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 21 April 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 140 public results since 5 April 2024 with the latest data as of 22 April 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

97th

41.0 ^{+/- 1.2}

INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8592

92nd

40.1 ^{+/- 0.5}

Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H

89th

38.0 ^{+/- 0.2}

2 x Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H

84th

36.5 ^{+/- 0.8}

AMD Ryzen 9 7950X 16-Core

84th

35.9 ^{+/- 0.2}

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 7980X 64-Cores

79th

35.6 ^{+/- 0.3}

2 x AMD EPYC 9684X 96-Core

77th

34.9 ^{+/- 0.2}

Mid-Tier

75th

< 34.6

Intel Core i9-14900K

75th

34.3 ^{+/- 0.4}

AMD Ryzen Threadripper PRO 5965WX 24-Cores

71st

31.3 ^{+/- 0.1}

AMD EPYC 8534P 64-Core

68th

30.9 ^{+/- 0.2}

AMD Ryzen Threadripper 3970X 32-Core

64th

24.5 ^{+/- 0.1}

Intel Core i9-10980XE

60th

21.1 ^{+/- 0.3}

Intel Xeon E E-2488

57th

18.0 ^{+/- 0.8}

Intel Xeon Silver 4216

51st

14.7 ^{+/- 0.2}

Median

50th

14.7

AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS

45th

12.3 ^{+/- 1.3}

AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT 8-Core

43rd

12.1 ^{+/- 0.2}

AMD Ryzen 9 5900HX

42nd

12.0 ^{+/- 0.1}

Intel Core i7-1280P

39th

11.9 ^{+/- 0.1}

AMD EPYC 7F32 8-Core

32nd

10.1 ^{+/- 0.4}

AMD Ryzen 7 7840U

29th

9.8 ^{+/- 0.1}

Low-Tier

25th

< 9.8

AMD Ryzen 5 5500U

24th

9.7 ^{+/- 0.3}

AMD EPYC 7551 32-Core

24th

9.6 ^{+/- 0.2}

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 6850U

24th

9.5 ^{+/- 0.3}

AMD Ryzen 7 PRO 5850U

19th

8.7 ^{+/- 0.5}

AMD Ryzen 7 4700U

15th

7.8 ^{+/- 0.1}

Intel Core i7-1185G7

14th

7.1

Intel Core i7-1165G7

9th

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 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.

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.

ddddss 2 Systems - 107 Benchmark Results	Intel Core i7-1185G7 - Dell XPS 13 9310 0DXP1F - Intel Tiger Lake-LP Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.7.0-060700rc5-generic - GNOME Shell 45.1
x256-1 1 System - 2 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core - ASRockRack X470D4U - 32GB Ubuntu Noble Numbat - 6.5.0-27-generic - X Server
dddd 2 Systems - 67 Benchmark Results	Intel Core i7-8565U - Dell XPS 13 9380 0KTW76 - Intel Cannon Point-LP Ubuntu 23.10 - 6.7.0-060700rc5-generic - GNOME Shell 45.1
fed40 1 System - 80 Benchmark Results	2 x QEMU Virtual 2.5+ - QEMU Standard PC - Intel 82G33 Fedora 40 - 6.8.5-301.fc40.x86_64 - GNOME Shell 46.0
smile-lvt 1 System - 37 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U - GMKtec - AMD Renoir Linuxmint 21.2 - 5.15.0-76-generic - Cinnamon 5.8.4
clang pts/x265 1 System - 1 Benchmark Result	Intel Core i7-8550U - 8GB - 3 x 275GB Virtual Disk + 0GB Virtual Disk Kali 2023.2 - 5.10.102.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 - X Server + Wayland
test 1 System - 42 Benchmark Results	Intel Core i7-14700 - Gigabyte Z790 UD - Intel Device 7a27 AlmaLinux 9.3 - 5.14.0-362.24.2.el9_3.x86_64 - GCC 11.4.1 20230605
y 1 System - 1 Benchmark Result	Intel Core i7-8550U - 8GB - 3 x 275GB Virtual Disk + 0GB Virtual Disk Kali 2023.2 - 5.10.102.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 - X Server + Wayland
smile-lvteng 1 System - 22 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U - GMKtec - AMD Renoir Linuxmint 21.2 - 5.15.0-76-generic - Cinnamon 5.8.4
smile-lvteng 1 System - 22 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 7 5700U - GMKtec - AMD Renoir Linuxmint 21.2 - 5.15.0-76-generic - Cinnamon 5.8.4
smile-dingsheng 1 System - 37 Benchmark Results	AMD Ryzen 7 5825U - Dinson DS2202 - AMD Renoir Linuxmint 21.2 - 5.15.0-76-generic - X Server 1.21.1.4
R9 5950X Test 1 System - 1 Benchmark Result	AMD Ryzen 9 5950X 16-Core - Gigabyte X570 AORUS ELITE - AMD Starship Fedora 40 - 6.8.4-300.fc40.x86_64 - KDE Plasma 6.0.3
extra Featured Processor Comparison	INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8592+ - Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
extra Featured Processor Comparison	INTEL XEON PLATINUM 8592+ - Intel Xeon Platinum 8490H
qq 1 System - 1 Benchmark Result	Intel Core i7-8550U - 8GB - 3 x 275GB Virtual Disk + 0GB Virtual Disk Kali 2023.2 - 5.10.102.1-microsoft-standard-WSL2 - X Server + Wayland

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Video Input: Bosphorus 4K

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