02-encode-mp3 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 testing with a Intel DP965LT (MQ96510J.86A.1761.2009.0326.0001 BIOS) and MSI NVIDIA NV117 2GB on Fedora 29 via the Phoronix Test Suite. MP3 encode - Core2 Quad 6700: Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad Q6700 @ 2.66GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: Intel DP965LT (MQ96510J.86A.1761.2009.0326.0001 BIOS), Chipset: Intel 82P965/G965 + ICH8/R, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 120GB KINGSTON SUV400S + 2000GB Western Digital WD20EZRZ-00Z + 500GB Western Digital WD5000AAKX-2, Graphics: MSI NVIDIA NV117 2GB, Audio: SigmaTel STAC9227, Monitor: SDM-S204, Network: Intel 82566DC OS: Fedora 29, Kernel: 5.0.7-200.fc29.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME Shell 3.30.2, Display Server: X Server + Wayland, OpenGL: 4.3 Mesa 18.3.6, Compiler: GCC 8.3.1 20190223, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1600x1200 LAME MP3 Encoding 3.100 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better MP3 encode - Core2 Quad 6700 . 68.01 |=========================================