P5B-DE, Chipset: Intel 82P965/G965 + ICH8/R, Memory: 3465MB, Disk: 160GB SAMSUNG SP1614C, Graphics: ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 256MB, Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: S221HQL

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-32-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X.Org Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: ati 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

pentium core 2 duo 2400MHz: 

	Processor: Intel Core 2 CPU 6600 @ 2.39GHz (Total Cores: 2), Motherboard: ASRock P5B-DE, Chipset: Intel 82P965/G965 + ICH8/R, Memory: 3465MB, Disk: 160GB SAMSUNG SP1614C, Graphics: ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 256MB, Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: S221HQL

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-32-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X.Org Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: ati 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

pentium d920 2800MHz re-built: 

	Processor: Intel Pentium D CPU 2.80GHz @ 2.79GHz (Total Cores: 2), Motherboard: ASRock P5B-DE, Chipset: Intel 82P965/G965 + ICH8/R, Memory: 3465MB, Disk: 160GB SAMSUNG SP1614C, Graphics: ATI Radeon X1650 Pro 256MB, Audio: VIA VT1708S, Monitor: S221HQL

	OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-32-generic (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X.Org Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: ati 6.13.1, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

core i3-2100 3100MHz 2nd run: 

	Processor: Intel Core i3-2100 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DH67GD, Chipset: Intel 2nd Generation Core Family DRAM, Memory: 16384MB, Disk: 160GB SAMSUNG SP1614C, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5450 1024MB (650/667MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: S221HQL, Network: Intel 82579V Gigabit Connection

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Unity 5.12.0, Display Server: X Server 1.11.3, Display Driver: fglrx 8.96.4, OpenGL: 4.2.11627, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080

Xeon E5620 16core 2.4GHz: 

	Processor: 2 x Intel Xeon E5620 @ 2.39GHz (16 Cores), Motherboard: IBM 94Y7614, Chipset: Intel 5520 I/O + ICH10, Memory: 20480MB, Disk: 299GB ServeRAID M5014 + 4 x 107GB 2145, Graphics: Matrox MGA G200EV, Network: Broadcom NetXtreme II BCM5709 Gigabit

	OS: Ubuntu 12.04, Kernel: 3.2.0-25-generic (x86_64), Display Driver: matrox, Compiler: GCC 4.6, File-System: ext4


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
pentium d920 2800MHZ .......... 64.53 |========================================
pentium core 2 duo 2400MHz .... 59.74 |=====================================
pentium d920 2800MHz re-built . 64.71 |========================================
Xeon E5620 16core 2.4GHz ...... 26.14 |================


Ogg Encoding 1.2.0
WAV To Ogg
Seconds < Lower Is Better
pentium d920 2800MHZ .......... 41.90 |========================================
pentium core 2 duo 2400MHz .... 36.61 |===================================
pentium d920 2800MHz re-built . 41.59 |========================================
Xeon E5620 16core 2.4GHz ...... 14.54 |==============


FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1
WAV To FLAC
Seconds < Lower Is Better
pentium d920 2800MHZ .......... 22.35 |===============================
pentium core 2 duo 2400MHz .... 28.43 |========================================
pentium d920 2800MHz re-built . 22.08 |===============================
core i3-2100 3100MHz 2nd run .. 7.41  |==========
Xeon E5620 16core 2.4GHz ...... 11.83 |=================


Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6
WAV To APE
Seconds < Lower Is Better
pentium d920 2800MHZ .......... 38.84 |===================================
pentium core 2 duo 2400MHz .... 43.77 |========================================
pentium d920 2800MHz re-built . 38.66 |===================================
Xeon E5620 16core 2.4GHz ...... 16.56 |===============


WavPack Audio Encoding 4.41.0
WAV To WavPack
Seconds < Lower Is Better
pentium d920 2800MHZ .......... 28.11 |=======================================
pentium core 2 duo 2400MHz .... 28.82 |========================================
pentium d920 2800MHz re-built . 28.04 |=======================================
Xeon E5620 16core 2.4GHz ...... 15.67 |======================


LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3
WAV To MP3
Seconds < Lower Is Better
core i3-2100 3100MHz 2nd run . 17.28 |===========================
Xeon E5620 16core 2.4GHz ..... 26.12 |=========================================


Ogg Encoding 1.3.0
WAV To Ogg
Seconds < Lower Is Better
core i3-2100 3100MHz 2nd run . 9.88  |============================
Xeon E5620 16core 2.4GHz ..... 14.53 |=========================================