[MEncoder-users] Dualcore and Quadcore performance?

[Tobias Brockamp]

Am 22.03.2009 um 19:38 schrieb Al Bogner:

> I want to build a PC with Opensuse 11.1 especially for video-encoding.
>
> How much will the performance increase with a dualcore and a  
> quadcore cpu?
>
> Which one should encode faster:
>
> AMD Phenom II X4 920 4x 2.80GHz AM2+ 125W Stepping C2 Box or
> INTEL Core 2 Duo E8400 2x 3,00GHz 6MB 333MHz boxed
>
> How much does the mainboard influence encoding performance?
>
> My choices would be:
> ASUS M3A32-MVP Deluxe or
> ASUS P5Q-E, P45
> with CORSAIR 4GB CL5 TWIN2X4096-6400C5
>
> Thanks a lot for any suggestions!
>

maybe this would help you if you use x264 with mencoder:

http://www.techarp.com/showarticle.aspx?artno=442