audio encode macOS Big Sur
Intel Core i7-8700B testing with a Apple Mac mini and Intel UHD 630 2GB on macOS 11.2 via the Phoronix Test Suite.


1: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-8700B @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 2 x 4 GB DDR4-2667MHz, Disk: 234GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 630 2GB, Monitor: DELL P2415Q

	OS: macOS 11.2, Kernel: 20.3.0 (x86_64), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 (Dec 6 2020 11:42:32), Compiler: GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 11.0.0, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

2: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-8700B @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 2 x 4 GB DDR4-2667MHz, Disk: 234GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 630 2GB, Monitor: DELL P2415Q

	OS: macOS 11.2, Kernel: 20.3.0 (x86_64), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 (Dec 6 2020 11:42:32), Compiler: GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 11.0.0, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160

3: 

	Processor: Intel Core i7-8700B @ 3.20GHz (6 Cores / 12 Threads), Motherboard: Apple Mac mini, Memory: 2 x 4 GB DDR4-2667MHz, Disk: 234GB, Graphics: Intel UHD 630 2GB, Monitor: DELL P2415Q

	OS: macOS 11.2, Kernel: 20.3.0 (x86_64), OpenCL: OpenCL 1.2 (Dec 6 2020 11:42:32), Compiler: GCC 4.2.1 + Clang 11.0.0, File-System: APFS, Screen Resolution: 3840x2160


Monkey Audio Encoding 3.99.6
WAV To APE
Seconds < Lower Is Better
1 . 11.02 |====================================================================
2 . 11.10 |====================================================================
3 . 11.09 |====================================================================


WavPack Audio Encoding 5.3
WAV To WavPack
Seconds < Lower Is Better
1 . 14.33 |=================================================================
2 . 14.88 |====================================================================
3 . 14.83 |====================================================================