Encoder test - here are the results

[ninja.rogue]

File size: PAL DV AVI 30" - children into swimming pool
System settings: Dual Xeon 2.4 with Supermicro P4DCE+, 1024 MB Rambus Samsung PC800
Standard Bios setting (no overclocking or performance enhancing optimization)
W2k pro SP2 and XP pro - no sp
DC precision 10
Standard matrix for Tmpgenc
vbr setting min 2000 avg 6000 max 9000
Program release: Tmpgenc 2.59 Plus and Procoder 1.035
Both encoders have been set to High priority into task manager
Source file is on separate disk than target file

Encoding Times:

Windows XP PRO - ht enabled
Tmpgeng hq 2pass vbr 3' 25"
Procoder hq 2pass vbr 2' 38"
Procoder mq 2pass vbr 13' 35"

Windows 2k PRO - no ht
Tmpgenc hq 2pass vbr 3' 00"
Procoder hq 2pass vbr 1' 54"
Procoder mq 2pass vbr 8' 20"


Windows XP PRO - ht disabled
Tmpgenc hq 2pass vbr 3' 23"
Procoder hq 2pass vbr 2' 12"
Procoder mq 2pass vbr 12' 55"

Average Q value:
Tmpgenc hq 7.7
Procoder hq 4.68
Procoder mq 4.63

I remain waiting for your comments
Cheers
Paolo

[BJ_M]

IBM says dont use Hyperthreading with dual xeons for most apps - even if hyperthreaded enabled .. unless you are running several (many) apps at once ..

rather strange - but whatever ..

i have a dual xeon 2.6 also, ibm intelistation (MSI board, as it one of the few boards approved for dps boards) , and get faster speeds than that for tmpgenc .. do you have a large cache enabled in tmpgenc for vbr 2 pass? i also just ordered a dual ibm xeon 3.0 w/ 533 buss and DDR memory -- be interisting to compare to the dual xeon 2.6 w/ rambus to DDR ..