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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
# 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
@Leminski
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OS: Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Kernel: 6.10.11+bpo-amd64
CPU: Intel N100
Board: Chuwi LarkBox X 2023
Memory: 12GB (Single Channel) DDR5

CPU             TEST            FILE                        BITRATE     TIME      AVG_FPS  AVG_SPEED  AVG_WATTS
 Intel(R) N100  h264_1080p_cpu  ribblehead_1080p_h264       18952 kb/s  132.139s  24.46    .80x       N/A
 Intel(R) N100  h264_1080p      ribblehead_1080p_h264       18952 kb/s  25.574s   131.86   4.40x      
 Intel(R) N100  h264_4k         ribblehead_4k_h264          46881 kb/s  83.543s   40.46    1.33x      1.02
 Intel(R) N100  hevc_8bit       ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit  14947 kb/s  66.136s   49.98    1.65x      
 Intel(R) N100  hevc_4k_10bit   ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit    44617 kb/s  245.007s  13.96    .45x       1.02

OS: OMV 7 Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Kernel: 6.6.13+bpo-amd64
CPU: Intel N100
Board: AsRock N100M
Memory: 16GB (Single Channel) DDR4

CPU             TEST            FILE                        BITRATE     TIME      AVG_FPS  AVG_SPEED  AVG_WATTS
 Intel(R) N100  h264_1080p_cpu  ribblehead_1080p_h264       18952 kb/s  154.154s  22.48    .73x       N/A
 Intel(R) N100  h264_1080p      ribblehead_1080p_h264       18952 kb/s  26.317s   127.82   4.23x      
 Intel(R) N100  h264_4k         ribblehead_4k_h264          46881 kb/s  87.885s   38.36    1.26x      
 Intel(R) N100  hevc_8bit       ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit  14947 kb/s  65.037s   51.29    1.68x      
 Intel(R) N100  hevc_4k_10bit   ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit    44617 kb/s  244.728s  13.98    .45x       

@jweatson
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OS: Ubuntu 24.04.2 LTS
Kernel: 6.8.0-52-generic
CPU: Intel i5-12450H
Board: Beelink SEi12
Memory: 16GB DDR4 (Dual Channel)

CPU                                    TEST            FILE                        BITRATE     TIME      AVG_FPS  AVG_SPEED  AVG_WATTS
 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450H  h264_1080p_cpu  ribblehead_1080p_h264       18952 kb/s  56.992s   58.62    1.95x      N/A
 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450H  h264_1080p      ribblehead_1080p_h264       18952 kb/s  17.694s   190.00   6.31x      2.85
 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450H  h264_4k         ribblehead_4k_h264          46881 kb/s  57.602s   57.33    1.90x      2.75
 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450H  hevc_8bit       ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit  14947 kb/s  36.678s   90.94    3.00x      3.41
 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12450H  hevc_4k_10bit   ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit    44617 kb/s  124.782s  26.94    .88x       3.54

@johannesnydahl
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Device: HP Probook 440 G7
OS: Fedora release 41
Kernel: 6.13.5-200.fc41
CPU: Intel i5-10210U
Memory: 16GB DDR4 (Single Channel)

CPU                                         TEST            FILE                        BITRATE     TIME      AVG_FPS  AVG_SPEED  AVG_WATTS
 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz  h264_1080p_cpu  ribblehead_1080p_h264       18952 kb/s  127.863s  27.06    .89x       N/A
 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz  h264_1080p      ribblehead_1080p_h264       18952 kb/s  35.600s   96.04    3.18x      2.42
 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz  h264_4k         ribblehead_4k_h264          46881 kb/s  120.138s  27.88    .92x       2.73
 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz  hevc_8bit       ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit  14947 kb/s  51.111s   63.60    2.10x      7.74
 Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-10210U CPU @ 1.60GHz  hevc_4k_10bit   ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit    44617 kb/s  258.873s  13.37    .44x       5.12

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n00b0ss commented Apr 15, 2025

OS: NixOS 24.11 (Vicuna) x86_64
Kernel: Linux 6.6.83
CPU: 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-12100 (8) @ 4.30 GHz
Memory: 31.06 GiB

CPU                                   TEST            FILE                        BITRATE     TIME      AVG_FPS  AVG_SPEED  AVG_WATTS
 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-12100  h264_1080p_cpu  ribblehead_1080p_h264       18952 kb/s  56.944s   57.86    1.91x      N/A
 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-12100  h264_1080p      ribblehead_1080p_h264       18952 kb/s  14.651s   224.18   7.43x
 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-12100  h264_4k         ribblehead_4k_h264          46881 kb/s  52.190s   64.23    2.11x
 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-12100  hevc_8bit       ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit  14947 kb/s  37.162s   88.30    2.92x
 12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-12100  hevc_4k_10bit   ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit    44617 kb/s  132.351s  25.14    .82x

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HAKC01 commented May 2, 2025

AsRock B760M-HDV (BIOS -> max non turbo performance)
Debian Trixie, XFCE, kernel 6.12.22-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.12.22-1 (2025-04-10) x86_64 GNU/Linux

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 26.881s 121.76 4.00x N/A
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K h264_1080p ribblehead_1080p_h264 18952 kb/s 13.513s 248.96 8.20x 3.45
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K h264_4k ribblehead_4k_h264 46881 kb/s 50.025s 67.18 2.21x 3.59
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K hevc_8bit ribblehead_1080p_hevc_8bit 14947 kb/s 35.941s 92.35 3.04x 3.46
12th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-12600K hevc_4k_10bit ribblehead_4k_hevc_10bit 44617 kb/s 128.036s 26.40 .86x 3.75

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