HTPC Video 2

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

890gx embedded

Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 @ 3.00GHz (Total Cores: 4), Motherboard: MINIX 890GX-USB3, Chipset: AMD RS780 Alternate, Memory: 1754MB, Disk: 1500GB Seagate ST31500341AS, Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 4290 384MB, Audio: Realtek ALC892, Monitor: SyncMaster

System Software

890gx embedded

OS: Ubuntu 10.10, Kernel: 2.6.35-23-generic (x86_64), Desktop: GNOME 2.32.0, Display Server: X.Org Server 1.9.0, Display Driver: fglrx 8.78.30, OpenGL: 3.3.10237, Compiler: GCC 4.4.5, File-System: ext4, Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

Additional Details

890gx embedded

Test Administrator: overclockers
Test Date/Time: 2010-12-11 17:20:14
Phoronix Test Suite: v2.8.0
Test Notes:
Compiz was running on this system.

Test Results

1080p H.264 Video Playback
Video Decoding: GL2

1080p H.264 Video Playback
Video Decoding: X-Video

1080p H.264 Video Playback
Video Decoding: XvMC

1080p H.264 Video Playback
Video Decoding: VDPAU

1080p H.264 Video Playback
Video Decoding: VA-API

1080p H.264 Video Playback
Video Decoding: OS X CoreVideo

Compare these results against your Linux PC. Run phoronix-test-suite benchmark overclockers-29865-11690-25491 and wait for the results (with comparative numbers) to appear. It's as easy as that!

Global ID: overclockers-29865-11690-25491