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 1080p

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 1,518 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
98th
5
85.5 +/- 0.5
AMD EPYC 74F3 24-Core
94th
5
82.7 +/- 0.3
2 x AMD EPYC 7443 24-Core
94th
3
80.6 +/- 1.4
AMD EPYC 73F3 16-Core
92nd
5
78.1 +/- 0.5
AMD EPYC 7543 32-Core
91st
11
75.4 +/- 8.7
2 x AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core
90th
6
74.9 +/- 0.8
2 x AMD EPYC 7513 32-Core
90th
5
74.2 +/- 1.4
AMD EPYC 7763 64-Core
89th
8
73.4 +/- 1.2
2 x AMD EPYC 75F3 32-Core
88th
8
72.8 +/- 6.9
2 x AMD EPYC 73F3 16-Core
88th
5
72.5 +/- 0.4
2 x AMD EPYC 7453 28-Core
86th
4
71.9 +/- 2.1
Intel Core i9-10900K
85th
15
71.3 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i9-11900K
82nd
12
68.1 +/- 1.0
Intel Core i7-11700K
81st
3
66.5 +/- 2.4
Intel Core i9-7960X
79th
3
64.4 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core
78th
22
63.5 +/- 7.0
AMD EPYC 7F52 16-Core
78th
16
62.6 +/- 4.0
Mid-Tier
75th
< 61.3
AMD EPYC 7F72 24-Core
74th
3
60.4 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i9-9900KS
74th
3
60.2 +/- 0.3
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X 6-Core
72nd
20
58.6 +/- 4.6
AMD EPYC 72F3 8-Core
72nd
5
58.5 +/- 0.5
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3990X 64-Core
71st
12
58.2 +/- 7.9
Intel Core i9-9900K
71st
7
57.6 +/- 4.5
Intel Xeon Gold 5218R
70th
3
55.7 +/- 0.2
Intel Xeon E-2288G
69th
12
55.0 +/- 0.7
2 x AMD EPYC 7F72 24-Core
67th
15
53.1 +/- 5.1
Intel Core i5-10600K
67th
8
52.8 +/- 0.4
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750G
67th
7
52.8 +/- 3.9
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core
66th
4
52.2 +/- 5.0
2 x AMD EPYC 7742 64-Core
66th
7
52.1 +/- 7.0
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core
66th
10
51.9 +/- 1.7
AMD EPYC 7542 32-Core
65th
4
51.3
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 4650G
63rd
4
49.9 +/- 2.2
Intel Core i7-8700K
63rd
3
49.7 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i7-8086K
62nd
4
49.6 +/- 0.6
AMD EPYC 7502 32-Core
61st
6
49.2 +/- 0.9
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-Core
61st
23
48.9 +/- 3.2
AMD Ryzen 5 5600G
61st
10
48.8 +/- 0.7
Intel Xeon Gold 6226R
59th
6
48.4 +/- 0.3
AMD EPYC 7552 48-Core
59th
5
48.4
AMD EPYC 7452 32-Core
58th
5
48.2
AMD EPYC 7642 48-Core
57th
5
47.9
AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core
56th
12
47.8 +/- 1.5
AMD EPYC 7282 16-Core
56th
5
47.8
AMD EPYC 7532 32-Core
55th
5
47.4
AMD EPYC 7662 64-Core
55th
5
47.3
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G
54th
9
47.1 +/- 0.6
AMD EPYC 7352 24-Core
53rd
5
46.5
AMD EPYC 7272 12-Core
52nd
3
46.2
Median
50th
44.6
Intel Core i7-9850H
48th
5
42.1 +/- 4.8
AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX
48th
5
41.8 +/- 0.9
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2990WX 32-Core
48th
3
40.8 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i9-7980XE
47th
3
40.4 +/- 0.3
Intel Core i5-9400F
47th
3
40.1 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i5-8400
47th
3
39.8 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7262 8-Core
47th
3
39.7
AMD Ryzen Threadripper 2970WX 24-Core
46th
3
39.5 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i7-7740K
46th
3
39.3 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-7700K
46th
3
39.1 +/- 0.3
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core
45th
9
38.8 +/- 2.5
2 x AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core
45th
3
38.7 +/- 0.2
AMD EPYC 7252 8-Core
45th
3
37.9
Intel Xeon Gold 5217
44th
3
37.8 +/- 0.6
AMD Ryzen 7 5800U
44th
4
37.6 +/- 3.3
AMD EPYC 7232P 8-Core
44th
5
37.5
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X 4-Core
43rd
3
37.2 +/- 0.3
AMD Ryzen 5 5500U
42nd
8
36.3 +/- 0.3
Intel Core i7-9750H
42nd
9
36.2 +/- 3.1
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X Eight-Core
42nd
8
36.2 +/- 0.7
Intel Xeon E5-1680 v3
41st
3
35.8 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i7-10700T
41st
5
35.4 +/- 4.9
Intel Core i7-6800K
41st
7
35.3 +/- 0.8
AMD Ryzen 3 PRO 4350G
41st
3
35.3 +/- 0.8
Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
40th
4
