In our custom LAME MT MP3 encoding test, we convert a large WAV file to the MP3 format, which is a popular, day-to-day use case for many end users, to provide portability and storage of their digital audio content. LAME is an open-source mid to high bit-rate and VBR (variable bit rate)
MP3 audio encoder that is used widely around the world in a multitude of third party applications.
In this test, we created our own 223MB WAV file and converted it to the MP3 format using the multi-thread capable LAME MT application in single and multi-thread modes. Processing times are recorded below, listed in seconds. Shorter times equate to better performance.
The highest-clocked Intel processors -- the Core i9-9900K and special edition
Core i9-9900KS -- take top honors in our audio encoding tests, but the Core i9-10980XE finishes right behind them. The new Turbo Boost behavior that allows two cores to achieve maximum boost gives the chip a significant edge here versus the Core i9-9980XE in the MT test (which will only leverages two threads), but for some reason the chip didn't boost quite as high in the single-thread test, hence its somewhat lower score.
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| X265 Benchmark |
| Video Encoding Test |
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The multi-threaded HWBOT x265 Benchmark is based on the open source x265 encoder that leverages modern CPU instructions to speed video encoding. We tested the CPUs represented here with the 64-bit encoder using the default 1080p workload.
AMD's recently-released Ryzen 9 3950X finishes out in front of the Core i9-10980XE in this video encoding test. Intel's latest flagship HEDT processor, however, does manage to outrun its predecessor, though the delta separating the two processors is relatively small.
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| Y-Cruncher |
| MT Pi Calculator |
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Y-Cruncher is a multi-core-capable tool that calculates the value of pi to a specified number of digits. In this case, we ran the tool on all threads and had the application calculate the value of pi to 1 billion digits. The values below are the time required to perform the calculation expressed in seconds. As a result, lower values indicate better performance.
The Core i9-10980XE's higher memory and core clocks once again allow it to beat the Core i9-9980XE and propel it ahead of all of the other Intel-made processors we tested.
