Xvid Encoding:

We tested video encoding performance using VirtualDub-MPEG version 1.6.15 and a multithreaded version of the Xvid codec, along with the LAME MT MP3 encoder for encoding audio. We did a two-pass encode of a 15-minute 276MB digital TV recording with a target file size of 100MB.


The extra memory bandwidth meaning the P5E3 Deluxe WiFi-AP @n saves a few seconds compared to the other boards tested. The CrossFire setup is some 18 seconds faster than the MSI P35 Diamond and 12 seconds faster than the P5K3 Deluxe.

MP3 Encoding:

We used LAME MT for our audio encoding test - it's the multi-threaded version of the popular LAME MP3 encoder. We ran tests with both Intel's and Microsoft's compilers - naturally, the Intel compiler resulted in some performance increases on Intel's processors. We converted all 18 tracks from Moby's popular Play album to a 192kbps variable bit-rate MP3.



Encoding tests again provide consistently very fast results for the P5E3 Deluxe.

MP3 Decoding

With decoding weighted more towards hard drive write speed than pure CPU and memory performance, we finally see a chink in the armour of the P5E3 Deluxe WiFi-AP @n, which drops a few seconds back from the other boards with single card testing using both Intel and Microsoft compilers.