Doing more than one thing at once
| StaxRip X264 + AAC encoding - pass one | |
|---|---|
| AMD Athlon II X4 620 (2.6GHz, 2MB L2) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2) |
| 274.5 | 295.5 |
Here's the StaxRip encoding benchmark we've displayed on page six.
| Megatasking 1 - StaxRip encoding + QuickTime | |
|---|---|
| AMD Athlon II X4 620 (2.6GHz, 2MB L2) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2) |
| 339 | 496.5 |
Now here's the same test but with a 1080p QuickTime clip being rendered at the same time. The Q8200 suffers horribly, leading to a higher-than-expected encoding time coupled with stuttering QuickTime playback. We're inclined to put this down to a software problem, based on previous results.
AMD's QuickTime performance is far smoother.
| Megatasking 2 - StaxRip encoding + ET:QW | |
|---|---|
| AMD Athlon II X4 620 (2.6GHz, 2MB L2) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2) |
| 474.5 | 411.5 |
The same encoding test but with the low-detail ET:QW benchmark running in the background. The greater cache on the Q8200 helps here, most likely, as it handily beats out the X4 620.
| Megatasking 3 - ET:QW + StaxRip encoding | |
|---|---|
| AMD Athlon II X4 620 (2.6GHz, 2MB L2) | Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 (2.33GHz, 4MB L2) |
| 38.18 | 11.53 |
Turning it around, we display the average fps for the game whilst the encoding is taking place. There's literally no performance degradation from running the game in isolation.
