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jagabo
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Post Posted: Oct 13, 2006 20:13 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Cobra wrote:
26 seconds is a very, very quick time indeed.

And that was the slowest of the Core 2 Duo processors on one of the worst possible motherboards!

Cobra wrote:
I'll be benchmarking on the Asus P5W64 WS Professional using the E6400 and 2GB of DDR2 PC6400 (800MHz) RAM.

That should do significantly better than my E6300.

This test is actually poorly controlled since there are several TMPGEnc features that are not set by the MCF file. Note my earlier post:

http://forum.videohelp.com/viewtopic.php?p=1479223#1479223

Differences between uncontrolled TMPGEnc settings are greater than those between vastly different processors!

Just for kicks, I converted the file with CCE SP Trial Version, 2-pass, similar settings, C2D E6300: 7 seconds.

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Post Posted: Oct 14, 2006 04:20 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
We'll need to sort out those settings then. Are they stored in the registry of a machine so if you've used TMPGEnc before it will remember the settings? If so, we'll need to go through each setting and define what it is for the test to be fair. If not, then if users don't change anything when they unzip it we'd be OK.
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Post Posted: Oct 14, 2006 07:20 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
The VBR cache option is saved in TMPGENC.INI, in the same folder as the EXE.

Quote:
[CPUOption]
EnableMultipassVBRCache=1
MaxMultipassVBRCacheSize=8589934592


You can't just include an INI file as part of the benchmark though, many other settings are saved there including SSE flags that are particular to different CPUs.

You set it within the program via

Option -> Environmental Setting -> CPU

Then enable "Saves analyzing result of multipass VBR to cache" and set the desired cache size.

The other options that can have an effect on encoding time are under the Option -> Preview Option, and can be found in the INI file as:

Quote:
[Option]
PreviewFrequency=0
PreviewAutoResizeWindow=1
Config_Preview_Size.Width=320
Config_Preview_Size.Height=240


Fastest results are with "Do not display" selected (where the rest of the related options don't matter).

There are many other options in the Enivironmental Setting dialog that look like they will effect encoding speed but I haven't examined them closely to see how large an effect they have.

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Post Posted: Oct 14, 2006 15:02 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Not having the preview enabled does indeed speed it up, I always have that silly thing disabled.

I'm thinking of changing the encoding benchmark to H.264 soon, unfortunately QT Pro isn't free.
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Post Posted: Oct 14, 2006 16:51 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
x264 is, though, and if there's a way to script Gordian Knot then you're well away!
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Post Posted: Oct 14, 2006 18:36 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
You could just use a batch file and the CLI version of x264. Although, I wonder if x264 (or any h.264 encoder) is really of interest that many people at this time?

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Post Posted: Oct 15, 2006 04:29 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
A fair few of my movies are in x264. I don't watch them any more because I'm back at home with the originals. I used to copy my favourite DVDs to DivX to take to uni with me (saved a fair bit on the insurance - doesn't matter if my backups are stolen) but switched to x264 when Gordian Knot started supporting it. It's an outstanding codec. smile.gif
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Post Posted: Oct 19, 2006 15:26 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
jagabo wrote:
1) Core 2 Duo E6300, 1 GB DDR 3200, TMPGEnc -> Option -> Environmental Setting -> CPU -> Saves analyzing result of multipass VBR to cache -> enabled: 26 seconds.


jagabo,

I couldn't find that option in the version of TMPGEnc we used for this benchmark (see the guide sticky in the Computer Forum). This is all I get:



I performed the benchmark under the conditions stated in the guide, and came up with 31 seconds:

TMPGEnc Result wrote:
Start: 20/10/2006 21:16:04
End: 20/10/2006 21:16:36
Dealing time: 00:00:31
-------------------------------------------------------------
C:\Documents and Settings\X\Desktop\DIVX_Archive_NTSC.m1v
Format: MPEG-1 720x480 29.97fps VBR 7000kbps
Video: C:\Documents and Settings\X\Desktop\VideoHelp Benchmark\DIVX_Archive_NTSC.avi
Audio: none

Result: Succeeded
Dealing time: 00:00:31
-------------------------------------------------------------


My system details are here:

cobra_new.htm


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Post Posted: Oct 19, 2006 16:25 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
It was TMGPEnc Plus 2.5. The About screen says:

Version 2.521.58.169
Core version 1.98.152



Multipass caching must be part of the "Plus".

I downloaded version 2.524 (the last of the free versions?) from the TMPGEnc.net site and the dialog had the same blank area as in your post. It rendered at the same speed as Plus with multipass caching disabled. Curiously, I noticed the free version's INI file had the same variables but enabling mulitpass caching there had no effect on rendering time.

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Post Posted: Nov 18, 2006 12:12 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
not too bad for a budget machine i guess hmm.gif($200 worth of hardware) and reading and writing to the same hd(Seagate Barracuda 7200.9 80gig)





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Intel 2 Core Duo processor overclocked as much as I can for now. I would need a higher watt power supply to overclock it more. Using a BIOSTAR 945P-A7A (8.0) LGA 775 Intel 945P ATX motherboard, COOLER MASTER RR-LCH-P9E1 92mm UFO CPU Cooler and 1gb Kingston DDR 667 RAM.













