This is a multi-threaded test of the x264 video encoder run on the CPU with a choice of 1080p or 4K video input.
To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark x264.
OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 2,169 public results since 28 May 2022 with the latest data as of 21 October 2024.
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.
Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (x264 2022-02-22 - Video Input: Bosphorus 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.
Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 1.2%.
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.
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.
1 System - 55 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core Ultra 7 155H - MSI Prestige 16 AI Evo B1MG MS-15A1 - Intel Device 7e7f Ubuntu 24.10 - 6.11.0-8-generic - KDE Plasma 6.1.5 |
1 System - 51 Benchmark Results |
Apple M1 - Apple Mac mini - Apple Silicon Fedora 40 - 6.11.0-400.asahi.fc40.aarch64+16k - KDE Plasma 6.2.0 |
1 System - 52 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 7 7700X 8-Core - ASUS ROG STRIX B650-A GAMING WIFI - AMD Device 14d8 EndeavourOS rolling - 6.11.3-arch1-1 - KDE Plasma 6.2.0 |
1 System - 52 Benchmark Results |
QEMU Virtual 2.5+ - QEMU Standard PC - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Ubuntu 24.10 - 6.11.0-8-generic - GNOME Shell 47.0 |
1 System - 8 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i3 550 - MSI p6760uk 2A9C v1.1 - Intel Core DRAM Ubuntu 18.04 - 4.15.0-36-generic - GNOME Shell 3.28.3 |
1 System - 97 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core - GIGABYTE MC12-LE0-00 v01000100 - AMD Starship Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.11.0-061100-generic - GNOME Shell 46.0 |
1 System - 35 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i7-14700K - MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI - Intel Device 7a27 Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.0-122-generic - 1.3.255 |
6 Systems - 35 Benchmark Results |
AMD Phenom II X4 910e - ASUS M4A89GTD-PRO - AMD RS880 Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.158-2-pve - 1.3.255 |
4 Systems - 7 Benchmark Results |
14 x AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS - QEMU Standard PC - Intel 82G33 Ubuntu 20.04 - 5.4.0-196-generic - 1.1.182 |
1 System - 2 Benchmark Results |
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280 - DigitalOcean Droplet v20171212 - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.0-113-generic - 1.3.255 |
1 System - 2 Benchmark Results |
DO-Premium-AMD - DigitalOcean Droplet v20171212 - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.0-113-generic - 1.3.255 |
1 System - 2 Benchmark Results |
DO-Premium-Intel - DigitalOcean Droplet v20171212 - Intel 440FX 82441FX PMC Ubuntu 22.04 - 5.15.0-122-generic - 1.3.255 |
Featured Processor Comparison |
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1 System - 37 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G - ASRock B450M Pro4-F R2.0 - AMD Renoir Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.10.4-061004-generic - GNOME Shell 46.0 |
2 Systems - 7 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 9 7940HS - Shenzhen Meigao Electronic Equipment F7BSC - AMD Device 14e8 Gentoo 2.15 - 6.1.111-gentoo-gentoo-dist - KDE Plasma 6.1.5 |