x264
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.
Project Site
videolan.orgSource Repository
code.videolan.orgTest Created
6 December 2010Last Updated
28 May 2022Test Maintainer
Michael LarabelTest Type
ProcessorAverage Install Time
1 Minute, 44 SecondsAverage Run Time
1 Minute, 11 SecondsTest Dependencies
C/C++ Compiler Toolchain + 7-Zip / p7zip + Yasm Assembler + Nasm AssemblerAccolades
400k+ Downloads + 20k+ Public Benchmark ResultsSupported Platforms
** 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 28 November 2024.
Suites Using This Test
Performance Metrics
Analyze Test Configuration:x264 2022-02-22
Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p
OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 2,251 public results since 28 May 2022 with the latest data as of 28 November 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%.
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.
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.
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Intel Core Duo T2600 - PhoenixAward 945GM v6.0 - Intel Mobile 945GSE MCH + ICH7-M Debian 12 - 6.1.0-27-686 - GCC 12.2.0 |
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1 System - 1 Benchmark Result |
Intel Core i5-8250U - HP Pavilion x360 14-ba1xx 83C5 v31.61 - Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6 Debian 12 - 6.9.9 - GNOME Shell 43.9 |
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11 Systems - 67 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i7-4790K - Dell OptiPlex 7020/9020 SFF [OptiPlex v1.0] - Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM Debian - 6.11.5-amd64 - GNOME Shell 47.0 |
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1 System - 28 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i7-1165G7 - HP 8AB8 - 32GB Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS - 6.5.0-44-generic - GCC 9.4.0 |
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10 Systems - 67 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i7-4790K - Dell OptiPlex 7020/9020 SFF [OptiPlex v1.0] - Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM Debian - 6.11.4-amd64 - GNOME Shell 47.0 |
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1 System - 1 Benchmark Result |
Intel Core i5-8250U - HP Pavilion x360 14-ba1xx 83C5 v31.61 - Intel Xeon E3-1200 v6 Debian 12 - 6.9.9 - GNOME Shell 43.9 |
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1 System - 1 Benchmark Result |
Intel Core i5-12450H - LENOVO LNVNB161216 - Intel Alder Lake PCH Fedora Linux 41 - 6.11.8-300.fc41.x86_64 - GNOME Shell 47.1 |
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1 System - 1 Benchmark Result |
2 x Intel Xeon X5670 - Dell PowerEdge R610 [0F0XJ6] - 8 x 4096 MB M393B5273CH0-YH9 Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 19045 - 10.0.19045.3803 - 10.0.19041.3636 |
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1 System - 1 Benchmark Result |
Phytium FT-E2000/Little - anntec.cn S-E2004 - 1 x 4096 MB DDR4-2400MT Kylin v10 - 5.4.18-63.52-e2000-rc17-20230601-generic - Openbox 3.6.1 |
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1 System - 2 Benchmark Results |
ARMv8 Cortex-A53 - Radxa ROCK 2A - 4096MB Debian 11 - 5.10.160-38-rk356x - X Server 1.20.11 |
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9 Systems - 67 Benchmark Results |
Intel Core i7-4790K - Dell OptiPlex 7020/9020 SFF [OptiPlex v1.0] - Intel 4th Gen Core DRAM Debian - 6.11.5-amd64 - GNOME Shell 47.0 |
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1 System - 1 Benchmark Result |
2 x Intel Xeon E5-2670 0 - Dell PowerEdge R620 [0KCKR5] - 8 x 16384 MB 1600MHz HMT42GR7AFR4A-PB Microsoft Windows 10 Pro Build 19045 - 10.0.19045.5131 - 10.0.19041.3636 |
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Intel Core Ultra 9 185H - GT1 Mega - 2 x 16384MB 5600MHz Crucial CT16G56C46S5.C8D Microsoft Windows 11 Pro Build 22631 - 10.0.22631.4460 - 32.0.101.6078 |
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7 Systems - 67 Benchmark Results |
2 x AMD Opteron 6276 - ASUS KGPE-D16 v1.0 - AMD RD890 + SB7x0 Debian 13 - 6.11.5-amd64 - X Server |
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2 Systems - 21 Benchmark Results |
AMD Ryzen 9 9950X 16-Core - ASUS ProArt X870E-CREATOR WIFI - AMD Device 14d8 Ubuntu 24.10 - 6.11.0-9-generic - GNOME Shell 47.0 |