Benchmark Results: Audio And Video Encoding
Apple iTunes is both poorly threaded and well-optimized for Intel's architecture, putting the $1000 system in the lead.
Hand it to the open-source community to optimize for AMD and multiple cores, with HandBrake handing the $2000 six-core build its rightful place in the performance curve.
DivX appears to take threading a little more seriously than Xvid, and the $1000 system comes out better, on average.
Scaling up to a truly professional encoder, MainConcept uses the $2000 system’s six cores effectively. Unlocking the $400 system’s fourth core makes it a true contender against the mid-priced PC.
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I'm a little dubious as to why you'd even bother putting an X6 into such an expensive machine. I simply don't think it is necessary. Perhaps that CPU in a $1,000 build and an i7-930 or something in a $2,000 one?
I'm a little dubious as to why you'd even bother putting an X6 into such an expensive machine. I simply don't think it is necessary. Perhaps that CPU in a $1,000 build and an i7-930 or something in a $2,000 one?
I must say I think it's a stupid idea to add a hexacore to a gaming system, no matter the cost. A Phenom II X4 965, i5-760 or i7-930 would all have been equal to or better than the X6 1055 for games, and the 965 and 760 don't cost more either.
For the high budget build, an i7-930 would have been ideal as its clock for clock performance is far better than that of an 1055T.
A pretty odd CPU choice if you ask me, for a gaming system at least.
At the very least, give it the 1090T.