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video-cpu-usage v1.0.0 (Graphics Benchmarks)
This is a test profile that will record the CPU usage while a short 1080p H.264 video sample is played back three times using MPlayer. Before and after the three videos play, there is five seconds of sleep time.
System Hardware
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Processor: AMD Athlon Dual Core 4850e @ 2.50GHz (Total Cores: 2), Motherboard: Gigabyte GA-MA78G-DS3H, Chipset: AMD RS780 + SB700/SB800, System Memory: 3709MB, Disk: 2000GB WDC WD20EADS-00S + 32GB OCZ-VERTEX, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics 256MB, Monitor: SyncMaster
System Software
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OS: Ubuntu 10.04, Kernel: 2.6.32-36-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.30.2, 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
Additional Details
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Test Administrator: micha
Test Date/Time: December 4, 2011 09:19 PM
Phoronix Test Suite: v2.4.1
Test Notes:
Compiz and Thunderbird were running on this system. eCryptfs was active.. AMD Cool n Quiet 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 micha-27485-23870-26835 and wait for the results (with comparative numbers) to appear. It's as easy as that!
Global ID: micha-27485-23870-26835