Test Setup
Test Hardware | |
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Platform | Gigabyte GA-H67MA-UD2HIntel Core i5-2500K (Sandy Bridge) 3.3 GHz (max Turbo Boost: 3.7 GHz) |
Graphics | AMD Radeon HD 6970 2 GBNvidia GeForce GTX 580 1.5 GBIntel HD Graphics 3000 (Sandy Bridge) |
Memory | Kingston Hyper-X 8 GB (2 x 4 GB) DDR3-1333 @ DDR3-1333/1066, 1.5V |
Hard Drive | Intel X25-M 160 GB SSDSA2M160G2GC, SATA 3Gb/s |
Power Supply | Sparkle 1000 W, 80 PLUS |
System Software And Drivers | |
Operating System | Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit |
DirectX | DirectX 11 |
Platform Drivers | Nvidia GeForce Release 263.09 |
Row 9 - Cell 0 | AMD Catalyst 10.12 (APP version) |
Row 10 - Cell 0 | Intel Display Driver 8.15.10.2266 |
Transcoding Apps | |
Benchmark | Details |
CyberLink MediaEspresso 6.5.1229.33995 | Transcode Various Settings: See Settings in Benchmark TableTranscode Profile: iPad, 1280x720, 3 Mb/s, 16:9, AAC 192 kb/s audio, 48 000 Hz |
Arcsoft MediaConverter 7.1.15.55 (AMD & Intel) & 7.0.0.20 (Nvidia) | Transcode Various Settings: See Settings in Benchmark TableTranscode Profile: H.264 MP4, 1280x720, 3 Mb/s, 16:9, AAC 192 kb/s audio, 48 000 Hz |
Badaboom 2.0 (Alpha) | Transcode Various Settings: See Settings in Benchmark TableTranscode Profile: iPad, 1280x720, 3 Mb/s, 16:9, AAC 160 kb/s audio, 48 000 Hz |
Test Notes
We are normalizing encoding parameters to the default iPad setting provided by MediaEspresso 6.5. This is the only way for us to ensure uniformity when we compare the transcoding time between applications. In some cases, there is no way for us set equal settings across the board. For example, Badaboom maxes out at with 160 kb/s audio (for the iPad profile). Audio affects the final transcode time to a smaller degree than video, but it nevertheless is one variable.