In our custom LAME MT MP3 encoding test, we convert a large WAV file to the MP3 format, which is a popular scenario that many end users work with on a day-to-day basis 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.
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LAME MT MP3 Encoding Test |
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Converting a Large WAV To MP3 | |
In this test, we created our own 223MB WAV file (a hallucinogenically-induced Grateful Dead jam) 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. Once again, shorter times equate to better performance.
Our custom LAME MT benchmark reported identical scores for both of the nForce based test machines. The Intel X38, however, finished a couple of seconds behind NVIDIA's offerings here in both the multi-threaded and single-threaded tests.
