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

Source Repository

bitbucket.org

Test Created

28 July 2018

Last Updated

5 April 2024

Test Maintainer

Michael Larabel

Test Type

Processor

Average Install Time

2 Minutes, 10 Seconds

Average Run Time

55 Seconds

Test Dependencies

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

Accolades

50k+ Downloads + 5k+ Public Benchmark Results

Supported Platforms

* 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 30 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.

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 3.6

Video Input: Bosphorus 1080p

OpenBenchmarking.org metrics for this test profile configuration based on 267 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)

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core

99th

121 ^{+/- 2}

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 7995WX 96-Cores

96th

116 ^{+/- 4}

AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core

84th

100 ^{+/- 5}

INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8592

82nd

99 ^{+/- 3}

2 x AMD EPYC 9684X 96-Core

82nd

99 ^{+/- 1}

2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8468

80th

97 ^{+/- 2}

2 x INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8592

79th

96 ^{+/- 5}

2 x Intel Xeon Gold 6444Y

79th

Mid-Tier

75th

< 93

2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H

73rd

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H

71st

91 ^{+/- 1}

Intel Core i9-14900K

68th

90 ^{+/- 1}

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 24-Cores

66th

88 ^{+/- 1}

AMD EPYC 8534P 64-Core

61st

85 ^{+/- 1}

2 x Intel Xeon Max 9480

57th

79 ^{+/- 1}

AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core

57th

78 ^{+/- 1}

AMD Ryzen 5 8400F 6-Core

52nd

Intel Xeon Gold 6414U

52nd

73 ^{+/- 1}

Median

50th

2 x AMD EPYC 7303 16-Core

50th

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

46th

63 ^{+/- 8}

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

45th

58 ^{+/- 1}

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core

42nd

57 ^{+/- 1}

Intel Core i7-1280P

37th

Intel Xeon E E-2488

33rd

49 ^{+/- 1}

AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core

32nd

47 ^{+/- 1}

Intel Core Ultra 7 165U

31st

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

28th

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core

26th

Low-Tier

25th

< 45

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

24th

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U

23rd

41 ^{+/- 2}

ARMv8 Neoverse-N1 128-Core

22nd

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

20th

37 ^{+/- 1}

Intel Xeon Silver 4216

18th

Intel Core i7-1165G7

17th

32 ^{+/- 2}

Intel Core i7-1185G7

16th

Intel Core i9-10980XE

13th

Intel Core i7-8565U

11th

AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core

7th

Based on OpenBenchmarking.org data, the selected test / test configuration (x265 3.6 - 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.

Based on public OpenBenchmarking.org results, the selected test / test configuration has an average standard deviation of 0.2%.

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

rv64imafdcvsu

ARMv8 64-bit

arm64

Apple M3 Pro