FLAC: Performance
The performance of the 64-bit version of fpFLAC was compared with the 32-bit version of FLAC 1.2.1.
The test scenario was as follows:
- Processor: Intel Q9450 at 2,66 GHz (four cores)
- Memory: 8 GiB PC2-6400 at 400 MHz
- Hard drive: Seagate ST31500341AS (SATA)
- Operating system: Windows Vista x64 Home Premium
- 61 WAV files with a total playing time of 18,202 seconds (about 5 hours)
The compression level was -8.
Results:
| FLAC 1.2.1 |
464 |
1.00 |
| fpFLAC (1 thread) |
471 |
0.99 |
| fpFLAC (2 threads) |
240 |
1.93 |
| fpFLAC (3 threads) |
179 |
2.59 |
| fpFLAC (4 threads) |
133 |
3.49 |
Speedup compared to FLAC 1.2.1
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