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Will a q6600 be a lot faster than an e6850 when encoding dvds etc to mkv(x264)?

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  • 22-07-2007 11:17pm
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    kaisersose77
    Registered Users Posts: 2,710 ✭✭✭


    Im planning to build a pc soon enough and am just wondering does anyone know what difference there will be between an e6750/e6850 and a q6600 when encoding dvds to mkv(x264)/avi. Would there be a big speed difference?


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    Inquitus
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    This depends entirely on how many threads the software you are using to do the encoding can support., and also how effective it is at Multithreading if supported.

    Inqui


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    Stephen
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    Most video encoders have good support for multithreading so assuming the one you're using does it should be a good deal faster.


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    8T8
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    The answer is yes the Q6600 would be faster if using x264 with MeGUI or AutoMKV as they use multi-threading of x264 to good effect at stock speeds.

    It gets even faster if you overclock it to 3Ghz which is very easy with Q6600 though get a good CPU cooler for it.

    Some benchmarks here entries in black are at stock speeds, red overclocked. Just for reference jobs that took 6-9 hours on my last box only take 2-4 now (Q6600 at 3Ghz).

    Edit: Actually not sure about AutoMKV haven't used it in while but will test later to see if multi-threading is turned on, it definitely is in MeGUI and XviD4PSP the other x264 UI despite the name it has generic PC profiles that are worth using.


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