Media Encoding Tests

LAME 3.97a MT MP3 Encoder

This version of the LAME MP3 encoder is multi-threaded and takes advantage of two threads. 

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Single and multi-threaded results in our LAME MP3 encoder against paint the AMD Llano processor in a pretty poor light falling behind the Core i3-2100 by about 50%!



Windows Media Encoder x64

WME is a great video encoding application that supports WMV9 HD codecs and more.

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Windows Media Encoder, though a bit older, is still a technology in use today and we find that the very basic multi-threaded model of the application is better utilized by the Core i3-2100 than the AMD A8-3850.



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.

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The VirtualDub-based DivX encoding sees a similar result…



Handbrake

Known mainly for its DVD re-encoding prowess, our test uses the Handbrake command line interface.

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In Handbrake the results actually favor the A8-3850 over the Intel Core i3-2100 due to better multi-threading support in the encoder.



7-Zip Compression

I decided to replace the WinRAR test with a more repeatable and threaded application, 7-Zip.

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Again, once we move past the single and dual-threaded iterations of the 7zip compression program the AMD Llano processor is able to beat out its direct competitor.
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