x265

This is a simple test of the x265 encoder run on the CPU with 1080p and 4K options for H.265 video encode performance with x265.

To run this test with the Phoronix Test Suite, the basic command is: phoronix-test-suite benchmark x265.

Project Site

x265.org

Test Created

28 July 2018

Last Updated

16 October 2020

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel 

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

2 Minutes, 53 Seconds

Average Run Time

3 Minutes, 55 Seconds

Test Dependencies

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

Accolades

40k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms

Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsx265 Popularity Statisticspts/x2652018.072018.082018.092018.102018.112018.122019.012019.022019.032019.042019.052019.062019.072019.082019.092019.102019.112019.122020.012020.022020.032020.042020.052020.062020.072020.082020.092020.102020.112020.122021.012021.022021.032021.042021.052021.062021.072021.082021.095K10K15K20K25K
* 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 current as of 20 September 2021.
Bosphorus 4K53.2%Bosphorus 1080p46.8%Video Input Option PopularityOpenBenchmarking.org

Revision History

pts/x265-1.3.0   [View Source]   Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:48:37 GMT
Update against x265 3.4 upstream, add 1080p/4K video option input.

pts/x265-1.2.0   [View Source]   Sun, 08 Sep 2019 18:43:32 GMT
Update against upstream per https://github.com/phoronix-test-suite/test-profiles/pull/99

pts/x265-1.1.0   [View Source]   Mon, 04 Feb 2019 12:47:16 GMT
Update against x265 v3.0, also fixes building on POWER9.

pts/x265-1.0.0   [View Source]   Sat, 28 Jul 2018 12:09:00 GMT
Finally got around to uploading this x265 video encode test profile.

Suites Using This Test

C/C++ Compiler Tests

Video Encoding

Encoding

Multi-Core

Common Workstation Benchmarks

CPU Massive

Server CPU Tests

Creator Workloads


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

x265 3.4

Video Input: Bosphorus 4K

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,735 public results since 16 October 2020 with the latest data as of 23 September 2021.

