encode-mp3.txt
encode-mp3 v1.3.1 (Processor Benchmarks)
LAME is an MP3 encoder licensed under the LGPL. This test measures the time required to encode a WAV file to MP3 format.
System Hardware
May1
May 3
Nov11
Processor: Intel Core i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.06GHz (Total Cores: 12)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD7
Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R
System Memory: 12040MB
Disk: 64GB OCZ SOLID_SSD + 300GB WDC WD3000HLFS-0 + 300GB WDC WD3000GLFS-0 + 2 x 2000GB WDC WD2001FASS-0 + 8GB Flash Voyager
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series 1024MB
Monitor: SyncMaster
Processor: Intel Core i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.06GHz (Total Cores: 12)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD7
Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R
Memory: 12040MB
Disk: 64GB OCZ SOLID_SSD + 300GB Western Digital WDC WD3000HLFS-0 + 300GB Western Digital WDC WD3000GLFS-0 + 2 x 2000GB Western Digital WDC WD2001FASS-0 + 8GB Flash Voyager
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series 1024MB
Monitor: SyncMaster
Processor: Intel Core i7 CPU X 980 @ 3.33GHz (Total Cores: 12)
Motherboard: Gigabyte X58A-UD7
Chipset: Intel 5520/5500/X58 + ICH10R
Memory: 12039MB
Disk: 64GB OCZ SOLID_SSD + 300GB Western Digital WDC WD3000HLFS-0 + 300GB Western Digital WDC WD3000GLFS-0 + 2 x 2000GB Western Digital WDC WD2001FASS-0 + 500GB 00AAKB-00H8A0 + 8GB Flash Voyager
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5900 Series 1024MB
System Software
May1
May 3
Nov11
OS: Ubuntu 10.04
Kernel: 2.6.32-19-generic (x86_64)
Desktop: GNOME 2.30.0
Display Server: X.Org Server 1.7.6
Display Driver: fglrx 8.72.11
OpenGL: 3.2.9756
Compiler: GCC 4.4.3
File-System: ext2/ext3
Screen Resolution: 1920x1200
OS: Ubuntu 10.04
Kernel: 2.6.32-19-generic (x86_64)
Desktop: GNOME 2.30.0
Display Server: X.Org Server 1.7.6
Display Driver: fglrx 8.72.11
OpenGL: 3.2.9756
Compiler: GCC 4.4.3
File-System: ext2/ext3
Screen Resolution: 1920x1200
OS: Ubuntu 10.10
Kernel: 2.6.35-22-generic (x86_64)
Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0
Display Server: X.Org Server 1.9.0
Display Driver: fglrx 8.78.30
OpenGL: 4.0.10237
Compiler: GCC 4.4.5
File-System: ext2/ext3
Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Additional Details
May1
May 3
Nov11
Test Administrator: earthforce_1
Test Date/Time: May 1, 2010 08:26 PM
Phoronix Test Suite: v2.4.1
Test Notes:
Compiz, Firefox, and BOINC were running on this system. eCryptfs was active.. Intel SpeedStep Technology was enabled
Test Administrator: earthforce_1
Test Date/Time: 2010-05-03 22:13:18
Phoronix Test Suite: v2.6.0b1
Test Notes:
Compiz, Firefox, and BOINC were running on this system. Intel SpeedStep Technology was enabled.
Test Administrator: earthforce_1
Test Date/Time: 2010-11-13 22:12:44
Phoronix Test Suite: v2.8.0
Test Notes:
Compiz and Firefox were running on this system. Intel SpeedStep Technology was enabled.
Test Results
LAME MP3 Encoding 3.98.2
WAV To MP3

Compare these results against your Linux PC. Run phoronix-test-suite benchmark earthforce1-28653-3454-5635 and wait for the results (with comparative numbers) to appear. It's as easy as that!
Global ID: earthforce1-28653-3454-5635