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| ## These results are still open to the public. See | |
| ## https://blog.ktz.me/the-best-media-server-cpu-in-the-world/ | |
| ## for analysis of them. | |
| # https://github.com/ironicbadger/quicksync_calc | |
| # zoidberg - dell 7040 sff pc | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| i5-6600T h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 116.352s 29.88 1.04x N/A | |
| i5-6600T h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 20.774s 167.57 5.86x 6.59 | |
| i5-6600T h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 68.870s 50.52 1.78x 7.24 | |
| i5-6600T hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 50.236s 68.56 2.41x 9.68 | |
| i5-6600T hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s x | |
| # ncase-m1 | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| i5-9500 h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 60.211s 57.47 2.04x N/A | |
| i5-9500 h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 15.699s 220.00 7.63x 7.67 | |
| i5-9500 h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 58.598s 58.88 2.13x 7.48 | |
| i5-9500 hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 45.445s 75.94 2.64x 9.09 | |
| i5-9500 hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 177.284s 19.09 .68x 10.14 | |
| # morpheus - primary server (running a lot of other services) | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| i5-8500 h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 103.622s 34.00 1.20x N/A | |
| i5-8500 h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 19.740s 166.37 5.74x 5.48 | |
| i5-8500 h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 68.755s 51.29 1.81x 5.84 | |
| i5-8500 hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 46.563s 74.00 2.63x 8.38 | |
| i5-8500 hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 191.809s 18.02 .62x 9.14 | |
| # anton - local backup server | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| i5-8500 h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 65.087s 54.10 1.90x N/A | |
| i5-8500 h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 15.655s 220.43 7.65x 9.22 | |
| i5-8500 h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 58.902s 58.72 2.06x 9.03 | |
| i5-8500 hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 45.228s 76.22 2.66x 10.95 | |
| i5-8500 hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 177.137s 19.09 .68x 11.86 | |
| # pennywise - uk backup server | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| i5-8500 h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 64.604s 54.30 1.95x N/A | |
| i5-8500 h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 15.383s 224.60 7.78x | |
| i5-8500 h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 57.850s 60.04 2.10x | |
| i5-8500 hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 45.212s 76.24 2.66x | |
| i5-8500 hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 176.234s 21.60 .68x | |
| # hl15 full build (Xeon Bronze 3204 CPU @ 1.90GHz) with arc a40 pro gpu on proxmox | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| arc pro h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 149.702s 23.30 .81x N/A | |
| arc pro h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 19.069s 180.05 6.31x | |
| arc pro h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 81.341s 42.78 1.49x | |
| arc pro hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 20.050s 171.86 5.94x | |
| arc pro hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 140.355s 24.90 .89x | |
| # EPYC 7402 build with Arc A40 Pro GPU on Proxmox | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| AMD EPYC 7402 24-Core Processor h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 22.089s 157.73 5.55x N/A | |
| AMD EPYC 7402 24-Core Processor h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 8.614s 381.00 x | |
| AMD EPYC 7402 24-Core Processor h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 32.168s 90.20 3.71x | |
| AMD EPYC 7402 24-Core Processor hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 7.528s 451.30 x | |
| AMD EPYC 7402 24-Core Processor hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 39.077s 86.54 2.98x | |
| # i5 13600k + supermicro x13sae-f | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13600K h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 22.594s 154.64 5.45x N/A | |
| 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13600K h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 14.590s 235.77 8.17x | |
| 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13600K h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 51.045s 67.08 2.37x | |
| 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13600K hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 38.720s 87.02 3.07x | |
| 13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13600K hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 133.974s 25.60 .89x |
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| # xe | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| i5-10600 h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 46.713s 76.13 2.72x N/A | |
