SVT-AV1

This is a benchmark of the SVT-AV1 open-source video encoder/decoder. SVT-AV1 was originally developed by Intel as part of their Open Visual Cloud / Scalable Video Technology (SVT). Development of SVT-AV1 has since moved to the Alliance for Open Media as part of upstream AV1 development. SVT-AV1 is a CPU-based multi-threaded video encoder for the AV1 video format with a sample YUV video file.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark svt-av1.

Project Site

gitlab.com

Source Repository

gitlab.com

Test Created

3 February 2019

Last Updated

31 October 2024

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

2 Minutes, 16 Seconds

Average Run Time

6 Minutes

Test Dependencies

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

Accolades

150k+ Downloads + 5k+ Public Benchmark Results + Recently Updated Test Profile

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsSVT-AV1 Popularity Statisticspts/svt-av12019.022019.042019.062019.082019.102019.122020.022020.042020.062020.082020.102020.122021.022021.042021.062021.082021.102021.122022.022022.042022.062022.082022.102022.122023.022023.042023.062023.082023.102023.122024.022024.042024.062024.082024.1020K40K60K80K100K
* 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 21 November 2024.
Preset 1325.1%Preset 525.1%Preset 324.7%Preset 825.1%Encoder Mode Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
Bosphorus 4K35.4%Bosphorus 1080p33.9%Beauty 4K 10-bit30.6%Input Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/svt-av1-2.15.0   [View Source]   Thu, 31 Oct 2024 16:05:49 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 2.3 upstream.

pts/svt-av1-2.14.0   [View Source]   Wed, 21 Aug 2024 12:33:04 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 2.2 upstream, add more demanding Beauty 4K scene.

pts/svt-av1-2.13.0   [View Source]   Sat, 01 Jun 2024 14:32:56 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 2.1 upstream.

pts/svt-av1-2.12.0   [View Source]   Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:09:22 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 2.0 upstream.

pts/svt-av1-2.11.1   [View Source]   Sat, 16 Dec 2023 14:39:16 GMT
Update SVT-AV1 hashes

pts/svt-av1-2.11.0   [View Source]   Thu, 14 Dec 2023 11:00:11 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 1.8 upstream.

pts/svt-av1-2.10.0   [View Source]   Mon, 28 Aug 2023 17:10:03 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 1.7 upstream.

pts/svt-av1-2.9.0   [View Source]   Mon, 19 Jun 2023 10:57:36 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 1.6 upstream.

pts/svt-av1-2.8.0   [View Source]   Fri, 28 Apr 2023 08:32:38 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 1.5 uptream.

pts/svt-av1-2.7.2   [View Source]   Sat, 11 Mar 2023 08:32:01 GMT
Update Windows download URL. Fixes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/issues/267

pts/svt-av1-2.7.0   [View Source]   Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:30:29 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 1.4 upstream. Closes: https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/issues/261

pts/svt-av1-2.6.0   [View Source]   Wed, 03 Aug 2022 05:32:52 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 1.2 upstream.

pts/svt-av1-2.5.0   [View Source]   Fri, 22 Apr 2022 07:48:47 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 1.0 upstream.

pts/svt-av1-2.4.0   [View Source]   Sat, 22 Jan 2022 05:05:40 GMT
Update against new SVT-AV1 v0.9 release and expose new preset options.

pts/svt-av1-2.3.0   [View Source]   Sat, 08 May 2021 20:49:15 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 0.8.7, switch from enc-mode to preset, add 4K now that perf is faster etc.

pts/svt-av1-2.2.1   [View Source]   Fri, 24 Apr 2020 18:44:21 GMT
Build fix for GCC 10 default compiler flags.

pts/svt-av1-2.2.0   [View Source]   Fri, 20 Dec 2019 17:13:51 GMT
Update against upstream SVT-AV1 0.8.0.

pts/svt-av1-2.1.1   [View Source]   Fri, 27 Sep 2019 08:41:42 GMT
Fix GitHub breaking Windows download links.

pts/svt-av1-2.1.0   [View Source]   Thu, 26 Sep 2019 19:48:02 GMT
Update against upstream SVT-AV1 0.7.

pts/svt-av1-2.0.0   [View Source]   Mon, 16 Sep 2019 12:49:19 GMT
Update against SVT-AV1 0.6 upstream, add enc modes via https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/102

pts/svt-av1-1.3.1   [View Source]   Fri, 31 May 2019 19:06:59 GMT
Add Windows support using official release Windows binaries.

