Media Encoding Tests
LAME 3.97a MT MP3 EncoderThis version of the LAME MP3 encoder is multi-threaded and takes advantage of two threads.
Because the LAME MP3 encoder is so heavily weighted for frequency, the Arrandale part is actually very competitive with the Core i7 part.
Windows Media Encoder x64
WME is a great video encoding application that supports WMV9 HD codecs and more.
The Arrandale processor outshines the Core P8700 once again.
VirtualDub
VirtualDub is a great application for just about any kind of video conversion but our testing we are using the DivX codec to shrink a collection of videos.
Ditto.
Handbrake
Known mainly for its DVD re-encoding prowess, our test uses the Handbrake command line interface.
Wow, this is a HUGE difference in notebook performance as the new Westmere part leaves the legacy CPU in the dust.
7-Zip Compression
I decided to replace the WinRAR test with a more repeatable and threaded application, 7-Zip.
The results in our 7-zip compression follow the same pattern we have seen all day…
