dav1d

Dav1d is an open-source, speedy AV1 video decoder. This test profile times how long it takes to decode sample AV1 video content.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark dav1d.

Project Site

videolan.org

Source Repository

code.videolan.org

Test Created

18 December 2018

Last Updated

17 February 2024

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

2 Minutes, 45 Seconds

Average Run Time

10 Minutes, 3 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + Yasm Assembler + Meson Build System

Accolades

100k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsdav1d Popularity Statisticspts/dav1d2018.122019.022019.042019.062019.082019.102019.122020.022020.042020.062020.082020.102020.122021.022021.042021.062021.082021.102021.122022.022022.042022.062022.082022.102022.122023.022023.042023.062023.082023.102023.122024.028K16K24K32K40K
* Uploading of benchmark result data to OpenBenchmarking.org is always optional (opt-in) via the Phoronix Test Suite for users wishing to share their results publicly.
** Data based on those opting to upload their test results to OpenBenchmarking.org and users enabling the opt-in anonymous statistics reporting while running benchmarks from an Internet-connected platform.
*** Test profile page view reporting began March 2021.
Data updated weekly as of 26 March 2024.
Summer Nature 1080p25.3%Summer Nature 4K25.3%Chimera 1080p24.8%Chimera 1080p 10-bit24.6%Video Input Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/dav1d-1.15.1   [View Source]   Sat, 17 Feb 2024 08:16:15 GMT
Update against FFmpeg 6.1.1 to fix build on newer distros.

pts/dav1d-1.15.0   [View Source]   Sat, 17 Feb 2024 07:09:26 GMT
Update against dav1d 1.4 upstream.

pts/dav1d-1.14.0   [View Source]   Wed, 07 Jun 2023 10:13:46 GMT
Update against dav1d 1.2.1 upstream.

pts/dav1d-1.13.0   [View Source]   Tue, 14 Feb 2023 15:57:55 GMT
Update against dav1d 1.1 upstream.

pts/dav1d-1.12.0   [View Source]   Fri, 18 Mar 2022 12:15:53 GMT
Update against dav1d 1.0 upstream release.

pts/dav1d-1.11.2   [View Source]   Sun, 06 Feb 2022 13:24:36 GMT
Update download mirrors, closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/phoronix-test-suite/issues/597

pts/dav1d-1.11.1   [View Source]   Sun, 17 Oct 2021 11:42:30 GMT
Update Windows FFmpeg build to newer location, newer version. Closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/phoronix-test-suite/pull/553

pts/dav1d-1.11.0   [View Source]   Sat, 04 Sep 2021 06:04:51 GMT
Update against dav1d 0.9.2 upstream.

pts/dav1d-1.10.0   [View Source]   Sun, 01 Aug 2021 14:55:34 GMT
Update against dav1d 0.9.1 upstream.

pts/dav1d-1.9.0   [View Source]   Sun, 16 May 2021 13:39:23 GMT
Update against dav1d 0.9 upstream.

pts/dav1d-1.8.0   [View Source]   Mon, 22 Feb 2021 06:31:01 GMT
Update against new upstream dav1d 0.8.2.

pts/dav1d-1.7.1   [View Source]   Sat, 09 Jan 2021 16:54:35 GMT
Update to latest dav1d hash.

pts/dav1d-1.7.0   [View Source]   Sun, 03 Jan 2021 08:43:19 GMT
Update against new upstream dav1d 0.8.1.

pts/dav1d-1.6.0   [View Source]   Thu, 21 May 2020 14:58:06 GMT
Update against upstream dav1d 0.7.

pts/dav1d-1.5.0   [View Source]   Tue, 10 Mar 2020 06:45:56 GMT
Update against dav1d 0.6.0 upstream.

pts/dav1d-1.4.1   [View Source]   Fri, 22 Nov 2019 19:26:24 GMT
Update download links per https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/issues/113

pts/dav1d-1.4.0   [View Source]   Fri, 11 Oct 2019 07:04:25 GMT
Update against dav1d 0.5 upstream, add Windows support.

pts/dav1d-1.3.0   [View Source]   Tue, 24 Sep 2019 13:53:19 GMT
Update against dav1d 0.4, make use of new FPS reporting, add Chimera video options. https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/103

pts/dav1d-1.2.0   [View Source]   Fri, 10 May 2019 10:52:01 GMT
Update against dav1d 0.3 https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/79

pts/dav1d-1.1.0   [View Source]   Tue, 15 Jan 2019 11:23:31 GMT
Use null mixer for video output.

pts/dav1d-1.0.0   [View Source]   Tue, 18 Dec 2018 14:52:01 GMT
Initial commit of dav1d AV1 video decoder benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

Video Encoding

C/C++ Compiler Tests

Encoding

Multi-Core

AV1

CPU Massive

Creator Workloads

Server CPU Tests


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

dav1d 0.8.2

Video Input: Summer Nature 1080p

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 474 public results since 22 February 2021 with the latest data as of 29 May 2021.

Below is an overview of the generalized performance for components where there is sufficient statistically significant data based upon user-uploaded results. It is important to keep in mind particularly in the Linux/open-source space there can be vastly different OS configurations, with this overview intended to offer just general guidance as to the performance expectations.