pts/svt-av1-1.3.0   [View Source]   Fri, 31 May 2019 18:30:18 GMT
Update against upstream SVT-AV1 0.5 release (also allows using official Windows binaries, TODO add support to the test profile)... Also addresses https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/issues/75

pts/svt-av1-1.2.0   [View Source]   Thu, 07 Mar 2019 13:58:16 GMT
Update against latest SVT-AV1 Git for more performance work.

pts/svt-av1-1.1.0   [View Source]   Fri, 15 Feb 2019 15:35:22 GMT
Update against latest Git snapshot of SV1-AV1 for newest performance work.

pts/svt-av1-1.0.1   [View Source]   Sun, 03 Feb 2019 13:29:32 GMT
Also set cmake as possible external dependency.

pts/svt-av1-1.0.0   [View Source]   Sun, 03 Feb 2019 13:12:20 GMT
Initial commit of Intel open-source SVT-AV1 video encoder for AV1 recently open-sourced.

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:

SVT-AV1 1.0

Encoder Mode: Preset 4 - Input: Bosphorus 4K

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 329 public results since 22 April 2022 with the latest data as of 5 May 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)
100th
5
3.714 +/- 0.009
95th
3
3.553 +/- 0.013
92nd
4
3.538 +/- 0.006
91st
5
3.536 +/- 0.010
91st
8
3.533 +/- 0.067
89th
3
3.528 +/- 0.021
84th
5
3.312 +/- 0.032
82nd
18
3.287 +/- 0.078
81st
4
3.127 +/- 0.036
77th
6
2.975 +/- 0.009
76th
4
2.863 +/- 0.114
Mid-Tier
75th
< 2.787
75th
3
2.750 +/- 0.035
72nd
4
2.537 +/- 0.047
71st
7
2.494 +/- 0.006
69th
4
2.453 +/- 0.017
67th
4
2.366 +/- 0.038
66th
3
2.349 +/- 0.006
66th
3
2.349 +/- 0.003
62nd
9
2.297 +/- 0.006
60th
4
2.277 +/- 0.014
60th
4
2.120 +/- 0.020
58th
4
2.049 +/- 0.008
57th
3
2.012 +/- 0.005
56th
3
1.982 +/- 0.007
54th
4
1.962 +/- 0.006
53rd
4
1.934 +/- 0.095
52nd
6
1.878 +/- 0.032
Median
50th
1.818
50th
4
1.817 +/- 0.002
49th
5
1.799 +/- 0.038
47th
4
1.666 +/- 0.003
46th
3
1.641 +/- 0.008
45th
4
1.625 +/- 0.041
44th
3
1.606 +/- 0.002
43rd
3
1.592 +/- 0.005
41st
3
1.546 +/- 0.005
41st
4
1.472 +/- 0.002
38th
9
1.397 +/- 0.019
36th
3
1.332 +/- 0.064
35th
4
1.288 +/- 0.008
34th
3
1.281 +/- 0.001
33rd
6
1.232 +/- 0.107
32nd
4
1.169 +/- 0.009
30th
3
1.086 +/- 0.004
30th
5
1.081 +/- 0.094
29th
5
1.058 +/- 0.006
27th
3
1.019 +/- 0.031
26th
7
1.014 +/- 0.010
Low-Tier
25th
< 1.006
24th
3
0.973 +/- 0.003
22nd
4
0.867 +/- 0.022
22nd
3
0.866 +/- 0.002
20th
7
0.827 +/- 0.021
19th
3
0.802 +/- 0.005
16th
3
0.781 +/- 0.012
15th
4
0.736 +/- 0.059
11th
3
0.608 +/- 0.015
11th
3
0.599 +/- 0.037
10th
4
0.579 +/- 0.003
8th
3
0.555 +/- 0.008
5th
6
0.412 +/- 0.022
5th
3
0.386 +/- 0.005
3rd
3
0.163
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Encoder Mode: Preset 4 - Input: Bosphorus 4K329 Results Range From 0 To 4 Frames Per Second0.3330.6660.9991.3321.6651.9982.3312.6642.9973.333.6633.996918273645

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (SVT-AV1 1.0 - Encoder Mode: Preset 4 - Input: Bosphorus 4K) has an average run-time of 7 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 BenchmarkEncoder Mode: Preset 4 - Input: Bosphorus 4KRun-Time816243240Min: 2 / Avg: 6.83 / Max: 37

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 RunsEncoder Mode: Preset 4 - Input: Bosphorus 4KDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.06 / Max: 1

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 BaseSVT-AV1 CPU Core ScalingEncoder Mode: Preset 4 - Input: Bosphorus 4K4681216641.34382.68764.03145.37526.719

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
Ampere ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 256-Core, Apple M1