Barefeats
Posted: Mon Dec 20, 2010 6:37 pm
http://www.barefeats.com/wst10c3.html
They don't give their settings, but we can hopefully assume they used the same on all machines.
Unsurprisingly, a fast 6-core looks like the best deal as a HandBrake/x264 encoding machine. Though a slower 12-core can match its performance while presumably still having some power left for other demanding tasks.
Also, a 2010 quad-core "Nehalem" Xeon appears almost as fast as a 2008 8-core "Core" Xeon with the same clock speed.
They don't give their settings, but we can hopefully assume they used the same on all machines.
Unsurprisingly, a fast 6-core looks like the best deal as a HandBrake/x264 encoding machine. Though a slower 12-core can match its performance while presumably still having some power left for other demanding tasks.
Also, a 2010 quad-core "Nehalem" Xeon appears almost as fast as a 2008 8-core "Core" Xeon with the same clock speed.