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video-cpu-usage v1.1.0 (Graphics Benchmarks)
This is a test profile that will record the CPU usage while a 1080p H.264 video sample of Big Buck Bunny is played back for several minutes using MPlayer.
System Hardware
v2
Processor: Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz (Total Cores: 4), Motherboard: Dell 0TP412, Chipset: Intel 82X38/X48 + ICH9R, Memory: 7937MB, Disk: 80GB Seagate ST380815AS + 300GB Western Digital WDC WD3000GLFS-0 + 1000GB Western Digital WDC WD1001FALS-0, Graphics: GeForce GTX 480 1536MB (756/1900MHz)
System Software
v2
OS: Fedora 14, Kernel: 2.6.35.11-83.fc14.x86_64 (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X.Org Server 1.9.3, Display Driver: nvidia 260.19.36, OpenGL: 4.1.0, Compiler: GCC 4.5.1, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 2560x1600
Additional Details
v2
Test Administrator: kholson
Test Date/Time: 2011-02-19 04:29:05
Phoronix Test Suite: v2.8.2
Test Notes:
Compiz was running on this system. SELinux was enabled..
Test Results
1080p H.264 Video Playback
Video Decoding: X-Video

Compare these results against your Linux PC. Run phoronix-test-suite benchmark anon-28438-14115-15845 and wait for the results (with comparative numbers) to appear. It's as easy as that!
Global ID: anon-28438-14115-15845