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

1 Minute, 52 Seconds

Average Run Time

10 Minutes, 33 Seconds

Test Dependencies

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

Accolades

50k+ Downloads + 5k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms


Public Result Uploads *Reported Installs **Reported Test Completions **Test Profile Page Views ***OpenBenchmarking.orgEventsx265 Popularity Statisticspts/x2652018.072018.092018.112019.012019.032019.052019.072019.092019.112020.012020.032020.052020.072020.092020.112021.012021.032021.052021.072021.092021.112022.012022.032022.052022.072022.092022.112023.012023.032023.052023.072023.092023.119K18K27K36K45K
* 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 3 December 2023.
Bosphorus 4K54.0%Bosphorus 1080p46.0%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

Video Encoding

C/C++ Compiler Tests

Encoding

Multi-Core

Common Workstation Benchmarks

CPU Massive

Creator Workloads

Server CPU Tests


Performance Metrics

Analyze Test Configuration:

x265 3.4

Video Input: Bosphorus 4K

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 3,800 public results since 16 October 2020 with the latest data as of 7 December 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)
100th
8
36.8 +/- 0.4
99th
53
34.9 +/- 2.4
99th
3
34.4 +/- 0.3
99th
36
33.8 +/- 2.1
99th
13
33.6 +/- 0.9
98th
26
33.4 +/- 1.3
97th
5
31.8 +/- 1.0
97th
6
31.3 +/- 0.2
96th
10
30.6 +/- 0.8
94th
3
30.1 +/- 0.3
94th
19
29.7 +/- 1.8
93rd
36
29.4 +/- 1.1
93rd
6
29.4 +/- 0.1
92nd
3
29.1 +/- 1.4
92nd
3
28.9 +/- 1.2
91st
23
28.7 +/- 1.7
91st
3
28.7 +/- 1.7
90th
11
28.3 +/- 1.3
89th
3
28.2 +/- 0.2
89th
49
28.2 +/- 1.6
89th
23
28.1 +/- 1.1
89th
4
28.0 +/- 0.1
88th
8
27.9 +/- 0.1
88th
14
27.9 +/- 1.7
88th
239
27.8 +/- 1.9
88th
22
27.7 +/- 1.0
87th
4
27.5 +/- 0.6
86th
14
27.4 +/- 0.7
82nd
8
26.3 +/- 0.4
82nd
5
26.3 +/- 0.2
81st
3
26.1 +/- 0.9
81st
7
25.7 +/- 2.1
79th
3
25.4 +/- 2.0
79th
5
25.2 +/- 0.9
79th
3
25.1 +/- 0.3
78th
6
25.0 +/- 0.4
78th
5
24.9 +/- 1.1
78th
17
24.9 +/- 2.4
77th
5
24.8 +/- 1.0
77th
12
24.6 +/- 2.2
76th
7
24.4 +/- 0.5
76th
9
24.3 +/- 1.1
Mid-Tier
75th
< 24.2
75th
9
24.1 +/- 1.5
75th
7
24.1 +/- 1.2
75th
9
24.0 +/- 1.2
74th
4
23.9 +/- 2.0
74th
4
23.9 +/- 1.5
74th
4
23.7 +/- 1.7
73rd
3
23.7 +/- 0.8
73rd
3
23.6 +/- 0.8
73rd
3
23.6 +/- 0.8
73rd
32
23.5 +/- 1.7
73rd
15
23.5 +/- 1.3
73rd
3
23.4 +/- 1.4
72nd
122
23.1 +/- 1.7
71st
32
23.1 +/- 2.2
71st
6
23.0 +/- 0.6
71st
8
23.0 +/- 0.3
71st
4
22.9 +/- 1.3
71st
15
22.8 +/- 1.5
70th
6
22.7 +/- 1.7
70th
9
22.5 +/- 1.2
70th
6
22.5 +/- 0.6
69th
21
22.2 +/- 1.3
67th
29
21.5 +/- 1.9
66th
31
21.3 +/- 2.9
66th
20
21.0 +/- 0.6
63rd
18
19.9 +/- 0.6
63rd
11
19.9 +/- 0.7
63rd
4
19.9 +/- 1.8
63rd
3
19.8 +/- 0.2
62nd
5
19.7 +/- 1.5
62nd
40
19.7 +/- 0.8
62nd
6
19.4 +/- 0.1
61st
17
19.2 +/- 0.8
61st
11
19.2 +/- 0.8
58th
22
18.4 +/- 0.5
58th
26
18.2 +/- 0.8
57th
20
17.9 +/- 0.9
56th
4
17.6 +/- 0.1
56th
9
17.5 +/- 0.5
56th
28
17.3 +/- 1.3
56th
19
17.3 +/- 0.7
55th
22
16.9 +/- 2.5
55th
3
16.8 +/- 2.2
54th
7
16.6 +/- 0.6
54th
21
16.3 +/- 0.3
53rd
4
16.2 +/- 0.4
52nd
3
15.9 +/- 0.4
52nd
39
15.5 +/- 0.4
51st
11
15.5 +/- 1.1
Median
50th
15.2
50th
5
15.1 +/- 0.1
50th
3
15.1 +/- 0.1
49th
47
14.8 +/- 0.9
49th
56
14.6 +/- 1.2
48th
4
14.3 +/- 0.1
48th
3
14.2 +/- 0.1
47th
4
14.1 +/- 0.9
46th
4
13.5 +/- 0.9
46th
3
13.5 +/- 1.2
45th
18
13.2 +/- 0.7
44th
20
13.0 +/- 1.0
44th
7
12.9 +/- 1.1
44th
17
12.9 +/- 1.6
44th
4
12.8 +/- 0.6
43rd
11
12.7 +/- 1.9
43rd
16
12.5 +/- 0.3
42nd
10
12.4 +/- 0.4
41st
4
12.2 +/- 0.1
41st
12
12.1 +/- 0.7
41st
6
12.0 +/- 1.2
40th
12
11.9 +/- 0.5
40th
24
11.9 +/- 1.5
39th
12
11.7 +/- 0.2
39th
4
11.7 +/- 0.3
39th
6
11.6 +/- 0.1
39th
3
11.6 +/- 0.2
39th
33
11.6 +/- 0.7
39th
8
11.6 +/- 1.1
37th
6
11.0 +/- 0.8
36th
23
10.7 +/- 0.9
35th
5
10.3 +/- 0.2
35th
4
10.3 +/- 0.5
34th
25
10.2 +/- 0.7
34th
7
10.1 +/- 1.0
34th
16
10.0 +/- 0.1
33rd
3
9.6 +/- 1.4
32nd
18
9.5 +/- 0.8
32nd
5
9.3 +/- 0.3
31st
3
8.8 +/- 0.1
30th
9
8.8 +/- 0.5
30th
7
8.8 +/- 0.3
30th
4
8.6 +/- 0.5
30th
11
8.6 +/- 0.8
30th
17
8.6 +/- 0.7
29th
4
8.4 +/- 0.1
29th
3
8.3 +/- 0.2
28th
4
8.1 +/- 0.9
28th
4
8.0 +/- 0.2
27th
5
7.8 +/- 1.0
27th
4
7.7 +/- 0.3
27th
4
7.7 +/- 0.3
26th
4
7.5 +/- 0.1
Low-Tier
25th
< 7.4
25th
6
7.3 +/- 0.2
25th
5
7.2 +/- 0.2
24th
4
7.2 +/- 0.5
24th
13
7.2 +/- 0.2
24th
21
7.0 +/- 0.2
23rd
3
6.8 +/- 0.4
22nd
5
6.6 +/- 0.2
22nd
6
6.4 +/- 0.3
21st
3
6.4 +/- 0.1
21st
11
6.2 +/- 0.5
20th
8
6.2 +/- 0.2
20th
4
6.1 +/- 0.1
19th
10
6.0 +/- 0.1
18th
4
5.9 +/- 0.1
18th
3
5.8 +/- 0.5
17th
46
5.6 +/- 0.3
16th
4
5.4 +/- 0.1
15th
5
5.1 +/- 0.4
14th
4
4.7 +/- 0.3
13th
12
4.5 +/- 0.2
12th
3
4.4 +/- 0.1
12th
4
4.4 +/- 0.3
11th
3
4.3 +/- 0.1
11th
4
4.2 +/- 0.1
9th
5
3.5 +/- 0.2
8th
3
3.0 +/- 0.4
8th
3
2.8 +/- 0.4
7th
6
2.6 +/- 0.1
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Video Input: Bosphorus 4K3815 Results Range From 0 To 40 Frames Per Second4812162024283236404448140280420560700

