audio encoding on old machine Running pts/encode-mp3-1.4.0, pts/encode-flac-1.2.0, pts/encode-ape-1.3.0, pts/encode-wavpack-1.2.0 via the Phoronix Test Suite. 2012-05-07 11:21: Processor: AMD Duron @ 1.20GHz (1 Core), Motherboard: ECS K7SOM+ v1.0, Chipset: SiS, Memory: 1024MB, Disk: 20GB FUJITSU MPF3204A, Graphics: AMD Radeon 7200, Audio: SiS, Monitor: S/T 76V, Network: SiS OS: Debian 6.0.4, Kernel: 2.6.32-5-686 (i686), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, Display Server: X Server 1.7.7, Display Driver: radeon 6.13.1, OpenGL: 2.1 Mesa 7.7.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1024x768 Core i7-4790K: Processor: Intel Core i7-4790K @ 4.00GHz (8 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB M4-CT064M4SSD2, Graphics: Intel HD 4600 (1250MHz), Audio: Intel Haswell HDMI, Network: Intel Connection OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.16, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: intel 2.99.910, OpenGL: 3.3 Mesa 10.1.3, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3: Processor: Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 @ 3.10GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: ASRock Z97 Extreme6, Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v3 DRAM, Memory: 4096MB, Disk: 64GB M4-CT064M4SSD2, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 520 1024MB (810/600MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC1150, Network: Intel Connection OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.16, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: nouveau 1.0.10, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 AMD FX-6300 Six-Core: Processor: AMD FX-6300 Six-Core @ 3.50GHz (6 Cores), Motherboard: Gigabyte 990FXA-UD3, Chipset: AMD RD890 bridge, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 240GB Seagate ST240HM000 + 500GB Western Digital WD5002AALX-0, Graphics: ASUS NVIDIA GeForce GT 640 2048MB (901/891MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC889, Monitor: Samsung S24B20/S24B30, Network: Intel 82574L Gigabit Connection OS: LinuxMint 17, Kernel: 3.13.0-24-generic (x86_64), Desktop: Cinnamon 2.2.16, Display Server: X Server 1.15.1, Display Driver: NVIDIA 331.38, OpenGL: 4.3.0, Compiler: GCC 4.8.2, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.99.3 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better 2012-05-07 11:21 ...... 94.05 |================================================ Core i7-4790K ......... 10.83 |====== Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 . 13.56 |======= AMD FX-6300 Six-Core .. 19.74 |========== FLAC Audio Encoding 1.2.1 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better 2012-05-07 11:21 ...... 49.58 |================================================ Core i7-4790K ......... 4.25 |==== Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 . 5.35 |===== AMD FX-6300 Six-Core .. 7.76 |======== Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99u4b5s6 WAV To APE Seconds < Lower Is Better 2012-05-07 11:21 ...... 73.37 |================================================ Core i7-4790K ......... 8.19 |===== Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 . 10.28 |======= AMD FX-6300 Six-Core .. 6.98 |===== WavPack Audio Encoding 4.41.0 WAV To WavPack Seconds < Lower Is Better 2012-05-07 11:21 ...... 80.00 |================================================ Core i7-4790K ......... 7.52 |===== Intel Xeon E3-1220 v3 . 9.47 |====== AMD FX-6300 Six-Core .. 12.02 |=======