| i5-10600 h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 15.003s 230.95 7.98x 9.45 | |
| i5-10600 h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 58.119s 58.91 2.10x 9.18 | |
| i5-10600 hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 41.573s 82.97 2.94x 10.86 | |
| i5-10600 hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 167.489s 21.03 .72x 12.13 | |
| # awly | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| i7-1260p h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 63.906s 62.70 2.31x N/A | |
| i7-1260p h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 17.910s 194.68 6.83x 3.43 | |
| i7-1260p h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 54.981s 61.86 2.18x 3.20 | |
| i7-1260p hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 29.951s 114.51 4.00x 7.74 | |
| i7-1260p hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 110.048s 35.15 1.23x 7.64 | |
| # povertypanda | |
| CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS | |
| i5-13600k h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 19.343s 178.77 6.24x N/A | |
| i5-13600k h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 14.787s 232.52 8.05x 3.20 | |
| i5-13600k h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 50.087s 68.08 2.43x 3.47 | |
| i5-13600k hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 39.212s 85.93 2.95x 3.31 | |
| i5-13600k hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 132.962s 25.74 .90x 3.66 |
CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Gold G7400 h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 124.952s 26.48 .87x N/A
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Gold G7400 h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 21.772s 154.20 5.08x 2.82
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Gold G7400 h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 82.201s 40.79 1.35x 3.01
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Gold G7400 hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 57.476s 56.63 1.87x 2.98
Intel(R) Pentium(R) Gold G7400 hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 232.034s 14.49 .47x 2.95
| CPU | TEST | FILE | BITRATE | TIME | AVG_FPS | AVG_SPEED | AVG_WATTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H | h264_1080p_cpu | ribblehead_1080p_h264 | 18952 kb/s | 37.571s | 88.79 | 2.98x | N/A |
| 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H | h264_1080p | ribblehead_1080p_h264 | 18952 kb/s | 15.699s | 211.00 | 7.04x | 5.82 |
| 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H | h264_4k | ribblehead_4k_h264 | 46881 kb/s | 48.665s | 68.05 | 2.24x | 4.97 |
| 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H | hevc_8bit | ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit | 14947 kb/s | 29.826s | 112.69 | 3.69x | 7.20 |
| 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-12700H | hevc_4k_10bit | ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit | 44617 kb/s | 93.460s | 36.37 | 1.20x | 6.87 |
CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS
AMD EPYC 3101 4-Core Processor h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 141.437s 22.79 .74x N/A
AMD EPYC 3101 4-Core Processor h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 20.663s 164.35 5.44x
AMD EPYC 3101 4-Core Processor h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 63.430s 54.42 1.80x
AMD EPYC 3101 4-Core Processor hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 12.264s 272.95 8.97x
AMD EPYC 3101 4-Core Processor hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 96.134s 35.48 1.15x
Hardware:
- MB+CPU: SuperMicro M11SDV-4CT-LN4F + Embedded AMD EPYC
- RAM: 32GB Samsung DDR4 SRAM @2400 MT/s
- PCI-E: PCI Express 3.0 x16
- GPU: Sparkle Intel Arc A310 ECO
- BIOS: updated to latest from SuperMicro (v1..5), UEFI=on, SecureBoot=on,CSM=off,Above 4G Decoding=on.
OS: Ubuntu Server 24.04 with HWE kernel, Intel drivers from PPA repo. I could not get BAR2 to increase to 4GB so that is stuck at the minimum of 256MB.
Updated comment after an OS re-install with UEFI and driver tuning.
CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500T CPU @ 2.10GHz h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 79.994s 41.20 1.34x N/A
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500T CPU @ 2.10GHz h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 24.533s 138.23 4.60x 5.17
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500T CPU @ 2.10GHz h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 94.753s 35.79 1.19x 5.28
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500T CPU @ 2.10GHz hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 49.762s 68.48 2.27x 9.55
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-8500T CPU @ 2.10GHz hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 288.639s 11.95 .38x 9.28
Hardware: Dell OptiPlex 5060, 16GB RAM@2666 MT/s, Samsung NVMe SSD.
OS: Ubuntu 24.04 w/ HWE Kernel, similar BIOS config as above.
This system does not have a GPU, these results are using the on-chip h.264 and HEVC de/encoder instructions.
CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 30.319s 114.25 3.76x N/A
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 13.463s 250.65 8.25x 4.16
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 50.033s 67.41 2.23x 4.34
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 36.143s 91.27 3.01x 4.12
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 131.835s 25.33 .83x 4.24
NOTE: CPU PL1 power limited to 65W due to being in small case, however, not expected to affect results
Case: custom-mod SLM1m1 2.6L
Motherboard: Z690M-ITX/ax
RAM: 3600mhz 32GB DDR4
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) x86_64
UPDATE: Despite PL1 limit of 65W, performance is confirmed to be same as other 12600k in this gist
CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 50.159s 69.30 2.31x N/A
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 13.195s 251.34 8.27x 9174.95
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 41.542s 81.72 2.70x 11445.19
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 10.947s 313.61 9.27x 12464.90
11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400 @ 2.60GHz hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 77.066s 44.59 1.45x 12503.03
No idea why the wattage numbers are so borked, obviously not pulling 12kW from the wall š
CPU: i5-11400
GPU: ASRock Arc A310 Low Profile 4GB
RAM: Kingston Fury 32GB (2x16GB) DDR4 3200MHz CL 16 Beast
MoBo: ASRock H510M-ITX/ac
OS: Debian GNU/Linux 13 (trixie) x86_64
Case: Cooler Master NR200P
CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS
13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13500T h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 41.644s 85.17 2.84x N/A
13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13500T h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 15.798s 214.86 7.15x 3.25
13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13500T h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 60.750s 57.75 1.91x 2.89
13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13500T hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 34.787s 94.54 3.12x 4.13
13th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-13500T hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 130.025s 26.11 .86x 4.31
ASUS NUC 15 Pro Tall
OS: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS (Virtualized under Proxmox)
RAM: 96GB (16GB for the VM)
CPU: Intel Ultra 5 225H (Virtualized under Proxmox with 6 available cores)
GPU: Integrated Intel Arc 130T GPU (Raw PCIe device passthrough in Proxmox)
CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS
QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 43.697s 75.66 2.50x N/A
QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 11.771s 279.76 9.13x
QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 42.167s 77.72 2.61x
QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 12.834s 243.75 8.06x
QEMU Virtual CPU version 2.5+ hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 91.043s 36.72 1.21x
OS: Unraid 7.2 (Linux unraid 6.12.53-Unraid)
RAM: 16B DDR4
CPU: IntelĀ® Coreā¢ i5-14600K
GPU: Intel UHD 770
MB: ASUS Prime B76 Plus D4
CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-14600K h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 20.655s 156.50 5.16x N/A
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-14600K h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 15.331s 218.37 7.24x 76.11
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-14600K h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 58.457s 57.73 1.90x 61.12
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-14600K hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 37.950s 86.28 2.87x 16.71
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-14600K hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 142.423s 23.94 .78x 33.63
OS: Unraid 7.2 (Linux unraid 6.12.53-Unraid)
RAM: 16B DDR5
CPU: IntelĀ® Coreā¢ i5-12500
GPU: Intel UHD 770
MB: ASRock B760M-H2/M.2
CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500 h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 38.754s 85.14 2.79x N/A
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500 h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 13.772s 243.16 7.99x 3.24
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500 h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 49.695s 67.82 2.24x 3.42
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500 hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 35.951s 91.71 3.01x 3.35
Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12500 hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 124.218s 27.14 .89x 3.70
CPU: IntelĀ® Coreā¢ Ultra 7 265K
GPU: Intel Arc iGPU (4 Xe Cores)
MB: ASUS Z890 AYW GAMING WIFI W
RAM: 128GB DDR5 6400 [G.SKILL Trident Z5 RGB (4x32GB)]
OS: Unraid 7.2 (Linux unraid 6.12.54-Unraid)
CPU TEST FILE BITRATE TIME AVG_FPS AVG_SPEED AVG_WATTS
Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 265K h264_1080p_cpu ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 15.297s 190.04 6.53x N/A
Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 265K h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 6.946s 482.30 x
Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 265K h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 34.516s 95.65 3.21x
Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 265K hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 6.175s 541.45 x
Intel(R) Core(TM) Ultra 7 265K hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 68.642s 46.96 1.65x
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CPU: Intel Ultra i5-235
OS: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
GPU: (Integrated) Intel Arc Graphics Xe LPG+