MacPro 2.66 GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon

[kkashyyyk]

Machine Type: MacPro 2.66 GHz 12-Core Intel Xeon
CPU Speed: 2.66 GHz
Number of CPUs: 12
Rip Format (MP4, AVI etc): MP4, Built-in Apple TV Setting
Encoder: x264
Video Size & settings: (640x480, anamorphic, deinterlace etc) 720 x 268
Quality / Bit Rate: Constant 60.78%
1 or 2 Pass: 1
Min/Max or Average Frames Per Second (FPS): AVG 127.44

[TysonEdwards]

Were you running from a DVD or pre-ripped to your hard disk?
Kind of sounds like you are hitting the DVD Drive's I/O Limit.

[TysonEdwards]

Using the same hardware as you (6GB DDR3), I am receiving an average of 393 FPS.

First, I rip the source to an ISO via MTR4 and then process via Handbrake.
I ran an additional test from DVD, and was sitting pegged around 120FPS.

[alehel]

Man do I wish I could afford one of them . Makes my macbook pro from 2008 look crap with it's 24 - 30 fps with the Apple TV preset.