Data Compression and Encoding
WinRAR 3.72
Our own custom WinRAR benchmark, this test takes a large 650 MB text file and compresses it with the highest compression option.
LAME MT MP3 Encoding
This custom test uses the LAME MT engine to benchmark encoding a 650 MB WAV file into a standard 128 kbps MP3 file. We used the Microsoft compiler for the most fair results.
Both of the AMD 690G motherboards perform very similarly here in our WinRAR and MP3 encoding tests, though the Intel E6400 processor easily takes the win in overall performance.