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)
AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core
100th
9
31.6 +/- 0.3
Intel Xeon Platinum 8380
100th
6
31.2
AMD EPYC 7643 48-Core
100th
3
30.1 +/- 0.3
AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core
99th
14
30.0 +/- 0.7
AMD EPYC 74F3 24-Core
98th
6
29.3 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core
97th
8
28.7 +/- 2.0
AMD EPYC 7543 32-Core
96th
19
28.2 +/- 1.2
AMD EPYC 7453 28-Core
96th
3
28.2 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core
92nd
99
27.1 +/- 1.5
2 x AMD EPYC 7513 32-Core
92nd
5
27.0 +/- 0.4
2 x AMD EPYC 7443 24-Core
90th
5
26.3 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core
89th
12
26.1 +/- 0.9
2 x AMD EPYC 7343 16-Core
87th
4
25.4 +/- 0.3
AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core
86th
5
25.2 +/- 0.9
2 x AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core
86th
13
25.0 +/- 0.8
AMD EPYC 73F3 16-Core
85th
6
25.0 +/- 0.4
2 x AMD EPYC 7453 28-Core
85th
4
24.9 +/- 1.1
2 x AMD EPYC 7663 56-Core
83rd
3
24.6 +/- 0.2
AMD EPYC 7502P 32-Core
83rd
12
24.6 +/- 2.2
2 x AMD EPYC 7643 48-Core
83rd
3
24.6 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7552 48-Core
82nd
9
24.3 +/- 1.1
2 x AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core
82nd
15
24.3 +/- 1.1
AMD EPYC 7662 64-Core
81st
9
24.1 +/- 1.5
AMD EPYC 7542 32-Core
81st
7
24.1 +/- 1.2
AMD EPYC 7642 48-Core
80th
9
24.0 +/- 1.2
2 x AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core
80th
9
23.9 +/- 0.2
AMD EPYC 7F72 24-Core
78th
4
23.6
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core
76th
95
23.3 +/- 1.8
Mid-Tier
75th
< 23.1
2 x AMD EPYC 73F3 16-Core
75th
6
23.0 +/- 0.6
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
74th
6
22.7 +/- 1.7
AMD EPYC 7502 32-Core
74th
6
22.5 +/- 0.6
AMD EPYC 7532 32-Core
74th
9
22.5 +/- 1.2
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core
72nd
14
21.9 +/- 1.5
Intel Core i9-7960X
72nd
3
21.9
AMD EPYC 7452 32-Core
72nd
5
21.7
Intel Core i9-10980XE
69th
18
21.2 +/- 2.1
AMD EPYC 7F52 16-Core
69th
20
21.0 +/- 0.6
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
69th
13
20.9 +/- 2.1
Intel Core i9-7980XE
69th
3
20.8 +/- 0.1
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
67th
3
20.1
AMD EPYC 7352 24-Core
66th
5
20.1
2 x AMD EPYC 7F72 24-Core
65th
18
19.9 +/- 0.6
2 x AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core
65th
11
19.9 +/- 0.7
2 x AMD EPYC 7F52 16-Core
65th
3
19.8 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core
65th
31
19.7 +/- 0.7
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
64th
5
19.7 +/- 1.5
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
63rd
6
19.4 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-Core
63rd
10
19.3 +/- 0.6
AMD EPYC 7282 16-Core
62nd
9
19.2 +/- 0.8
Intel Core i9-10900K
59th
17
18.6 +/- 0.4
AMD EPYC 7272 12-Core
56th
7
16.6 +/- 0.6
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core
56th
3
16.1 +/- 0.8
Intel Core i7-11700K
55th
3
15.9 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i9-11900K
54th
32
15.6 +/- 0.4
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
53rd
3
15.1 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core
52nd
3
15.1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core
52nd
39
14.8 +/- 1.3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core
51st
24
14.5 +/- 0.8
Median
50th
14.4
Intel Core i9-9900KS
50th
3
14.2 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24-Core
49th
3
13.7 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
47th
10
13.3 +/- 0.3
2 x AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core
47th
6
13.3 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core
46th
4
12.8 +/- 0.6
Intel Core i9-9900K
45th
6
12.7 +/- 0.9
Intel Core i5-10600K
44th
11
12.4 +/- 0.4
Intel Xeon E-2288G
44th
12
12.3 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-8086K
43rd
4
12.2 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core
43rd
13
12.0 +/- 0.5
Intel Core i5-11600K
43rd
8
12.0 +/- 1.8
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core
42nd
4
11.9 +/- 1.1
Intel Core i7-8700K
42nd
3
11.8 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 72F3 8-Core
42nd
6
11.8 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
41st
7
11.6 +/- 1.2
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core
41st
23
11.6 +/- 0.8
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core
40th
5
11.5 +/- 0.5
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
38th
9
10.4 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
38th
4
10.3 +/- 0.5
Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core
37th
7
10.1 +/- 0.6
AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core
37th
16
10.0 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
36th
8
9.9 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i7-9850H
36th
5
9.9 +/- 1.1
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core
34th
5
9.0 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i5-8400
34th
3
8.9
Intel Core i5-9400F
34th
3
8.9
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
34th
3
8.8 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7262 8-Core
34th
3
8.8
AMD EPYC 7232P 8-Core
34th
9
8.8 +/- 0.5
Intel Core i7-6800K
34th
7
8.8 +/- 0.3
AMD EPYC 7252 8-Core
33rd
3
8.7
Intel Core i7-9750H
33rd
10
8.6 +/- 0.8
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
33rd
4
8.6 +/- 0.5
Intel Core i7-7700K
33rd
3
8.5
Intel Core i7-7740K
32nd
3
8.4
Intel Core i7-5960X
31st
4
8.4 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 5 2600 Six-Core
31st
3
8.3
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
31st
3
8.3 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
31st
8
8.3 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core
30th
7
8.2 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core
30th
9
8.2 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4-Core
29th
3
8.1 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-10700T
29th
5
7.8 +/- 1.0
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core
29th
3
7.8 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core
28th
6
7.8
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
28th
3
7.8 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i3-10100
28th
3
7.6
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
28th
6
7.5
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
27th
3
7.4
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
27th
5
7.3 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
27th
4
7.3 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
26th
19
7.0 +/- 0.2
Low-Tier
25th
< 7.0
Intel Core i5-7600K
25th
3
6.9
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
25th
3
6.9
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
25th
3
6.9
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
25th
3
6.8 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i3-8100
24th
3
6.7
Intel Core i7-9700TE
24th
4
6.6
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
23rd
3
6.5
Intel Core i7-4790K
23rd
5
6.4 +/- 0.3
Intel Core i7-4960X
23rd
3
6.4 +/- 0.1
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
23rd
3
6.4
POWER9 44-Core
22nd
9
6.2
Intel Core i7-5775C
21st
5
6.1
Intel Core i7-1185G7
21st
4
6.1
Intel Core i5-6500
21st
3
6.1
Intel Core i5-4690K
21st
8
6.1 +/- 0.5
Intel Core i7-4770K
19th
4
5.9 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i5-4670
18th
3
5.8
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
18th
3
5.7
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
18th
4
5.7 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i7-1165G7
17th
33
5.5 +/- 0.3
11th Gen Intel Core i7-1185G7
16th
3
5.4 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
16th
4
5.3
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
15th
3
5.1
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
15th
3
5.1
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
14th
4
4.7 +/- 0.3
Intel Core i7-1065G7
13th
8
4.6 +/- 0.3
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core
13th
4
4.6
Intel Core i3-7100
13th
3
4.5
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
12th
3
4.4 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-3770K
12th
4
4.4 +/- 0.3
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
12th
3
4.3 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-10510U
12th
4
4.2 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-8565U
12th
4
4.1 +/- 0.5
Intel Core i5-1135G7
11th
3
4.1
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core
10th
4
3.6
Intel Core i5-3470
10th
3
3.4
Intel Core i7-2700K
9th
3
3.4
ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 8-Core
9th
4
3.4 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
8th
3
3.1
Intel Pentium G4560
8th
4
3.0
Intel Core 2 Duo P9xxx
7th
3
2.8 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i3-4130
7th
3
2.8
AMD A10-7850K APU
7th
6
2.6 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
6th
3
2.6
POWER9 4-Core
4th
7
1.3
Intel Pentium E5200
3rd
4
0.7
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Video Input: Bosphorus 4K1729 Results Range From 0 To 33 Frames Per Second036912151821242730333660120180240300

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (x265 3.4 - Video Input: Bosphorus 4K) has an average run-time of 5 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 4KRun-Time1020304050Min: 1 / Avg: 4.17 / Max: 50

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.7%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsVideo Input: Bosphorus 4KDeviation3691215Min: 0 / Avg: 0.71 / Max: 8

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 Basex265 CPU Core ScalingVideo Input: Bosphorus 4K24681216243248641281.39382.78764.18145.57526.969

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