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AMD Athlon 64 X2 CPU Review - Double Indemnity


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7th June 2005
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Benchmark Results :::...

 

TMPGEnc:::...

TMPGEnc converts *.AVI file to MPEG1, the format which is used in VideoCD. Using variety of option in TMPGEnc, you can compress your video file in high quality.
TMPGEnc enables us adjust bitrate, quantize matrix, GOP structure, Interlace and many other parameter so that you can create most appropriate movie file depending on your purpose.TMPGEnc, or "TSUNAMI-MPEG Encoder", as it used to be called, TMPGEnc supports dual-CPUs for filtering and part of the MPEG encoding procedure. 3D Now! and SSE are also supported.


CPU Usage - Click For a Larger Image

 

For this test I converted a 692MB *.avi file.

Encoding Times:


Athlon64 X2 4800+ TMPGEnc Encode Time

 


Athlon64 4000+ TMPGEnc Encode Time

Now we're seeing the benefits dual-core processors. 7minutes 12 seconds to encode the clip on the 4000+ is reduced to a mere 4 minutes and 15 seconds when encoded using the X2.

Okay, so if the X2 is so happy running this app multithreaded, we should be able to multitask without the encoding time falling too much below that of the 4000+. I fired up a session of Primordia to run in the background then encoded the same clip again.

Encoding Times - Multitasking:


Athlon64 X2 4800+ Athlon64 X2 4800+ TMPGEnc Encode Time + Primordia

 


Athlon64 4000+ TMPGEnc Encode Time + Primordia

 

The result is that the X2 is able to encode our 692MB video file, even with Primordia running in the background, in less time than the mighty 4000+ can do it when all its resources are available. Here we can see it in graph form to make it easier to decipher.

 

 
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