35.1 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 3 3100 4-Core
40th
6
34.8 +/- 0.2
2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8280
39th
12
34.8 +/- 0.2
2 x Intel Xeon Gold 5220R
39th
3
34.6 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i3-10100
38th
3
34.4 +/- 0.1
Intel Xeon Silver 4216
38th
3
34.4 +/- 0.2
Intel Xeon E3-1275 v6
38th
6
34.2 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 2700 Eight-Core
37th
3
33.9 +/- 0.3
Intel Core i7-5960X
37th
4
33.8 +/- 0.3
Intel Xeon E3-1270 v5
37th
3
33.8 +/- 0.2
AMD EPYC 7601 32-Core
36th
3
33.1
Intel Core i7-9700TE
35th
4
31.5 +/- 0.1
AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core
35th
4
31.4 +/- 0.1
AMD Ryzen 7 4700U
34th
4
31.3 +/- 0.8
Intel Xeon E3-1280 v5
34th
3
31.1 +/- 0.1
Intel Xeon E3-1240 v5
34th
3
31.1 +/- 1.2
AMD Ryzen 5 4500U
34th
16
30.8 +/- 1.8
Intel Xeon E3-1245 v5
34th
3
30.8 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i5-7600K
32nd
3
29.9 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-4790K
32nd
6
29.8 +/- 1.0
AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 4750U
32nd
5
29.5 +/- 0.3
Intel Core i7-1185G7
32nd
4
29.5 +/- 0.2
Intel Xeon E3-1260L v5
31st
3
28.8 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i3-8100
31st
3
28.8 +/- 0.1
Intel Xeon E3-1225 v6
29th
3
28.1 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-5775C
29th
5
28.0 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-1165G7
28th
33
27.6 +/- 4.1
Intel Core i7-4770K
27th
4
27.1 +/- 0.3
Intel Core i5-4690K
27th
8
26.8 +/- 2.0
Intel Core i5-6500
26th
3
26.4
Intel Core i7-6700HQ
26th
3
26.2 +/- 0.1
Low-Tier
25th
< 25.8
Intel Core i7-4960X
25th
3
25.3 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i5-4670
25th
3
25.2 +/- 0.1
11th Gen Intel Core i7-1185G7
24th
3
24.9 +/- 0.6
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G
21st
6
22.6 +/- 0.3
Intel Core i7-8550U
21st
4
22.4 +/- 1.8
Ampere Altra ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 160-Core
21st
3
22.2 +/- 1.4
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X
21st
3
22.1 +/- 0.1
Intel Xeon E3-1235L v5
21st
3
22.0 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-1065G7
20th
8
21.2 +/- 1.5
Intel Xeon E5-2609 v4
19th
3
20.0 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-10510U
19th
4
19.7 +/- 0.5
Intel Core i3-7100
18th
3
19.6 +/- 0.1
AMD FX-8370 Eight-Core
18th
4
19.4 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-3770K
18th
4
19.4 +/- 0.9
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G
18th
4
19.2 +/- 0.7
AMD Ryzen 5 3550H
17th
3
18.5 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i5-1135G7
17th
3
18.3 +/- 0.2
Intel Core i7-3615QM
16th
9
16.5 +/- 2.2
AMD FX-8150 Eight-Core
16th
4
16.4 +/- 0.4
Intel Core i5-3470
15th
3
15.5 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i7-2700K
14th
3
15.2
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3500U
14th
3
14.5 +/- 0.2
ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 8-Core
13th
4
14.0 +/- 0.7
Intel Pentium G4560
12th
4
13.4
Apple M1
12th
3
13.2 +/- 1.6
POWER9 44-Core
11th
9
12.7 +/- 0.2
Intel Core 2 Duo P9xxx
11th
3
12.6 +/- 1.5
Intel Core i7-5600U
11th
3
12.5 +/- 0.1
Intel Core i3-4130
10th
3
12.1 +/- 0.1
AMD A10-7850K APU
9th
6
11.6 +/- 0.2
AMD Ryzen 3 3200U
9th
3
11.4 +/- 0.1
POWER9 4-Core
5th
7
5.5 +/- 0.1
ARMv8 Cortex-A72 6-Core
4th
3
3.1
Intel Pentium E5200
4th
4
2.9
OpenBenchmarking.orgDistribution Of Public Results - Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p1518 Results Range From 0 To 100 Frames Per Second091827364554637281909910860120180240300

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (x265 3.4 - 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.

OpenBenchmarking.orgMinutesTime Required To Complete BenchmarkVideo Input: Bosphorus 1080pRun-Time3691215Min: 1 / Avg: 1.58 / Max: 11

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 1080pDeviation246810Min: 0 / Avg: 0.6 / 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.

IntelAMDOpenBenchmarking.orgRelative Core Scaling To Basex265 CPU Core ScalingVideo Input: Bosphorus 1080p246816243248641.37712.75424.13135.50846.8855

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