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, 45 Seconds

Average Run Time

4 Minutes, 11 Seconds

Test Dependencies

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

Accolades

40k+ Downloads

Supported Platforms

Public Result UploadsReported Installs*Test Completions*OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsx265 Popularity Statisticspts/x2652018.072018.082018.092018.102018.112018.122019.012019.022019.032019.042019.052019.062019.072019.082019.092019.102019.112019.122020.012020.022020.032020.042020.052020.062020.072020.082020.092020.102020.112020.122021.012021.022021.032021.044K8K12K16K20K
* 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.
Data current as of Sat, 10 Apr 2021 14:29:47 GMT.
Bosphorus 4K53.3%Bosphorus 1080p46.7%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 1,232 public results since 16 October 2020 with the latest data as of 10 April 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
# Matching Public Results
Frames Per Second (Average)
AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core
100th
5
31.6 +/- 0.3
AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core
100th
3
30.6
AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core
99th
4
28.6 +/- 2.5
AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core
96th
75
26.9 +/- 1.2
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core
93rd
7
25.7 +/- 0.9
AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core
91st
5
25.2 +/- 0.9
2 x AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core
91st
7
25.1 +/- 0.8
2 x AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core
89th
9
24.6 +/- 0.6
AMD EPYC 7552 48-Core
88th
9
24.3 +/- 1.1
AMD EPYC 7662 64-Core
87th
9
24.1 +/- 1.5
AMD EPYC 7542 32-Core
86th
7
24.1 +/- 1.2
AMD EPYC 7642 48-Core
86th
9
24.0 +/- 1.2
2 x AMD EPYC 7713 64-Core
85th
4
23.9 +/- 0.2
AMD EPYC 7502P 32-Core
83rd
9
23.6 +/- 1.6
AMD EPYC 7F72 24-Core
83rd
4
23.6
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X 12-Core
80th
82
23.1 +/- 1.9
Intel Core i9-10980XE
79th
3
22.9
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
78th
6
22.7 +/- 1.7
AMD EPYC 7502 32-Core
78th
6
22.5 +/- 0.6
AMD EPYC 7532 32-Core
78th
9
22.5 +/- 1.2
AMD EPYC 7402P 24-Core
78th
9
22.5 +/- 1.4
AMD Ryzen 9 3950X 16-Core
76th
13
21.9 +/- 1.6
Intel Core i9-7960X
76th
3
21.9
Mid-Tier
75th
< 21.8
AMD EPYC 7452 32-Core
75th
5
21.7
AMD EPYC 7F52 16-Core
73rd
20
21.0 +/- 0.6
Intel Core i9-7980XE
72nd
3
20.8 +/- 0.1
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
72nd
12
20.7 +/- 2.1
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
69th
3
20.1
AMD EPYC 7352 24-Core
69th
5
20.1
2 x AMD EPYC 7F72 24-Core
68th
18
19.9 +/- 0.6
2 x AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core
67th
10
19.8 +/- 0.6
2 x AMD EPYC 7F52 16-Core
67th
3
19.8 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core
67th
26
19.7 +/- 0.6
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
66th
5
19.7 +/- 1.5
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
65th
6
19.4 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT 12-Core
64th
10
19.3 +/- 0.6
AMD EPYC 7282 16-Core
63rd
9
19.2 +/- 0.8
Intel Core i9-10900K
60th
17
18.6 +/- 0.4
AMD EPYC 7272 12-Core
57th
7
16.6 +/- 0.6
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core
56th
3
16.1 +/- 0.8
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
53rd
3
15.1 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core
53rd
3
15.1
Intel Core i9-11900K
53rd
7
15.1 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core
53rd
34
15.0 +/- 1.3
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core
52nd
18
14.8 +/- 0.6
Median
50th
14.2
Intel Core i9-9900KS
50th
3
14.2 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24-Core
49th
3
13.7 +/- 0.1
2 x AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core
48th
6
13.3 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i9-9900K
47th
5
13.1 +/- 0.2
AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core
47th
4
12.8 +/- 0.6
Intel Core i5-11600K
47th
6
12.8 +/- 1.0
Intel Core i5-10600K
45th
10
12.4 +/- 0.4
Intel Xeon E-2288G
45th
12
12.3 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-8086K
44th
4
12.2 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core
44th
3
12.2 +/- 1.1
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
43rd
6
12.1 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core
43rd
13
12.0 +/- 0.5
Intel Core i7-8700K
42nd
3
11.8 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core
41st
23
11.6 +/- 0.8
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X 6-Core
41st
5
11.5 +/- 0.5
Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core
38th
6
10.3 +/- 0.5
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
38th
4
10.3 +/- 0.5
AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core
38th
13
10.1 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Six-Core
35th
5
9.0 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i5-8400
35th
3
8.9
Intel Core i5-9400F
35th
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
34th
3
8.7
Intel Core i7-9750H
33rd
10
8.6 +/- 0.8
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
30th
3
8.3 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core
30th
7
8.3 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core
30th
7
8.2 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4-Core
29th
3
8.1 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-10700T
28th
5
7.8 +/- 1.0
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core
28th
3
7.8 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core
28th
6
7.8
Intel Core i3-10100
27th
3
7.6
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
27th
6
7.5
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
26th
3
7.4
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
26th
5
7.3 +/- 0.1
Low-Tier
25th
< 7.1
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
25th
18
7.0 +/- 0.2
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
24th
3
6.9
Intel Core i5-7600K
24th
3
6.9
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
24th
3
6.9
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
24th
3
6.8 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i3-8100
23rd
3
6.7
Intel Core i7-9700TE
23rd
4
6.6
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
22nd
3
6.5
Intel Core i7-4790K
21st
5
6.4 +/- 0.3
Intel Core i7-4960X
21st
3
6.4 +/- 0.1
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
21st
3
6.4
POWER9 44-Core
20th
9
6.2
Intel Core i7-5775C
20th
5
6.1
Intel Core i5-6500
19th
3
6.1
Intel Core i5-4690K
19th
5
6.0 +/- 0.6
Intel Core i7-4770K
18th
3
5.8 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i5-4670
18th
3
5.8
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
17th
3
5.7
Intel Core i7-1165G7
16th
26
5.4 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
15th
4
5.3
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
14th
3
5.1
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
14th
3
5.1
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
12th
4
4.7 +/- 0.3
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core
12th
4
4.6
Intel Core i7-1065G7
12th
7
4.5 +/- 0.3
Intel Core i3-7100
12th
3
4.5
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
11th
3
4.4 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-3770K
11th
4
4.4 +/- 0.3
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
11th
3
4.3 +/- 0.1
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core
9th
4
3.6
Intel Core i5-3470
8th
3
3.4
Intel Core i7-2700K
8th
3
3.4
Intel Pentium G4560
7th
4
3.0
Intel Core 2 Duo P9xxx
6th
3
2.8 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i3-4130
6th
3
2.8
AMD A10-7850K APU
5th
6
2.6 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
5th
3
2.6
POWER9 4-Core
3rd
7
1.3
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Video Input: Bosphorus 4K1218 Results Range From 0 To 32 Frames Per Second03691215182124273033364080120160200

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (x265 3.4 - Video Input: Bosphorus 4K) has an average run-time of 4 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-Time918273645Min: 1 / Avg: 3.92 / Max: 42

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.6%.

OpenBenchmarking.orgPercent, Fewer Is BetterAverage Deviation Between RunsVideo Input: Bosphorus 4KDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.64 / 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.

AMDIntelOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To Basex265 CPU Core ScalingVideo Input: Bosphorus 4K4681216243248641281.43132.86264.29395.72527.1565

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