Kvazaar

This is a test of Kvazaar as a CPU-based H.265/HEVC video encoder written in the C programming language and optimized in Assembly. Kvazaar is the winner of the 2016 ACM Open-Source Software Competition and developed at the Ultra Video Group, Tampere University, Finland.

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

Project Site

ultravideo.cs.tut.fi

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

16 October 2020

Last Updated

4 January 2023

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

3 Minutes, 51 Seconds

Average Run Time

22 Minutes, 11 Seconds

Test Dependencies

C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + 7-Zip / p7zip + Libtool + Yasm Assembler

Accolades

30k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms

Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsKvazaar Popularity Statisticspts/kvazaar2020.102020.112020.122021.012021.022021.032021.042021.052021.062021.072021.082021.092021.102021.112021.122022.012022.022022.032022.042022.052022.062022.072022.082022.092022.102022.112022.122023.012023.022023.032023.042023.052023.062023.072023.082023.092023.102023.112023.1214K28K42K56K70K
* 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 3 December 2023.
Bosphorus 4K63.1%Bosphorus 1080p36.9%Video Input Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
Ultra Fast22.3%Slow16.3%Very Fast21.2%Super Fast17.0%Medium23.1%Video Preset Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/kvazaar-1.2.0   [View Source]   Wed, 04 Jan 2023 10:52:55 GMT
Update against Kvazaar 2.2 upstream.

pts/kvazaar-1.1.1   [View Source]   Sun, 12 Dec 2021 19:24:06 GMT
Fix for filename collision on Windows.

pts/kvazaar-1.1.0   [View Source]   Wed, 13 Oct 2021 09:21:18 GMT
Update against upstream kvazaar 2.1, has some performance optimizations.

pts/kvazaar-1.0.0   [View Source]   Fri, 16 Oct 2020 18:33:23 GMT
Initial commit of Kvazaar H.265 video encoder benchmark.

Suites Using This Test

Video Encoding

C/C++ Compiler Tests

Encoding

Multi-Core

Creator Workloads


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

Kvazaar 2.2

Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Medium

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 835 public results since 4 January 2023 with the latest data as of 25 November 2023.

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
Frames Per Second (Average)
2 x AMD EPYC 9684X 96-Core
99th
9
63.6 +/- 2.2
2 x AMD EPYC 9754 128-Core
97th
9
57.6 +/- 2.8
2 x AMD EPYC 9554 64-Core
95th
11
46.4 +/- 0.8
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 96-Cores
93rd
13
42.9 +/- 1.3
AMD EPYC 9654 96-Core
93rd
8
40.6 +/- 0.7
AMD EPYC 9684X 96-Core
92nd
3
39.2
AMD EPYC 9754 128-Core
91st
7
38.8
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores
90th
11
36.3 +/- 0.5
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
88th
17
32.8 +/- 0.6
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7970X 32-Cores
85th
8
31.6 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 9554 64-Core
85th
3
30.0
2 x Intel Xeon Max 9480
84th
3
25.4 +/- 1.8
AMD EPYC 8534P 64-Core
83rd
4
24.3 +/- 0.9
AMD EPYC 8534PN 64-Core
83rd
3
23.6 +/- 0.6
AMD EPYC 9384X 32-Core
82nd
4
23.5
AMD Ryzen 9 7950X3D 16-Core
76th
23
21.2 +/- 0.3
Intel Xeon Platinum 8468
76th
3
21.2 +/- 0.1
Mid-Tier
75th
< 21.2
Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
74th
8
21.0
AMD EPYC 7543 32-Core
74th
3
21.0
Intel Xeon Platinum 8480
71st
9
20.6 +/- 0.1
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
71st
7
20.5 +/- 0.2
AMD EPYC 7513 32-Core
70th
7
20.3
AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 24-Cores
69th
6
20.0 +/- 0.2
AMD EPYC 8324P 32-Core
69th
3
19.9 +/- 0.6
Intel Core i9-14900K
68th
13
19.7 +/- 0.7
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6342
66th
3
19.3
AMD EPYC 7713P 64-Core
65th
10
19.1 +/- 1.5
Intel Xeon Max 9480
64th
6
18.8
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6346
63rd
3
18.4
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X 12-Core
59th
29
16.9 +/- 0.2
Intel Xeon Gold 6421N
57th
8
16.2 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7413 24-Core
56th
3
16.1
Median
50th
15.2
AMD Ryzen 9 7900X3D 12-Core
50th
19
15.2 +/- 0.3
AMD Ryzen 9 7900 12-Core
50th
20
15.1 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i5-14600K
46th
8
13.1 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i5-13600K
43rd
4
12.7 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 7700 8-Core
42nd
12
12.2 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3960X 24-Core
39th
3
11.3 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-Core
37th
4
10.7
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core
36th
6
10.1 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core
35th
10
10.1
Intel Core i5-12600K
35th
4
10.1 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i9-10980XE
35th
5
10.0 +/- 0.4
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D 8-Core
33rd
11
9.7 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core
32nd
11
9.6 +/- 0.1
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
30th
4
9.1
Intel Core i9-10900K
30th
3
8.9 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i5-13400
29th
4
8.9
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
28th
3
8.8
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 7840U
26th
9
8.3 +/- 0.4
Low-Tier
25th
< 8.0
AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core
25th
3
7.9
AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core
24th
3
7.5 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
24th
6
7.4 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7551P 32-Core
24th
3
7.4
AMD Ryzen 5 5500
22nd
3
6.9 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i5-12400
22nd
7
6.9 +/- 0.3
AMD Ryzen 7 7840U
21st
13
6.8 +/- 0.9
Intel Xeon E-2388G
21st
10
6.8
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
20th
3
6.7
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U
17th
7
6.1 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U
16th
13
5.9 +/- 0.5
AMD Ryzen 7 4800U
14th
3
5.2
Intel Core i7-5960X
14th
3
5.1 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
12th
3
4.8 +/- 0.2
Intel Xeon E-2336
12th
5
4.8
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
11th
7
4.6 +/- 0.4
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
10th
3
4.1 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7251 8-Core
9th
4
4.0 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-10700T
9th
3
3.8
Intel Core i7-1185G7
8th
4
3.1
Intel Core i7-1165G7
7th
6
2.9 +/- 0.1
2 x Intel Xeon E5-2680 v2
5th
3
2.3
Intel Core i7-8565U
4th
4
2.2 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-1065G7
4th
3
2.2 +/- 0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Medium835 Results Range From 0 To 67 Frames Per Second6121824303642485460667250100150200250

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (Kvazaar 2.2 - Video Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Medium) has an average run-time of 4 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: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: MediumRun-Time714212835Min: 1 / Avg: 3.53 / Max: 33

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.1%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsVideo Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: MediumDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.06 / Max: 2

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.

IntelAMDOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To BaseKvazaar CPU Core ScalingVideo Input: Bosphorus 4K - Video Preset: Medium4681012325664961.833.665.497.329.15

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
arm64
Apple M1 Pro

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