SVT-HEVC

This is a test of the Intel Open Visual Cloud Scalable Video Technology SVT-HEVC CPU-based multi-threaded video encoder for the HEVC / H.265 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-hevc.

Project Site

github.com

Source Repository

github.com

Test Created

3 February 2019

Last Updated

4 June 2022

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

1 Minute, 12 Seconds

Average Run Time

55 Seconds

Test Dependencies

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

Accolades

40k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsSVT-HEVC Popularity Statisticspts/svt-hevc2019.022019.042019.062019.082019.102019.122020.022020.042020.062020.082020.102020.122021.022021.042021.062021.082021.102021.122022.022022.042022.062022.082022.102022.122023.022023.042023.062023.082023.102023.122024.024K8K12K16K20K
* 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.
127.0%736.5%1036.4%Tuning Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org
Bosphorus 4K35.5%Bosphorus 1080p64.5%Input Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/svt-hevc-1.2.1   [View Source]   Sat, 04 Jun 2022 07:05:31 GMT
Long overdue for offering 4K video option in this particular test profile...

pts/svt-hevc-1.2.0   [View Source]   Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:05:16 GMT
Update against SVT-HEVX 1.5.0 upstream, expose multiple encode mode options.

pts/svt-hevc-1.1.0   [View Source]   Mon, 16 Sep 2019 15:08:17 GMT
Update SVT-HEVC. Various changes, including Windows support. https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/98

pts/svt-hevc-1.0.0   [View Source]   Sun, 03 Feb 2019 13:27:19 GMT
Initial commit of SVT-HEVC H.265 video encoding test.

Suites Using This Test

Video Encoding

Encoding

Multi-Core

CPU Massive

Creator Workloads

Server CPU Tests


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

SVT-HEVC 1.4.1

1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video Encode

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 755 public results since 16 September 2019 with the latest data as of 8 February 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)
88th
7
160 +/- 2
Mid-Tier
75th
< 98
74th
23
92 +/- 2
71st
23
90 +/- 2
60th
5
77 +/- 10
53rd
14
69 +/- 3
Median
50th
59
44th
17
51 +/- 6
37th
3
41 +/- 4
30th
12
34 +/- 2
Low-Tier
25th
< 31
21st
11
25 +/- 1
10th
18
14 +/- 1
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - 1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video Encode755 Results Range From 0 To 242 Frames Per Second163248648096112128144160176192208224240256306090120150

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (SVT-HEVC 1.4.1 - 1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video Encode) 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 Benchmark1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video EncodeRun-Time3691215Min: 1 / Avg: 1.34 / Max: 12

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.4%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between Runs1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video EncodeDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.45 / Max: 6

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-HEVC CPU Core Scaling1080p 8-bit YUV To HEVC Video Encode46812162432481.73.45.16.88.5

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.
 
MOVDQA CVTSI2SD MULSD DIVSD ADDSD CVTTSD2SI MOVD PUNPCKLQDQ PSHUFD MOVAPD UNPCKLPD DIVPD SUBSD MOVDQU PSHUFLW CVTSS2SD PMULUDQ PADDQ COMISD PSRLDQ PSUBQ SHUFPD MINSD UCOMISD PSHUFHW MOVHPD PUNPCKHQDQ PSLLDQ XORPD
SSSE3 (SSSE3)
Used by default on supported hardware.
 
PMADDUBSW PABSW PSHUFB PHADDW PALIGNR PSIGNW PHSUBW PHADDD
Used by default on supported hardware.
Found on Intel processors since Sandy Bridge (2011).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

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

 
VINSERTI128 VEXTRACTI128 VPSLLVQ VPERMD VPBROADCASTW VPBROADCASTB VPERMQ VPERM2I128 VPBROADCASTD VPBROADCASTQ VPSRLVQ VPBLENDD
FMA (FMA)
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: skylake, tigerlake, cascadelake, sapphirerapids, alderlake, znver2, znver3).
Found on Intel processors since Haswell (2013).
Found on AMD processors since Bulldozer (2011).

 
VFMSUB231SD VFMADD132SD VFMSUB132SD
Advanced Vector Extensions 512 (AVX512)
Requires passing a supported compiler/build flag (verified with targets: cascadelake, sapphirerapids).
 
(ZMM REGISTER USE)
The test / benchmark does honor compiler flag changes.
Last automated analysis: 4 June 2022

This test profile binary relies on the shared libraries libSvtHevcEnc.so.1, 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)