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

hd5550

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

Processor: AMD Athlon II X4 640 @ 3.00GHz (Total Cores: 4)
Motherboard: MINIX 890GX-USB3
Chipset: AMD RS780 Alternate
Memory: 2008MB
Disk: 1500GB Seagate ST31500341AS
Graphics: ATI Radeon HD 5500 Series 512MB
Audio: Realtek ALC892
Monitor: SyncMaster

System Software

890gx embedded

hd5550

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

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: 4.0.10237
Compiler: GCC 4.4.5
File-System: ext4
Screen Resolution: 1680x1050

Additional Details

890gx embedded

hd5550

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 Administrator: overclockers
Test Date/Time: 2010-12-11 20:26:29
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-4731-9926-30332 and wait for the results (with comparative numbers) to appear. It's as easy as that!

Global ID: overclockers-4731-9926-30332