Component
Percentile Rank
# Compatible Public Results
FPS (Average)
100th
11
1589 +/- 48
91st
12
1291 +/- 55
89th
7
1249 +/- 88
86th
9
1139 +/- 6
Mid-Tier
75th
< 935
72nd
3
838 +/- 6
66th
8
777 +/- 2
64th
19
765 +/- 16
60th
23
719 +/- 19
52nd
3
649 +/- 1
51st
4
644 +/- 2
51st
11
624 +/- 29
Median
50th
618
50th
4
613 +/- 4
49th
3
608 +/- 6
46th
8
586 +/- 1
42nd
5
545 +/- 47
39th
3
520 +/- 1
39th
6
519 +/- 6
39th
7
519 +/- 36
37th
3
497 +/- 2
37th
4
497 +/- 1
34th
5
464 +/- 7
31st
4
423 +/- 3
29th
3
388 +/- 8
28th
3
377 +/- 2
27th
3
357 +/- 1
26th
4
353 +/- 2
Low-Tier
25th
< 353
21st
6
323 +/- 2
20th
3
316 +/- 1
18th
3
286 +/- 27
18th
4
285 +/- 7
18th
3
280 +/- 3
17th
3
278 +/- 1
16th
3
275 +/- 3
16th
5
274 +/- 11
15th
3
271 +/- 1
14th
4
269 +/- 1
12th
4
241 +/- 3
11th
4
239 +/- 1
11th
3
234 +/- 1
9th
3
201 +/- 1
8th
3
192 +/- 2
5th
3
179 +/- 1
5th
3
165 +/- 15
4th
3
125 +/- 1
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Video Input: Summer Nature 1080p474 Results Range From 54 To 1651 FPS549413417421425429433437441445449453457461465469473477481485489493497410141054109411341174121412541294133413741414145414941534157416141654714212835

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (dav1d 0.8.2 - Video Input: Summer Nature 1080p) has an average run-time of 2 minutes. By default this test profile is set to run at least 3 times but may increase if the standard deviation exceeds pre-defined defaults or other calculations deem additional runs necessary for greater statistical accuracy of the result.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkVideo Input: Summer Nature 1080pRun-Time246810Min: 1 / Avg: 1.04 / Max: 2

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.3%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsVideo Input: Summer Nature 1080pDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.29 / Max: 3

Does It Scale Well With Increasing Cores?

Yes, based on the automated analysis of the collected public benchmark data, this test / test settings does generally scale well with increasing CPU core counts. Data based on publicly available results for this test / test settings, separated by vendor, result divided by the reference CPU clock speed, grouped by matching physical CPU core count, and normalized against the smallest core count tested from each vendor for each CPU having a sufficient number of test samples and statistically significant data.

AMDIntelOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To Basedav1d CPU Core ScalingVideo Input: Summer Nature 1080p46812162432641283691215

Notable Instruction Set Usage

Notable instruction set extensions supported by this test, based on an automatic analysis by the Phoronix Test Suite / OpenBenchmarking.org analytics engine.

Instruction Set
Support
Instructions Detected
SSE2 (SSE2)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
PUNPCKLQDQ CVTSI2SD DIVSD COMISD CVTTSD2SI SUBSD MOVAPD MULSD ADDSD MOVDQU PSUBQ ANDPD ORPD MOVD MOVDQA PSHUFLW PSHUFD PUNPCKHQDQ PSRLDQ PSLLDQ SHUFPD PSHUFHW PMULUDQ PADDQ
SSE3 (SSE3)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
MOVDDUP MOVSLDUP MOVSHDUP
SSSE3 (SSSE3)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
PMADDUBSW PSHUFB PABSW PABSD PSIGND PABSB PSIGNB PMULHRSW PHADDD PHADDW PALIGNR PSIGNW PHADDSW
SSE 4.2 (SSE4_2)
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since at least 2010.
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
POPCNT
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VZEROUPPER VINSERTF128 VEXTRACTF128 VBROADCASTSD VBROADCASTSS
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Excavator (2016).

 
VPBROADCASTW VPBROADCASTD VPBROADCASTB VPERMQ VINSERTI128 VPERM2I128 VPBROADCASTQ VEXTRACTI128 VPGATHERDD VPGATHERDQ VPERMD VPBLENDD VPSRLVD VPSRAVD VPSLLVD
Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX512)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
(ZMM REGISTER USE)
AVX Vector Neural Network Instructions (AVX-VNNI)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
VPDPWSSD VPDPBUSD
The test / benchmark does honor compiler flag changes.
Last automated analysis: 18 February 2024

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libdav1d.so.7, libc.so.6.

Tested CPU Architectures

This benchmark has been successfully tested on the below mentioned architectures. The CPU architectures listed is where successful OpenBenchmarking.org result uploads occurred, namely for helping to determine if a given test is compatible with various alternative CPU architectures.

CPU Architecture
Kernel Identifier
Verified On
Intel / AMD x86 64-bit
x86_64
(Many Processors)
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A73 6-Core, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core