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Post Posted: Jan 14, 2007 11:29 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
No log file popped up, so I did a screen grab when it was done. Strange, but only two processors show up for the MMX extensions (see bot. pic):







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Post Posted: Feb 12, 2007 17:04 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
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Post Posted: Apr 21, 2007 13:24 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
re ran test with tighter mem timings and turned off preview. went from 1:07 stock to .40 over clocked ohmy.gif





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Post Posted: May 27, 2007 06:52 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I decided to try out my new system:



First using the version of TMPGEnc supposed to be used in this test.
Result: 25s.


Interesting that I get the same result as Dr_Layne - obviously there are more things than pure processor speed that influence this.

Then using TMPGEnc Plus 2.5 (just for fun - to see how big difference it made)
Result: 18s.

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Post Posted: May 31, 2007 20:51 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
Good evening everyone.

I'd like to attempt another go at this, with my new XP Home sytem, (see my
new file spec) but I'm seeing different CPU_Test versions, and this is making
my attempts confusing and unsatisfactory. And, to add, on my older AMD
XP 1800+ computer, when I run v1.26 or ealier, the text readout is completely
distorted and you can't read it. So, runing CPU_Test on my XP 1800+ is no
longer working -- I wanted to compare output reports of both pc's.

--> What's the latest ver of tools (and ?? to D/L) for the testings/reporting ?

Thanks,
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Post Posted: Aug 31, 2007 11:47 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
18 seconds on a Q6600

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Post Posted: Sep 01, 2007 10:25 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
I'm thinking that TMPGEnc can only handle 2 logical CPUs. We need to find a better encoding bench for when I build my dual-quad later this year.
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Post Posted: Sep 01, 2007 14:19 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
rallynavvie wrote:
We need to find a better encoding bench for when I build my dual-quad later this year.


Which mobo are you planning to use?
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Post Posted: Sep 01, 2007 14:46 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
x264 is well multithreaded. Running from the command line (via a preconfigured batch file) also removes a lot of variables.

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Post Posted: Sep 01, 2007 15:10 Posts Comp View users profile Send private message Reply with quote
rhegedus wrote:
Which mobo are you planning to use?


One that isn't out yet I'm sure. I'm waiting for the Penryns to come out.
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Intel Q6600 16s at stock speeds, 13s overclocked to 3GHz.

CPU-Z 1.45 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 4 per processor
Number of threads 4 per processor
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Code Name Kentsfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Package Socket 775 LGA
Family/Model/Stepping 6.F.B
Extended Family/Model 6.F
Core Stepping G0
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 2400.5 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 9.0 x 266.7 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1066.9 MHz
Stock frequency 2400 MHz
Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache (per processor) 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache (per processor) 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache (per processor) 2 x 4096 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size

Chipset & Memory
Northbridge Intel P35/G33/G31 rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801IB (ICH9) rev. 02
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Memory Frequency 400.1 MHz (2:3)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 5.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 5 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 5 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 18 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T

System
System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Name P35-DS3L
System S/N
Mainboard Vendor Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Mainboard Model P35-DS3L
BIOS Vendor Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS Version F7
BIOS Date 11/29/2007
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Crucial Technology
Module 2 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Crucial Technology

Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c

CPU-Z 1.45 report file
Processor(s)
Number of processors 1
Number of cores 4 per processor
Number of threads 4 per processor
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Code Name Kentsfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Package Socket 775 LGA
Family/Model/Stepping 6.F.B
Extended Family/Model 6.F
Core Stepping G0
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 2997.5 MHz
Multiplier x Bus speed 9.0 x 333.1 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1332.2 MHz
Stock frequency 2400 MHz
Instruction sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T
L1 Data cache (per processor) 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache (per processor) 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache (per processor) 2 x 4096 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size

Chipset & Memory
Northbridge Intel P35/G33/G31 rev. A2
Southbridge Intel 82801IB (ICH9) rev. 02
Graphic Interface PCI-Express
PCI-E Link Width x16
PCI-E Max Link Width x16
Memory Type DDR2
Memory Size 2048 MBytes
Memory Frequency 333.1 MHz (1:1)
CAS# Latency (tCL) 4.0 clocks
RAS# to CAS# (tRCD) 4 clocks
RAS# Precharge (tRP) 4 clocks
Cycle Time (tRAS) 12 clocks
Command Rate (CR) 2T

System
System Manufacturer Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Name P35-DS3L
System S/N
Mainboard Vendor Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Mainboard Model P35-DS3L
BIOS Vendor Award Software International, Inc.
BIOS Version F7
BIOS Date 11/29/2007
Memory SPD
Module 1 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Crucial Technology
Module 2 DDR2, PC2-6400 (400 MHz), 1024 MBytes, Crucial Technology

Software
Windows Version Microsoft Windows XP Professional Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
DirectX Version 9.0c

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