audio-encoding mate Intel Core i5-7300HQ testing with a KBL Neptune_KLS (V1.11 BIOS) and Intel HD 630 3GB on LinuxMint 19.2 via the Phoronix Test Suite. mate: Processor: Intel Core i5-7300HQ @ 3.50GHz (4 Cores), Motherboard: KBL Neptune_KLS (V1.11 BIOS), Chipset: Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6/7th, Memory: 8192MB, Disk: 1000GB Seagate ST1000LM035-1RK1, Graphics: Intel HD 630 3GB (1000MHz), Audio: Realtek ALC255, Network: Realtek RTL8111/8168/8411 + Qualcomm Atheros QCA6174 802.11ac OS: LinuxMint 19.2, Kernel: 4.15.0-65-generic (x86_64), Desktop: MATE 1.22.0, Display Server: X Server 1.19.6, Display Driver: modesetting 1.19.6, OpenGL: 4.5 Mesa 19.0.8, Compiler: GCC 7.4.0, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1920x1080 FLAC Audio Encoding 1.3.2 WAV To FLAC Seconds < Lower Is Better mate . 12.01 |================================================================= LAME MP3 Encoding 3.100 WAV To MP3 Seconds < Lower Is Better mate . 10.09 |=================================================================