x265 Benchmark - OpenBenchmarking.org

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.

* 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 22 June 2024.

Revision History

pts/x265-1.4.0 [View Source] Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:33:11 GMT
Update against x265 3.6 upstream.

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.

Performance Metrics

x265 3.6

Video Input: Bosphorus 4K

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 351 public results since 5 April 2024 with the latest data as of 26 June 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.

Component

Percentile Rank

# Compatible Public Results

Frames Per Second (Average)

2 x INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8592

98th

40.4 ^{+/- 1.1}

2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y

95th

40.2 ^{+/- 0.7}

INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8592

94th

39.9 ^{+/- 0.5}

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 96-Cores

94th

39.8 ^{+/- 0.7}

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H

87th

38.1 ^{+/- 0.2}

Intel Xeon Platinum 8462Y

83rd

37.5 ^{+/- 0.1}

2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H

80th

36.5 ^{+/- 0.7}

2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8468

78th

36.0 ^{+/- 0.5}

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core

77th

35.9 ^{+/- 0.2}

2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y

76th

35.8 ^{+/- 0.3}

Mid-Tier

75th

< 35.8

Intel Xeon Platinum 8471N

73rd

35.6

2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y

70th

35.1 ^{+/- 0.7}

2 x AMD EPYC 9684X 96-Core

68th

34.3 ^{+/- 1.3}

Intel Core i9-14900K

67th

33.3 ^{+/- 1.2}

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 24-Cores

61st

31.3 ^{+/- 0.1}

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core

59th

30.8 ^{+/- 0.3}

Intel Xeon Max 9480

58th

30.8 ^{+/- 0.5}

AMD EPYC 8534P 64-Core

55th

30.2 ^{+/- 1.3}

Intel Xeon Gold 6421N

54th

29.5 ^{+/- 0.1}

Intel Xeon Max 9468

52nd

28.4 ^{+/- 0.8}

2 x Intel Xeon Max 9480

51st

28.1 ^{+/- 1.4}

Median

50th

28.1

Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

49th

27.7 ^{+/- 0.1}

2 x AMD EPYC 9754 128-Core

46th

27.2 ^{+/- 1.5}

2 x Intel Xeon Max 9468

45th

26.9 ^{+/- 0.5}

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core

43rd

24.5 ^{+/- 0.1}

2 x AMD EPYC 7303 16-Core

41st

24.2 ^{+/- 0.8}

Intel Core i9-10980XE

39th

21.1 ^{+/- 0.3}

Intel Xeon E E-2488

36th

18.0 ^{+/- 0.8}

ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core

35th

17.2 ^{+/- 0.5}

Intel Core i5-14400F

34th

17.0

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core

33rd

16.8 ^{+/- 0.5}

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F 6-Core

32nd

16.6 ^{+/- 0.1}

Intel Xeon Silver 4216

28th

14.7 ^{+/- 0.2}

Low-Tier

25th

< 13.8

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

23rd

12.5 ^{+/- 1.3}

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core

21st

12.1 ^{+/- 0.2}

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

21st

12.0 ^{+/- 0.1}

Intel Core i7-1280P

19th

11.9 ^{+/- 0.1}

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

17th

10.4

AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core

16th

10.1 ^{+/- 0.4}

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

13th

9.7 ^{+/- 0.3}

AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core

13th

9.6 ^{+/- 0.2}

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

12th

9.5 ^{+/- 0.3}

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U

10th

8.7 ^{+/- 0.5}

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

9th

7.8 ^{+/- 0.1}

Intel Core i7-1185G7

8th

7.1

Intel Core i7-1165G7

6th

6.9 ^{+/- 0.1}

Intel Core i7-8565U

4th

5.2

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (x265 3.6 - Video Input: Bosphorus 4K) has an average run-time of 3 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 0.3%.

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.

2024-06-21-2225 1 System - 37 Benchmark Results	Intel 0000 - INTEL 13th Raptor Lake PCH B760-M D5 - Intel Alder Lake PCH Ubuntu 24.04 - 6.8.0-35-generic - GCC 13.2.0
asdf 1 System - 37 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 5 7600X 6-Core - MSI MAG B650M MORTAR WIFI - AMD Device 14d8 ManjaroLinux 24.0.2 - 6.8.10-lqx2-1-lqx - Cinnamon 6.0.4
Loongson-Archlinux-2022-07-12 10 Systems - 42 Benchmark Results	AMD Custom APU 0405 - Valve Jupiter - AMD VanGogh Root Complex Arch Linux - 6.9.1-zen1-2-zen - KDE Plasma 6.0.4
Loongson-Archlinux-2022-07-12 9 Systems - 42 Benchmark Results	AMD Custom APU 0405 - Valve Jupiter - AMD VanGogh Root Complex Gentoo 2.15 - 6.6.31-xanmod-rt31-xanmod1 - X Server 1.21.1.13
batch-2 Featured Kernel Comparison	6.9.3-sven - 6.9.4-sven
batch-2 Featured Kernel Comparison	6.9.3-sven - 6.9.4-sven
FreeBSD 14.1 Benchmarks 4 Systems - 92 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores - System76 Thelio Major thelio-major-r5 - AMD [AMD] DragonFly - 6.4-RELEASE - GCC 8.3
FreeBSD 14.1 Benchmarks 3 Systems - 112 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores - System76 Thelio Major thelio-major-r5 - AMD [AMD] FreeBSD - 14.1-RELEASE - Clang 18.1.5
batch-2 Featured Kernel Comparison	6.9.3-sven - 6.9.4-sven
Mega-R3 1 System - 572 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 96-Cores - ASRock WRX90 WS EVO - AMD Device 14a4 Pop 22.04 - 6.8.0-76060800daily20240311-generic - GNOME Shell 42.9
FreeBSD 14.1 Benchmarks 2 Systems - 114 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores - System76 Thelio Major thelio-major-r5 - AMD [AMD] FreeBSD - 14.1-RELEASE - Clang 18.1.5
Mega-R2 1 System - 571 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5995WX 64-Cores - System76 Thelio Mega - AMD Starship Pop 22.04 - 6.8.0-76060800daily20240311-generic - GNOME Shell 42.9
batch-2 5 Systems - 70 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core - AMD Starship - 64GB Debian - 6.9.3-sven - Xfce
FreeBSD 14.1 Benchmarks 1 System - 115 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores - System76 Thelio Major thelio-major-r5 - AMD [AMD] FreeBSD - 14.1-RELEASE - Clang 18.1.5
batch-2 4 Systems - 70 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core - AMD Starship - 64GB Debian - 6.9.3-sven - Xfce

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Video Input: Bosphorus 4K

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