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-Time1530456075Min: 1 / Avg: 4.98 / Max: 81

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: 0.75 / Max: 7

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 4K24681012162432485664961283691215

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)
RISC-V 64-bit
riscv64
SiFive RISC-V, rv64imafdcsu
IBM POWER (PowerPC) 64-bit
ppc64le
POWER9 4-Core, POWER9 44-Core
MIPS 64-bit
mips64
Loongson-3A R4
Loongson LoongArch 64-bit
loongarch64
Loongson-3A5000-HV, Loongson-3A5000-HV-7A2000-1w-EVB-V1.0, Loongson-3C5000L
Intel / AMD x86 32-bit
i686
(Many Processors)
ARMv7 32-bit
armv7l
ARMv7 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv7 rev 3 4-Core
ARMv8 64-bit
arm64
Apple M1, Apple M1 Pro, Apple M2
ARMv8 64-bit
aarch64
ARMv8, ARMv8 Cortex-A53 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A55 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 16-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 4-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A72 6-Core, ARMv8 Cortex-A73 6-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 16-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 256-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 32-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 4-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 64-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 8-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 80-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-N2, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1 16-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1 4-Core, ARMv8 Neoverse-V1 64-Core, ARMv8 rev 0 6-Core, ARMv8 rev 0 8-Core, Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core, Ampere eMAG ARMv8 32-Core, Apple M1, Apple M2, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 4-Core, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 6-Core, Rockchip ARMv8 Cortex-A76 8-Core

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